By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com

The recent decision by the Big Ten brass to place the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the same division was a move made in heaven for football fans around these parts of the country. Having spent time in both Nebraska and Iowa, there is no mystery—based on my observations–that Iowa and Nebraska football fans are not particularly fond of one another: In general, Iowans seem to think that the Husker fans are full of themselves and living on past glory, while the Huskers fans outright dismiss Iowa football as being of any significance in their eyes due to their futility in head-to-head competition against them and in collecting national championship hardware.

Iowa vs. Nebraska Football History Since 1891

Historically, things have not gone well for Iowa football teams in their head-to-head contest against the Huskers: Nebraska leads the series with a record of 26-12-3. But the overwhelming majority of those games occurred prior to 1946. And the earliest of those meetings dates all the way back to 189l. That first battle was waged in Omaha, where Iowa walloped Nebraska 20-0. However, after the 1946 game–a 21-7 Iowa victory–the two teams did not meet up again until 1979, when Nebraska escaped from Iowa City with a close-fought 24-21 victory. The Hawkeyes and Huskers have only met five other times since ‘79. During that span, the Hawkeyes are a dismal 1-4 against their neighbors to the West. As illustrated in the table below–Iowa suffered severe beatings by Nebraska football teams:

So there you have it.

Based on the record between the two football teams, Nebraska fans have every reason to be dismissive towards Iowa Hawkeyes football. As for the Hawkeye fans, perhaps they are suffering more from an inferiority complex and a touch of envy when it comes to their feeling about the Huskers. Sure, Husker fans may be full of themselves—but don’t they have every right to be?

Nebraska’s 5 National Championship Trophies

The above data appearing  in this article was collected from the College Football Data Warehouse.

Related Links:
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers: Who Has the Best Football Program in the Neighborhood?

Iowa Hawkeyes VS. Nebraska Huskers: Which Team Will Have Best Record in 2010?

Kansas Baller Aerial Smith Blazes Court from End to End--and Finishes!

The above is a screen shot from Aerial Smith's highlight video.

By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com

I recently had the pleasure of producing a highlight video for Aerial Smith, a dynamic high school girl basketball  player out of Blue Valley High, which is located in Stillwell, Kansas not far from Kansas City--just a little south of the Olathe and Overland Park areas. Smith is  a class of 2011 prospect who plays point guard for the Blue Valley Tigers, and last season she earned First Team All Eastern Kansas League (Class 6-A) honors as a junior.

 The 5-foot-8, 125 pounder is a smart aggressive player that has the ability to see the whole court. She also possesses an explosive first step, great quickness, outstanding ball handling skills and--most importantly--the body control to finish when she takes it to the hoop at full tilt, which is something she does often. Defensively, opponents dare not to be lazy with the ball, because Smith will take it the other way for two if they do! Aerial Smith is definitely one of the top steal-masters around.

Her father, Kevin Leach, said that Aerial already has several scholarship offers on the table from William Jewel, Missouri State, Wichita Benedictine and a couple others. She is also drawing a lot of interest from Drake University where she just recently completed a summer basketball camp.  In addition to being a standout  basketball player, Smith is just as proficient in the classroom--a honor studnet with a 3.57 GPA.

It’s obvious from watching Aerial Smith play that she had some good coaching along the way. Smith’s high school coach, Andrew Unrein, has those girls schooled. I’ve seen boys basketball teams that can’t space the floor and move the ball around like the Tiger girls do. Of course being a good basketball player is a constant pursuit and during the summer Aerial tightens up her skills by playing on an AAU team coached by former KU basketball star Calvin Thompson. 

Aerial Smith has been well-schooled in the art of playing basketball--and it shows!

Check her out.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=raPP_WLfr1E

If the above video fails to appear click  on the following link or copy and past it into your browser:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raPP_WLfr1E.

By: Will Cummings
myHItNews.com

There are about 18 plays from last night’s Burke vs.Central football that I edited and uploaded to YouTube--included are Ted Lampkin’s 76 yard kick return and Jimmie Forsythe’s 67 yard scamper.  If everything goes well with the upload, the video should be available later this morning.

Check back.

Notes: There were several class of 2012 prospects that showed promise:  Burke’s  DJ Avant RB/LB (5-10, 200) and Hunter Greer OL (6-7, 300). Central’s  Alex Williams, TE/DE (6-3,225); Will Burgess QB (6-185) and Darian Barrientos-Jackson FS (6-2, 190).

Lampkin: Receiving 6-133; Rushing 2-3; TD 1--kick return 87 yards.
Forsythe: Passing 9 out of 10 for 83 yards; Rushing 29 for 216 yards; TD 3--67, 6, and 6.

Plays of the Game: Burke vs. Central Video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=deGW4zoHdSs

If the above video fails to appear, click on the following link or copy and paste it into your browser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deGW4zoHdSs.

The following is a live post  delivered via my mobile phone while at the Burke vs. Central football  game held at Burke Stadium,  on August 27, 2010.

This was a new experience for me. I lost connection once right after Jimmie Forsythe’s second score. So I was unable to immediately update the score.

MHN is also on Twitter now. It’s much faster posting a live message on Twitter  than it is with this WordPress post. However, you have the disadvantage of a total word limit with Twitter. Plus you don’t get a permanent presence of your postings like you can with WordPress. 

Look for MHN to use both methods in the future and to broaden our horizons with additional content and further expanding our geographical reach:

Burke vs. Central Football 2010–Live Mobile Post, August 27, 2010:

Forsythe just scored 67 yards on option. Burke 7-0. Lampkin returns kickoff 76 yards. 7-7.

10-7 Central, after Burke fumble on long drive. Central then drives 50 yards to settle for FG. Central QB Burgess looks good. Lampkin having big game too. End of 1st QT. Central. D tough on the run against Burke.

Not much going on right now both teams struggle to run ball.
Half time. Score still 10-7 Central. Game is getting a little rough around the edges: too many penalties. A Central player got ejected towards the end of the second qtr. It almost cost them as Burke managed to continue the drive e and almost get into position to score before time expired.

Other than the penalties it’s a pretty good game that looks like it will be decided by a big play.

Lampkin impressive catching several passes and the big 76 yd kick return. Jimmie Forsythe is showing well too. I’m sure he has close to 100 yds at the half.

Still can’t tell if the Eagles are for real this year or Burke is coming out the gate weak.

I really like the Eagle’s D so far.

Let’s see if Burke coaches Limongi and Jackson can find an answer. Second half about to start.

Burke drives all the way to Eagle’s 2 and fumble again on bad shotgun snap.

Eagles drive all the way to Burke 30. Lampkin makes spectacular 35 yd catch, but Burke stops drive.

21-10 Burke.

Lost connection. 2 scores by Forsythe–a beast putting team on back.

21-16 Burke. 3:14 left. Central scored on short drive with pass to 34.

2:16 Burke with ball. Timeout. Game over. Burke– 21-16.

A very hard hitting game featuring two of the state’s finest football players. Jimmie Forsythe and Teddy Lampkin. Great game by both. Forsythe had three scores and somewhere close to 200 on the ground.

By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com

The digital world we live in is truly amazing. I’m late to the game on Twitter, but I’m giving it a shot. It’s another new technology that MHN is implementing like this post which is being written on my mobile phone. I’ve had the capability to do it for quite some time–until now, just never pulled the trigger.

You can access the myHitNews1 Twitter on our site by clicking on its tab at the top of the page. Of course you can also access it from anywhere as long as you have an account.

I’ll be giving our new-to-me Twitter and mobile post technologies more of a whirl later tonight at the game–if I can manage to do so in between taking shots of the action.

Omaha Burke quarterback Jimmie Forsythe looks for more wins and a trip to Lincoln in 2010.

By Will Cummings
myHItNews.com

A lot of Crouch in Jimmie Forsythe

Cast your vote below for the best Quarterback to ever play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

It’s time–Nebraska high school football time. I can’t wait to see how this season pans out and what new studs will emerge onto the scene. It always happens every year no matter how much we try to evaluate talent there is always someone lurking around out there that we missed or that we thought was few bushels shy of having enough of the goods to play D-1 football. So who will that person be this be this year?

One of my favorite candidates leading the MHN Class of 2011 Prospects to Watch List is Omaha Burke QB Jimmie Forsythe. In fact Forsythe is the reason why I posted the MHN poll: “ Who is the best Quarterback to ever play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers?”  That’s because the other day I was watching one of Jimmie’s films and it hit me–he reminds me of former Millard North great, and Heisman Trophy winner, Eric Crouch.   Fast, quick feet and tough! The boy is good. Very good!  OK.  That’s as far as I am going to go with the comparison between Crouch and Forsythe except to say that if Jimmie Forsythe stays healthy and keeps his focus–he is going to be a force at the next level.

My closing thought today is “How much longer will it be before Omaha Northwest head football coach Damon Benning wins his first game. Better yet, will he ever win a game. Huh?

Who was the best Quarterback to ever play for Nebraska?

Eric Crouch—A Heisman and a National Championship game appearance
Tommie Frazier—Two National Championships.

I will share my opinion on the mater next week, but first I would like to hear from all of you.

I’ll see some of you at the game on Friday.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Related Links:

Eric Crouch Bio & Stats

Tommie Frazier Bio & Stats

Jimmie Forsythe Shows Promise As a Sophmore

Damon Benning: Next Metro Head Coach?

Damon Benning: Lot of Hope on His Shoulders

 Cast Your Vote for Hawkeyes or Huskers to Finish on Top in 2010  

Omaha, Nebraska's Niles Paul looks to be the difference maker for the Huskers in 2010.

By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com   

Ooh baby! Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Huskers: The Heartland is only a football season away from partaking in what is destined to become one of the nation’s hottest college football rivalries.   

 The Big Ten has brought into its fold one of the most fabled college football programs in the country. In fact–from a historical perspective — winning five national championships since 1970 (1970, ’71, ’94, ’95 and ’97)–the Nebraska Huskers are the de facto best football program in the Big Ten. That’s a no-brainer considering that the entire Big Ten has only produced two national titles since 1968.  

Sorry Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State: those are great programs with some legendary coaches and athletes along the way, but over the past 40 years—combined–you don’t possess near the number of college football’s finest dust catchers as the Huskers own. On the other hand, it has been thirteen years since the Huskers have added any more of them big and shinny best–in–the–land trophies to their collection. And that brings us back to the here and now.  A lot of college programs have caught up to the Huskers and quite a few have simply just been better over the last dozen years or so.  Case in point: the Iowa Hawkeyes.   

Senior QB Ricky Stanzi will need to minmize the turnovers but keep his wining leadership for Hawkeyes to earn the ultimate reward.

The Iowa University Hawkeyes may have never won a single national college football championship, but throughout their history they have consistently fielded one of the better football programs in the country.  And over the past decade—the Hawkeyes have produced better football teams than the Huskers as evidenced by both teams’ records and final AP rankings (click link to article on Hawkeye and Huskers stats over past decade).   

This season both Iowa and Nebraska will field teams that have legitimate chances of winning their conferences and playing for a national title.  Can you imagine an Iowa and Nebraska BCS game—even a championship game between the two? It’s a possibility! That is the great thing about the preseason—everything is still possible.    

Below is the side-by–side comparison between the Nebraska and Iowa 2010 football schedules. Take a look and then vote for the team that you think will finish the 2010 season with the best record and highest AP poll ranking this season: Iowa or Nebraska? 

Nebraska Huskers 2010 Football Schedule					Iowa Hawkeyes 2010 Football Schedule
Date	Opponent (Home Red)	Location	MHN Pick W (Win) L (Loss) ? (undecided)		Date	Opponent (Home Gold)	Location	MHN Pick W (Win) L (Loss) ?  (undecided)
Sat, Sep 04	Western Kentucky	Lincoln, NE	W		Sat, Sep 04	Eastern Illinois	Iowa City, IA	W
Sat, Sep 11	Idaho	Lincoln, NE	W		Sat, Sep 11	Iowa State	Iowa City, IA	W
Sat, Sep 18	Washington	Seattle, WA	?		Sat, Sep 18	Arizona	Tucson, AZ	?
Sat, Sep 25	South Dakota State	Lincoln, NE	W		Sat, Sep 25	Ball State	Iowa City, IA	W
Sat, Oct 02	Break				Sat, Oct 02	Penn State	Iowa City, IA	?
Thu, Oct 07	Kansas State	Manhattan, Kan	W		Sat, Oct 09	Break
Sat, Oct 16	Texas	Lincoln, NE	?		Sat, Oct 16	Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	?
Sat, Oct 23	Oklahoma State	Stillwater, OK	?		Sat, Oct 23	Wisconsin	Iowa City, IA	?
Sat, Oct 30	Missouri	Lincoln, NE	?		Sat, Oct 30	Michigan State	Iowa City, IA	W
Sat, Nov 06	Iowa State	Ames, IA	W		Sat, Nov 06	Indiana	Bloomington, IN	W
Sat, Nov 13	Kansas	Lincoln, NE	W		Sat, Nov 13	Northwestern	Evanston, IL	?
Sat, Nov 20	Texas A&M	College Station, TX	?		Sat, Nov 20	Ohio State	Iowa City, IA	?
Fri, Nov 26	Colorado	Lincoln, NE	W		Sat, Nov 27	Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	W
Sat, Dec 4	Big 12 Championship	Arlington, TX	Will they be here?		Schedule Notes:  We should know a lot about the Hawkeyes by the time they meet up with Penn State. How they handle the Cyclones and their travel out West to Az will be a good indicator as to how they should perform this year  against the rest of the big boys. Losses against both AZ and Penn State would be fatal to the Hawk’s psyche and their hopes for a conference title. Even if they do go into the their break at 5-0—don’t get too excited. They still must bump heads with Michigan, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Ohio State. A brutal second half! Positive is: they get the Buckeyes at home this year and it could be for all the marbles.
Schedule Notes: NU has good shot at being 5-0 by the time they meet up with big bad Texas at home. But Huskers are still not home free if they get by the Longhorns: They finish off the second half of schedule against Missouri and Texas A&M and Colorado won’t be a rollover. Positive is: they do not play many of the pollster’s preseason Big 12  No. 1 pick Oklahoma in regular season this year.

Karma — in Indian religions the concept of “action” or “deed”, understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (from wikipedia).     

Dr. Tom Osborne: A 2007 ESPN Poll picked him as the greatest college football coach of all time. However, his legacy as an athletic director may be even greater as he leads the Husker Nation into the promise land of the Big Ten Conference.

The above is a condensed simplistic definition of a complex religious concept originated by the Indo-Aryan peoples over three thousand years ago. At its core karma is simply a concept found in most religions, whereby a dogmatic framework or rationalization is provided to explain the effects that human actions deeds thoughts, energy, and unseen forces have on the materail world and our souls. 

So what does all this religious mumbo jumbo have to do with Husker football? Well, I am going to use my personal bare bones—concept—of a kind  karma to illustrate how numerous actions and deeds as well as forces and energy culminate, over time, to produce various specific outcomes. And to explain why as a result of this karma–the Huskers will not win the 2010 Big 12 Championship.   

Oh, and before anyone shouts  “Husker Hater,”  back in May, I originally predicted that the Huskers would win the 2010 Big 12 Championship (click here for article)—but that was well before Dr. Tom Osborne and company decided to jump the leaky Big 12 vessel  for the bounty laden cargo aboard the SS Big Ten. Now everything—most notably the karma–is different.    

Osborne’s Texas Nightmare

The Huskers’ abrupt move to the Big Ten and the subsequent—unexpected–survival of the Big 12 Conference are the significant karma dirt that have changed my mind on NU holding aloft the conference championship trophy in 2010. Ironically, in retrospect, it’s the same type of karma that snatched an apparent conference title from the Huskers last season–in Texas–against arch nemesis Texas University.   

It’s no secret that during the formulation of the Big 12 Conference that, Dr. Tom was not a fan of absorbing so many Texas schools into the former Big 8—especially the Longhorns. Dr. Tom understood recruiting and money and he knew that the State of Texas had an abundance of both.  He understood that it would only be a matter of time before long-dollar Texas and the South Division schools would begin to dominate the conference. It didn’t take long for Osborne to face the new reality. The very first Big 12 Championship pitted Nebraska against Texas: The Longhorns won 37-27.  

Texas QB Colt McCoy celebrates by showing off the 2009 Big 12 Championship Trophy, after rallying his team to a come from behind last second 13-12 victory over Nebraska at the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 5, 2009.

We can only imagine Dr. Tom’s thoughts last December as he sat in Arlington, Texas Cowboys Stadium and witnessed those Big 12 officials snatch victory from his Huskers by ADDING ONE MORE SECOND ON THE CLOCK, and the sinking feeling in his gut as he watched Hunter Sullivan’s kick sail 46 yards between the uprights and over the crossbar to propel Texas to another Big 12 Championship.  

The aftermath–Less than six months later, Dr. Tom found a way out from the cobbled together, unholly alliance that he always believed-would favor the big-money and talent-rich Texas schools.   

…Let my people go…
                                   Exodus 5:  1 

In my estimation, Dr. Tom Osborne was–the–behind the scenes driving force and main shaker involved in the Huskers move to the Big Ten. This also should be of no surprise to anyone because the highly polished and renowned silver haired football coaching legend and well-connected former U.S. Congressman possessed all the knowledge, skills and panache necessary to masterfully orchestrate the Huskers move to the Big Ten in quick order.    

If Tom Osborne would have won that 2006 gubernatorial primary race he would have gone on to win the general election–he would still be governor of Nebraska right now. Fortunately for Husker football fans–at the most critical point in Nebraska University’s Athletic Department history–Dr.Tom Osborne was available to become the new Director of the Athletic Department. The type of athletic director that could formulate and execute a plan to quickly bring the Big House back into order.  

There would be no Bo Pelini,Carl Pelini, All-World DT Ndamukong Suh and Nebraska would not be headed to the Big Ten if Dr. Tom was not at the helm of the athletic department.   

Reliving that history may lead many to think: “In the grand scheme of things all of these events point in favor for of a Husker Big 12 title in their last year of conference play. After all it’s Osborne’s fortune—his pay back for last season. It’s his destiny to leave the Big 12 in the same glory that he left his coaching career in 1997–as champions!”   

Fairy Tale Ending: A Nebraska 2010 Big 12 Championship

A Husker Big 12 Championship could indeed become reality in December 2010. Perhaps all the related actions, deeds, forces and energy will culminate into a NU  Big 12 title and BCS Championship. And Nebraska’s triumphant entrance into the Big Ten Conference as the reigning National Champs. That would indeed reafirm the brilliance of perhaps the greatest college football intellect of our times—Dr. Tom Osborne.  

It’s a nice fariy tale ending for Nebraska Cornhusker fans–but don’t count on it happening. And here are 3 reasons why I think the karma is all wrong for a Husker Big 12 football Championship in 2010:

I would certainly be willing to contribute to the effort.   

By Will Cummings
myHitNews.com

I’ve been away for awhile due to some commitments, but I will be back in earnest after the July 4th break.

Until then, below is the list of the  top dogs in the class of 2011 and the schools that have been hunting them down.

As anticipated  the 2011 Gang  is shaping up to be a very worthy class indeed.

Nate Skold, a 6-foot-8-inch 280 pound behemoth OT out of Omaha Westside, recently became the seventh Nebraskan in the class of 2011 to pick up a D-1 offer (Tulane). Still plenty of time left in the recruiting calendar to add a few more names to the list. 

 Last updated: July 24, 2010

Class of 2011 Nebraska High School Football Prospect Board OFFENSE
NameSchool	POS	HT, WT Bench, Squat; 40 yd Shuttle Vertical	ESPN Score	Rivals Rank
Linemen
Ryne Reeves Crete  First Team Super-State Offer: Nebraska; Commitment: Nebraska	OL	6-3, 285340, 4205.2 5.00 27″	79 POS RK-2   ESPN’s  Top 150 Watch List	4 Star 5.8
Aaron Frey Pius X 1st Team All-City	OL	6-3, 215NRNR NR NR	NA
Zach Sterup Hastings St Cecilia    All-Nebraska 2nd Team   Offer: Iowa University, Kansas, Kansas State, Ohio, Wisonsin, Louisville, Memphis, Minnesota, Nebraska (Committed), Notre Dame, UCLA Stanford–more to come!	OL	6-9, 265NRNR NR NR	78  POS RK-26	4 Star 5.8
Nate Skold Omaha, Westside  Offers: Tulane, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota	OT	6-8, 280NA5.60 NA 23″	NA	2 Star 5.3
Running Backs/ Fullbacks
Tre’ Sacks Millard South Second Team All-Metro	RB	5-5, 185	NA	NA
Cleo Miller Omaha Benson     2nd Team All-Metro	RB	5-9, 160NRNR NR NR	NA	NA
Ryan Randall Blair 2nd Team All-Nebraska1st Team All-Omaha Area Junior Year	RB	6-1, 190  NR NR NR NR	NA
Richard Wynne Jr. Creighton Prep	RB/CB	5-7, 162260, 3355.05 NR 31″NR NR NR	NA	NA
Quarterbacks
Jimmie Forsythe Omaha Burke 2nd Team All-NebraskaFirst Team All-Metro Offer: South Dakota Sophomore Year	QB/ATH	5-11, 175 235, 360 4.45 NR 30″	NA	2 Star   5.2
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
Galen Gullie Omaha Bryan Second Team All-Metro	WR	5-9, 175 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Ted lampkin Omaha Central    Second Team All-Metro  Offer: Iowa State (committed), Kansas State	WR	5-7, 159 NR 4.37   4.42  35″	74  POS RK-92	3 Star   5.5
Athletes
Derrius Vick Lincoln Southeast 1st Team All-City Offer: Colorado State, North Dakota State, South Dakota State	ATH	6-2, 180 230, NR 4.6 NR 31″	NA	2 Star  5.4
Bryce Bostwick Lincoln East 1st Team All-City	ATH	5-11,175 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Quentin Urban Millard South First Team Super-State First Team All-Nebraska  Junior Year	ATH	5-11, 185 250, 355 4.59 4.03 35″	NA	NA
James Muhammad Lincoln North Star Junior Year	ATH	5-8, 150NRNR NR NR	NA	NA

Class of 2011 Nebraska High School Football Prospect Board DEFENSE
Name School	POS	HT, WT Bench, Squat 40 yd Shuttle Vertical	ESPN Score	Rivals Rank
Linemen
Brandon Yost Millard West First Team All-Mertro	DL	6-1, 250 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Lucas Mickels Creighton Prep	DL	6-0, 283 NR	NA	NA
Ryan Wheeler Millard North	DE	6-4, 244 (295, 405) 4.93 4.28 26″	NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine	2 Star 5.2
Eddie Ridder Mount Michael	DE	6-6, 212 NR NR NR 31″	NA	NA
Linebackers
Cole Fisher Millard North  First Team Super-State Offer: Iowa University, Kansas	LB	6-3, 185 250, 380 4.62 NR NR	NA	3 Star 5.5
Broderick Boehm Lincoln Southeast 1st Team All-City	LB	5-11, 195 270, 390 NR NR NR	NA	NA
Nate Kroupa Omaha Burke Second Team All-Metro   Junior Year	LB	5-11, 215 305, 510 4.7 4.4 31″	NA	NA
Gus Petersen Cambreidge  2009 Class C2 1st Team All-State	LB	6-2, 195 275, 400 NR	NA	NA
Drew Ott Giltner	LB	6-3, 217 245, 360 4.85 NA 36″	NA	NA
Josh Swanson Gerining	LB	6-0, 197 NR	NA	NA
Antony Ridder West Point Central Cath.	LB	6-2, 195 250, NR 4.7 NR 26	NA	NA
Brock Sherman Crete	LB	6-0, 203 300, 420 4.6 4.4 30″	NA	2 Star 5.3
Joshua Martin Plattsmouth	LB	5-9, 155	NA	NA
Ben Muff Crete    Offer: North Dakota State	LB	6-1, 200 290, 330 4.5 NA 33″		2 Star 5.3
Defensive Backs
Austin Tompkins Lincoln Southwest 1st Team All-City	DB	6-1, 175 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Zach Leinbaugh Millard West First Team All-Metro	DB/ K	5-8,175 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Cole Spurgeon Gretna 1st Team All-Omaha Area	DB	6-3, 195 NR NR NR NR	NA	NA
Daniel Davie Beatrice Nebraska (committed), Kansas, Ohio University, North Dakota State	S	6-0, 181 250, 335 4.4 4.24 38″	NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine	3 Star 5.5
Will Sailors Lincoln Northeast	DE	6-4, 244 350, 385 5.2 4.72 30″	NA Invited to U.S. Army National Combine	NA
Trias Bolton Omaha Westside Offer: North Dakota	DB	5-11, 170 NR 4.55 NR NR	NA	NA
Kickers/Punters
Tyson Broekemeir Aurora First Team Super-State	P	6-0, 165 NA NA NA NA	NA	NA
Tanner Jones Hastings	K	5-10, 170 NR	NA	NA