A year ago, if I would have told you that Nebraska would be losing its top football recruits to the Missouri Tigers you would have laughed in my face. But a lot has changed in a year. The Tigers made an impressive run during the season beating Nebraska at home and ended their season at No. 4 in the country. Meanwhile, the Huskers suffered a five game losing streak during the season and suffered a coaching loss.
Nebraska first lost prized recruit quarterback Blaine Gabbert shortly after former Husker coach Bill Callahan looked like he would be fired at the end of the season. This created a domino effect that saw other recruits defect to other schools. Nebraska lost 14 recruits in total.
The last recruit to de-commit from the Huskers was Dan Hoch of Harlen Iowa. Along with long time offensive line commit Baker Steinkuler of Lincoln, they were supposed to replenish the O-line's lack of size. Hoch went to Mizzou, which leads me to think that others might leave for the Tiger's squad soon.
Will Compton, a linebacker from St. Louis, has taken trips to Mizzou during the 2007 season with Blaine Gabbert. Compton will visit Nebraska this weekend along with 11 other recruits. Lets hope that Bo Pelini impresses the linebacker enough for him to stay. After seeing Pelini's defense in the BCS Championship, it would be hard if I was a defender to say no to playing for Bo.
Missouri plays Nebraska at Memorial Stadium this year on October 4. The Missouri offense, led by Heisman trophy finalist Chase Daniel, should be met with a Nebraska defense that deserves the Blackshirts name.
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