Texas has a long and storied history for being a hotbed of recruiting activity in college football, and it appears Nebraska is getting serious about invading the Lone Star State for future recruits.
Evidence is the recent commitment of Emerson Evans, a defensive end from Houston, to play football for Nebraska in 2009. The 6-foot-1, 235-pounder at Alief Taylor High School is the fifth Texas senior-to-be to say yes to the Huskers and the eighth verbal commitment coach Bo Pelini has received from the Class of 2009.
Evans had 87 tackles and 16 quarterback sacks last year and had offers from Utah, Texas-El Paso and Ole Miss. Big-name schools like Ohio State, LSU and Texas A&M were also looking at Evans, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star.
Evans is an explosive player with good technique, according to his high school coach, Trevor White. Evans was sold on the Huskers' tradition and the fact that their head coach knows a thing or two about defense.
Evans is the fifth Texas recruit to commit to Nebraska and the third in the past week. Other Texas recuits include offensive lineman Jess Coffey of Denton, quarterback Cody Green of Dayton, defensive tackle Thaddeus Randle of Galena Park and running back Dontrayevous Robinson of Euless.
Overall, eight players have verbally committed to Nebraska. The other recruits planning on coming to Lincoln include linebacker Shawn Bodtmann of Scranton, Pa.; defensive tackle Cole Pensick of Lincoln, Neb.; and fullback C.J. Zimmerer of Omaha, Neb.
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