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Pelini era begins taking shape
Posted: 10:54 AM Feb 6, 2008
Last Updated: 8:40 PM Feb 6, 2008

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About two dozen high school and junior college football players are signing letters of intent with Nebraska, solidifying a class ranked 27th by recruiting tracker Rivals.com.

After the firing of coach Bill Callahan on November 24th, 14 players de-committed from the Huskers, with seven switching to other Big 12 North schools.

Jeremy Crabtree, a national editor for Rivals.com, says Nebraska's recruiting has been able to recover pretty quickly from Callahan's firing.

On signing day Wednesday, Nebraska's only five-star recruit will be 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive lineman Baker Steinkuhler out of Lincoln Southwest.

Class of 2008
Antonio Bell WR 6'2", 177 Daytona Beach, FL.
Will Compton ATH 6'2", 214 Boone Terre, MO.
Ben Cotton TE 6'6", 217 Ames, IA.
Alfonzo Dennard DB 5'10", 185 Rochelle, GA.
Sean Fisher LB 6'5", 210 Omaha, NE.
David Grant OL 6'6", 278 Killeen, TX.
Ricky Henry OL 6'4", 300 Wahpeton, ND.
Tyson Hetzer TE 6'7", 265 Glendora, CA.
Micah Kreikemeier LB 6'4", 215 West Point, NE.
John Levorson ATH 6'4", 185 Crete, NE.
Tim Marlowe ATH 5'10", 165 Youngstown, OH.
Cameron Meredith DE 6'4", 22 Santa Ana, CA.
Collins Okafor RB 6'1", 210 Omaha, NE.
Courtney Osborne ATH 6'2", 170 Garland, TX.
Steven Osborne WR 6'4", 182 Garland, TX
Kyler Reed ATH 6'3", 204 Overland Park, KS
P.J. Smith DB 6'2", 205 River Ridge, LA.
Kody Spano QB 6'2", 202 Stephenville, TX.
Baker Steinkuhler OL 6'6", 290 Lincoln, NE.
Brandon Thompson OL 6'6", 280 The Woodlands, TX.
Quentin Toailoa DT 6'5", 275 Redlands, CA.
Lester Ward RB 6'3" 186 Brenham, TX.
Alonzo Whaley LB 6'0" 213 Madisonville, TX.
David Whitmore DB 6'2" 190 Port Arthur, TX
Josh Williams DE 6'4" 220 Denton, TX.

Committee/Not Yet Signed
Khiry Cooper WR 6'2" 175 Shreveport, LA.
Justin Rogers RB 5'11" 180 Birmingham, AL.

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Posted by: Bryan on Feb 9, 2008 at 09:34 AM
If you can listen to Bo Pelini and not get the least bit excited and still feel compelled to get on a "Sports Forum" and then complain, you need to either get off of this site or stop whining. Some people enjoy having something to look forward to. Regardless of how trivial it may seem to others. This is a big thing for the state of Nebraska so get over it. The excitement isn't going to go away just because a few fair weather or anti Husker fans don't want to hear about it. So on that note, GO BIG RED!!!

Posted by: tom on Feb 7, 2008 at 08:36 PM
Its -40 F here, I'm tired of the cold, and I appreciate listening to Bo about the recruiting class. He is a high energy guy.

Posted by: teresa on Feb 7, 2008 at 04:24 PM
M - who cares what it is. I'm quite sure it doesn't have any affect on me. I'm also quite sure that since your'e concerned about what football team a 18 yr old HS kid chooses, that you need to get a life. It is just isn't news worthy!

Posted by: Jon on Feb 7, 2008 at 04:13 PM
(M)Your probably one of those annoying guys that knows ever little stat on Husker Football and can't stop complaining during a game.

Posted by: Patrick on Feb 7, 2008 at 03:52 PM
What a class act Bo Pelini is. How lucky are we to have him here. Can't wait for the upcoming year. GO BIG RED!!

Posted by: blake kjar on Feb 7, 2008 at 02:03 PM
who cares i'm not a nebraska fan i'm a notre dame fan where we can get real recruits like gray and robinson

Posted by: M on Feb 6, 2008 at 05:56 PM
Theresa: Its NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT day. Not just a husker thing. If you dont like it, move. The revenue that Husker Nation brings in is quite a bit...so maybe it does affect you....... and Mae,of you bleached your stuff pink after a bad season then you arent really a fan at all...you dont deserve to dye it back. GO BIG RED

Posted by: Kelly Kreifels on Feb 6, 2008 at 05:51 PM
The Huskers will lose 5 or 6 games in 2008. The "healing" is going to take a long time. Maybe, just maybe, the huskers will get to a bowl game, but i highly doubt it !

Posted by: Mae on Feb 6, 2008 at 03:56 PM
At the middle of the year, I bleached all my Husker stuff pink. It sounds like I may get to dye it back to Husker Red!

Posted by: Jimmy on Feb 6, 2008 at 03:48 PM
Pelini's leading the press conference with appreciation for all that helped in the process and thanking them by name shows what a class act he is. The emphasis on the importance of the walk on program and the whole demeanor of the program is a 180 degree turn around. Looking forward to FULL SPEED AHEAD GO BIG RED!!!

Posted by: Kyle on Feb 6, 2008 at 02:38 PM
Teresa no rule that says you need to read about football this time of year, the internet has very simple ways to view other web site besides football. For the norm Go Big Red

Posted by: Bryan on Feb 6, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Teresa you should know that in the sports section you will find information about Nebraska sports if you dont want to see it then dont look if you would like to find a story effecting you look elsewhere not sports..

Posted by: Bob on Feb 6, 2008 at 02:28 PM
this looks like a strong class cant wait to see how the spring game goes! GO BIG RED!!!!!! THE PELINI DYNASTY HAS BEGUN!!!!!

Posted by: Paul on Feb 6, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Let the healing begin. GO BIG RED!

Posted by: Teresa on Feb 6, 2008 at 12:24 PM
The super bowl was played Sunday and football should be over for the season...but obviously not in this state full of husker freaks. Try finding a story that actually has an affect on us.

Posted by: COREY on Feb 6, 2008 at 11:13 AM
I'M GLAD TO SEE OUR EMPHASIS ON THE IN STATE KIDS HAS SOMEWHAT COME INTO WHO BECOMES OUR HUSKER PROGRAM, NOT TO MENTION A SURPRISINGLY GOOD RECRUITING CLASS. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SPRING GAME!

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