Too bad. He would have been a good fit in DH's offense. But I'm sure he wants to play now.
Danny K to the portal
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It really can't be a surprise that he doesn't want to sit behind Raiola twiddling his thumbs for 3 seasons. I don't blame him and think this bodes well for DR 100% being back.
Bummed about this. I was hoping we had a guy that in DK that was willing to bide a bit of time and be ready to take the reigns as a RS Junior.
Doubt that will happen much any more.
Doubt that will happen much any more.
You knew this was going to happen. Kid has talent and wants to play. Good luck to him .
Definitely a bummer but hopefully speaks to the fact that DR is all N
It’ll be interesting to see who Dana recruits at QB because Lateef was a Satt recruit, right? I’ll be happy with whoever Dana wants.
Can't blame DK. It seems this staff is going to continue our tradition of playing slightly hobbled QB's rather than putting in a healthy #2 QB.
Plus, we got Dayton coming N a couple years.
Can’t blame him I guess but I think he could learn a lot from Dana.
The portal is going to make it hard to stack talent via the traditional recruiting route. A kid like Kaelin can compete for a starting job at a lot of schools this coming year and next. He'll probably play a year earlier somewhere else.
I’m going to guess HH told him as well that he would be coming back.
Refer to my post a couple days ago about the overall quality of QB playing trending way down. Guys don't want to learn, they want to play and get paid.
was never the future here many wanted him to be
Agreed. Similar to Malachi if you are the big time QB that you think you are, you should tear up Nebraska Football. Was a decent player, but didn't ever set the world on fire. MACtion is probably where it is at.
He had offer to Mizzou that he committed to first, I think if he goes to MAC or CUSA or AAC he will end up back at a higher level
This is why in my opinion every year you recruit 1 qb and 1 rb no matter what. If you find a diamond then it can change your program. But most QBs aren't staying there more than a year or two. And when you find a special RB they can start almost immediately.
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If the kid wasnt from Nebraska, no one would give a damn.
Disappointed by this one more than the others. I have assumed with the redshirt he was in line to start at least two seasons if his development went as planned. I thought he would at least wait until after the spring to see where he was on the depth chart.
It will be interesting to see where he lands. No P4 program will be promising him PT.
Maybe Missouri? He was committed there before he switched to Nebraska.
he progressed in practice this year, and this is simply a matter of not wanting to wait behind raiola for at least 2 more years. He may go somewhere to wait a single year or compete for a job. He knows he cant compete with raiola, thats no knock most QBs cant.
Raiola is staying. I was wrong, but you can also thank me for my reverse jinx haha.
This is the new normal. Honestly, no one should get excited about freshmen QBs. Few will stay at their schools and develop for 3 years and start as seniors. But this is also true of coaching staffs. They are going to look in the portal more and more for qbs. Its an interesting dynamic going forward.
Raiola is staying. I was wrong, but you can also thank me for my reverse jinx haha.
This is the new normal. Honestly, no one should get excited about freshmen QBs. Few will stay at their schools and develop for 3 years and start as seniors. But this is also true of coaching staffs. They are going to look in the portal more and more for qbs. Its an interesting dynamic going forward.
What was a bigger surprise to me than his portal announcement was reconfirming to NU again after Raiola committed and he announced he would be reopening his recruitment. Either the gap between him and Raiola is bigger than he thought, or he overestimated his abilities to compete and earning playing time. Did he really think he wouldn't be riding the pine for at least a couple of years when he recommitted?
Assuming Raiola sticks around to see what Holgerson cooks up, Kaelin is mop up duty for at least two years, and then he gets to compete with Lateef and a QB Dana lands next year. He must’ve decided he didn’t like his chances.
recently...I can't argue that. Hoping Lester is going to turn the corner next year with the passing game.
Yep...and Lateef is also a bit different than both those guys. He's a bit more mobile.
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It also probably solidifies TJ Lateef's commitment.
