Whether it's in personality or potential, incoming Husker Damion Daniels always comes up big
“It’s Nebraska; everything I need is right there,” defensive lineman Damion Daniels said of his college choice. “It felt like home when I went up there.”
DALLAS — Damion Daniels stands at a lectern in front of a full high school gym and national television audience. This is his moment.
Daniels is a football player. Always has been.
Physical gifts helped him start fast, and a competitive family kept him going. He fits right into a macho sport as the guy who once broke his hand on an opponent’s facemask during a playoff game as a junior, then told a trainer to tape it so he could go back in.
But in front of everyone Feb. 1 — national signing day — Daniels does something startling for a 6-foot-2, 330-pound defensive tackle. He cries.
A few seconds later he pulls out a gray and black flat-billed cap with “Huskers” embroidered in red across the front and breaks into a tearful grin.
“When I chose Nebraska, it just felt good,” Daniels said later. “I cried because I just knew I had to start over. I’m leaving my family, my nephew, my parents, everybody
Full article: http://www.omaha.com/huskers/footba...cle_8d267604-6cd0-5cf1-91a0-2866c9b0d0d8.html
- By Evan Bland / World-Herald staff writer
- Apr 30, 2017 Updated 1 hr ago
“It’s Nebraska; everything I need is right there,” defensive lineman Damion Daniels said of his college choice. “It felt like home when I went up there.”
DALLAS — Damion Daniels stands at a lectern in front of a full high school gym and national television audience. This is his moment.
Daniels is a football player. Always has been.
Physical gifts helped him start fast, and a competitive family kept him going. He fits right into a macho sport as the guy who once broke his hand on an opponent’s facemask during a playoff game as a junior, then told a trainer to tape it so he could go back in.
But in front of everyone Feb. 1 — national signing day — Daniels does something startling for a 6-foot-2, 330-pound defensive tackle. He cries.
A few seconds later he pulls out a gray and black flat-billed cap with “Huskers” embroidered in red across the front and breaks into a tearful grin.
“When I chose Nebraska, it just felt good,” Daniels said later. “I cried because I just knew I had to start over. I’m leaving my family, my nephew, my parents, everybody
Full article: http://www.omaha.com/huskers/footba...cle_8d267604-6cd0-5cf1-91a0-2866c9b0d0d8.html
