Hey folks, will have a story up in the morning to get you ready for Signing Day this Wednesday and there's plenty that could change across the country over the next 72 hours or so. Typically the final stretch to the Signing Day features unpredictable twists and turns, this year is no different especially with the accelerated calendar.
First off, on Cortez Mills. Like we've been reporting for a month at least at this point, Nebraska's continued to chip away at Oklahoma and confidence in Norman is dwindling, especially as they manage their offensive coordinator search, which has been a roller-coaster. Nebraska has been aggressive with their pitch on the field and with NIL. It isn't over till it's over, but signs favor the Huskers here in the final hours. Oklahoma making an OC hire, or at least indicating to their commits that they have one in the fold could change the momentum here though.
Nebraska has battled hard for four-star athlete Michael Terry III, making this a tougher decision than he ever imagined. But ultimately, the current read is Texas still holds the edge because of the proximity to home and the clearer path to national championship contention. At this point, if Nebraska is the pick, it's going to be because he has a last-second change of heart at the table on Wednesday. He's planning to early enroll, otherwise Nebraska likely would have preferred if he delayed his decision till the All-American Bowl or the February Signing Period. Still a chance Nebraska ends up being the pick and I don't want the effort that Rhule, Garret McGuire and so many others on staff have made here to make this recruitment as tightly contested as it is. We're going to stay diligent in our coverage on it as the staff makes their final push over the next few days.
Finally, weirdly enough the recruitment that might be the toughest to read of the three right now: We're expecting a final decision of some sort from four-star tight end Chase Loftin this week. Sources indicate it's coming down to Florida State or Nebraska. Either he sticks with his pledge to the Seminoles, amidst their disastrous 2024 season, or he decides to stay home. There's confidence out of Tallahassee that he'll stick with his pledge, especially after they hired Gus Malzahn to take over as offensive coordinator, an aggressive move that has gone over well with current commits and targets. As
