Watts and Blades going JUCO...

[HBK4life]

http://journalstar.com/sports/huske...cle_18db3c94-6a5b-11e7-a3cb-735453848ab7.html
Deiontae Watts, a touted defensive lineman from Plano, Texas, won't be part of the Nebraska football program any time in the near future.

A member of the Huskers' 2017 scholarship recruiting class, Watts is academically ineligible, according to Huskeronline.com. Although Watts reportedly double-signed with NU and Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College, his plans are unclear.

 

[HBK4life]

Meanwhile, the academic status of four-star cornerback Elijah Blades, also a member of Nebraska's 2017 class, remains uncertain. He has yet to report to the NU campus.



The lone defensive back in the class, Blades told the Journal Star in May he fully expects to join the team at some point this summer.

Blades drew a No. 48 national overall ranking from 247Sports, two spots better than incoming Husker freshman receiver Tyjon Lindsey.

 

[TFrazier]

College Football Gods...

Can you cut Nebraska a little slack the next few months with the football roster concerning injuries and eligibility?

Jones, possibly Blades, and now Watts

Thanks

Husker Nation

 

[rrthusker]

College Football Gods...

Can you cut Nebraska a little slack the next few months with the football roster concerning injuries and eligibility?

Jones, possibly Blades, and now Watts

Thanks

Husker Nation

Watts was not unexpected.

 

[donahues17]

Looks like the coaches are great judges of talent but lack the charachter judging part. However, I do with the NCAA woukd figure out a way to make it easier for kids with grade problems to play at the higher.

 

[scarletred]

Blades is still the bigger loss here...I feel real good about Damon Daniels and Deontre Thomas any how.

 

[TFrazier]

Watts was not unexpected.

Yes...but it still hurts/impacts the program.

 

[rrthusker]

Yes...but it still hurts/impacts the program.

Oh not disagreeing with you at all.

 

[cidsports]

College Football Gods...

Can you cut Nebraska a little slack the next few months with the football roster concerning injuries and eligibility?

Jones, possibly Blades, and now Watts

Thanks

Husker Nation

Ultimately it is on the players and I doubt other B1G programs all have 100% classes.

Iowa missed on their WI DT, who enrolled at Iowa Western.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

Looks like the coaches are great judges of talent but lack the charachter judging part. However, I do with the NCAA woukd figure out a way to make it easier for kids with grade problems to play at the higher.

Fire Parrella. He has had more than enough time.

 

[percyland]

College Football Gods...

Can you cut Nebraska a little slack the next few months with the football roster concerning injuries and eligibility?

Jones, possibly Blades, and now Watts

Thanks

Husker Nation

Also Keyshaun Johnson Jr guy

 

[c3ntral08]

Damn. Hopefully he'll be in Lincoln in the future. Some good news on blades would be very welcomed. He would get major clock this year IMO.

 

[JohnRossEwing]

This class...ouch

 

[Hoosker Du]

So...an already small class, gets even smaller. If Blades doesn't make it, that would take us down to a class of 17. Sigh..

 

[JohnRossEwing]

So...an already small class, gets even smaller. If Blades doesn't make it, that would take us down to a class of 17. Sigh..

Do I dare say it? Bo-like?

Basically putting the team on probation.

 

[HBK4life]

So...an already small class, gets even smaller. If Blades doesn't make it, that would take us down to a class of 17. Sigh..

Mike'l Severe @MikelSevere


Elijah Blades CB from Pasadena, CA going to Arizona Western
Deiontae Watts DT from Plano, TX going to Fort Scott.

5:29 PM - 16 Jul 2017

 

[dinglefritz]

So...an already small class, gets even smaller. If Blades doesn't make it, that would take us down to a class of 17. Sigh..

only 17 but 17 really good guys. Watts and Blades were worth the academic risk and only Blades had any chance (very small) of playing this year. Need to hit the DBs hard this next cycle.

 

[donahues17]

So do they hold those schollies or do they use them tiwards the 18 class? Who knows if they will ever make it here or if they still want to in a year or 2.

Im not a recruiting rules and schollie guy so please excuse my ignorance in this matter.

 

[hddude55]

Since we seem to be ok with taking long shots, maybe we'll re-recruit Bubba Starling. He'd only be about 30 as a fifth year senior.

 

[otismotis08]

Snake-bitten.

 

[jlb321]

Snake-bitten.

You can call it snake bitten but taking commitments from 2 recruits that were highly unlikely to qualify is like jumping into a snake pit and then being surprised when you get bit

 

[jeans15]

Terrible parenting.

2 young men with opportunities some will never have and they throw it down the drain.

 

[Hoosker Du]

Mike'l Severe @MikelSevere

Elijah Blades CB from Pasadena, CA going to Arizona Western
Deiontae Watts DT from Plano, TX going to Fort Scott.

5:29 PM - 16 Jul 2017

Ugh.. That's a roundhouse kick...squarely to the nards.

 

[Hoosker Du]

only 17 but 17 really good guys. Watts and Blades were worth the academic risk and only Blades had any chance (very small) of playing this year. Need to hit the DBs hard this next cycle.

Yeah I know, but in a program that's currently devoid of depth, these 2 not making it smarts pretty bad.

 

[TruHusker]

Terrible parenting.

2 young men with opportunities some will never have and they throw it down the drain.

And you assume there are parents even involved. I remember talking to Ron Brown when he was recruiting Berringer and he said many times these kids are living with coaches and relatives with no parents in the picture.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Do I dare say it? Bo-like?

Basically putting the team on probation.

How. Dare. You.
Dont you know the goal posts have moved?
But this is the fault of the kids. And as jeans said, the parents as well. Shame.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Id also like to know if we can use these scollies this years class? I would assume so, right?

 

[KFDVM]

I just do not understand why the coaches do not over sign.

 

[DukeOfSorrow]

Id also like to know if we can use these scollies this years class? I would assume so, right?

There are probably a couple walk-ons that will get them before we push them to the '18 class.

 

[tone1017]

Huge bummer, lots of talent from this class never made it or already left. Hoping for the best but with KJJ as well would be shocked if we go 3 for 3 in getting these kids back, it just never seems to work out like that. And yeah maybe Blades wouldn't have played this year but it screws up the class distribution at that position even more not to mention it's highly unlikely we will fill that schollie with a kid that good.

 

[suhnami]

Do I dare say it? Bo-like?

Basically putting the team on probation.

Maybe 10 players in the class who would be classified as impact players, rest are role type guys. Not good.

 

[suhnami]

So the loss of Blades, KJ, and Watts puts the class ranking at what? Approximately 40th?

 

[cidsports]

I just do not understand why the coaches do not over sign.

Mike Riley moved from ORST to Nebraska, not the SEC.

 

[Pennsyhusker]

Bottle and Jones injuries, now this. Also, losing Culpepper. Ugh. We could use some good news right now

 

[19Football19]

So the loss of Blades, KJ, and Watts puts the class ranking at what? Approximately 40th?

I believe 41st.

 

[Toms Wife]

I believe 41st.

Ehhhh...other teams probably have some folks that didn't make it to campus either. That recruiting class wasn't as awesome as a few made it out to be a few months ago nor as bad as some are making it out to be now. If we have a staff who can coach them up, we should be fine.

 

[huskerbaseball13]

Bottle and Jones injuries, now this. Also, losing Culpepper. Ugh. We could use some good news right now

Did I miss something? What happened to Bootle? He was one of the more impressive underclassmen in the spring game.

 

[c3ntral08]

Bottle and Jones injuries, now this. Also, losing Culpepper. Ugh. We could use some good news right now

Bootle was injured too????

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

Only DB injuries I am aware of are Domann and Jones.

 

[c3ntral08]

Only DB injuries I am aware of are Domann and Jones.

Same