I've never understood "slow playing" a recruit if you were always going to end up offering anyway.I have no desire to defend Bo on this one, but there are some other facts involved with Barret.
1. Barrett signed with UNO out of high school. UNO and Wayne State were the only NCAA Schools that offered him a scholarship.
- No D1, even FCS schools were recruiting him.
2. When UNO dropped football, Colorado State was the only D1 school willing to let him walk on with a chance to earn a scholarship.
- Two years later, no D1 schools were willing to sign the kid.
3. He has a great career at Colorado State and goes on scholarship after a semester.
But even after being named the MWC player of the year, he went undrafted and had to sign as a UDFA
What Shaq Barrett has done in his career is nothing short of miraculous.
Bo slow playing Harrison Phillips was one of the dumbest things he ever did at Nebraska. I would add no offer for Drew Ott to that mix as well.
Another player Bo missed on was Nick DeLuca (Millard North). An injury his Jr or Sr year while at NDSU kept him from having a solid NFL career.