Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Keller's a Husker
Sam Keller's whirlwind ride since last Friday appears to be over as Nebraska coach Bill Callahan confirmed Wednesday night that the former Arizona State quarterback is indeed transferring to Nebraska.
On the surface, this definitely looks like a win-win situation for both Keller and Nebraska. With Zac Taylor heading into his final year, the Cornhuskers need added depth at the quarterback position. In turn, Keller needs a place to showcase his skills and help him get to the next level.
Keller will have to sit out this season and then will have to earn the No. 1 spot next year. However, it would seem that he has the inside track to be NU's starter in 2007 as he's a proven commodity who had a great deal of success in 2005 during his first seven games at ASU. Guys who can throw for 20 TDs and more than 2,000 yards in a little more than a half of a season don't exactly grow on trees.
While the way things went down at Arizona State might raise some red flags -- some of Keller's teammates reportedly went to Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter and told him they would prefer that sophomore Rudy Carpenter be the starter -- the issues apparently weren't significant enough to keep Callahan from taking a chance on Keller. However, even if there were issues behind the scenes in Tempe, one figures Keller would realize that Nebraska is his last chance and his future in football likely depends upon a strong showing next year with the Huskers.
On the surface, this definitely looks like a win-win situation for both Keller and Nebraska. With Zac Taylor heading into his final year, the Cornhuskers need added depth at the quarterback position. In turn, Keller needs a place to showcase his skills and help him get to the next level.
Keller will have to sit out this season and then will have to earn the No. 1 spot next year. However, it would seem that he has the inside track to be NU's starter in 2007 as he's a proven commodity who had a great deal of success in 2005 during his first seven games at ASU. Guys who can throw for 20 TDs and more than 2,000 yards in a little more than a half of a season don't exactly grow on trees.
While the way things went down at Arizona State might raise some red flags -- some of Keller's teammates reportedly went to Sun Devils coach Dirk Koetter and told him they would prefer that sophomore Rudy Carpenter be the starter -- the issues apparently weren't significant enough to keep Callahan from taking a chance on Keller. However, even if there were issues behind the scenes in Tempe, one figures Keller would realize that Nebraska is his last chance and his future in football likely depends upon a strong showing next year with the Huskers.
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