Friday, February 06, 2009
Pelini would prefer limited number of jucos
LINCOLN — Shying away from a trend that seemed to be becoming popular with Nebraska's previous coaching staff under Bill Callahan, the Cornhuskers signed just two junior college players in their 2009 recruiting class Wednesday. The two jucos inked included defensive back Dejon Gomes, who comes from City College of San Francisco, and wide receiver Brandon Kinnie from Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College.
“We'd rather move toward high school athletes because you get a chance to get them into your program, into your culture right from the start and develop them right from the beginning,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “It's a thing that's going to help us down the road.”
When Nebraska does sign junior college players, Pelini said he prefers them to be players who have either three years of eligibility remaining or three years to play two for the Huskers.
“When we do take junior college kids, we're going to look into it and specifically know what we're getting,” Pelini said. “I thought these were two young men we felt that could come in and have an impact on us and were the right kids for our program. Not everybody is.”
“We'd rather move toward high school athletes because you get a chance to get them into your program, into your culture right from the start and develop them right from the beginning,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “It's a thing that's going to help us down the road.”
When Nebraska does sign junior college players, Pelini said he prefers them to be players who have either three years of eligibility remaining or three years to play two for the Huskers.
“When we do take junior college kids, we're going to look into it and specifically know what we're getting,” Pelini said. “I thought these were two young men we felt that could come in and have an impact on us and were the right kids for our program. Not everybody is.”
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