Class of 2011 Nebraska H.S. Football Recruiting : A Mixed Bag

Say What ? Brandon Yost Turns Down Opportunity to Play D-1 Ball

The good news for Nebraska’s high school football class of 2011 is that for the first time in several years the number of D-1A—offered–players hit double digits.  I stress the word “offered” because only 9 of the 10 players actually signed letter of intent to play at the division 1A level.  The lone holdout is Millard West’s Brandon Yost who reportedly had offers form Ohio and Wyoming. But according to Northwest Missouri State’s website (click to read PDF article), Yost  and his family “fell in love with the place” so he turned down those offers to stay closer to home and play for the Bearcats.  Hmm, that’s not something you hear about too often.

How about Devin Bass? On Tuesday, the Millard North standout DB got a last minute offer from Ohio University’s Frank Solich . The Omaha World-Herald reported that Bass’s coach Fred Petito was on the phone all weekend with Solich  and his staff trying to convince them to give his kid a shot (click to read Bass/Petito article). 

Kudos to Fred Petito!  He is one the best in the business at doing all he can to secure college opportunities for his players.  He goes the extra mile and then some. And we can all thank Frank Solich also for not forgetting his roots and giving so many Nebraska kids an opportunity to play D-1A ball. The Ohio Bobcats take 2 Nebraskan’s this  year but they were after several more as well.

OK. That was the good news for this class.

The bad news is that—so far—there are only 7 Nebraskan’s holding  D-1AA offers. In recent years that number  comfortably made it over the double-digit mark.  However  the counting  is not over yet.