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Nebraska spring game. Evan Bland joins us

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a lot to get into. How you doing, man? Doing

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all right. How are you guys? We're good. We

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are good. We'll get into some big red baseball

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in a moment. Tough one last night. What

0:38

you take here on Dylan Edwards, the

0:41

well, the product from Derby

0:43

High School, the Dylan Derby

0:45

here with K-State Kansas.

0:47

It looks like A&M in Nebraska. How nice

0:50

a fit do you think he could be

0:52

for the Nebraska running back room portal wise?

0:55

Well, I think he could be a fit for

0:57

quite a few schools out there. I mean, you

1:00

think about his pedigree out of high school. He

1:02

was someone who could catch passes, who could run

1:04

between the tackles, who had the speed. And,

1:07

you know, he showed it in

1:09

flashes at Colorado last year.

1:11

And so this is, you know,

1:13

the world of college athletics that we're living in now

1:15

where a guy

1:17

commits somewhere and you just kind of put a pin

1:19

in it and say, okay, let's see what

1:22

happens in a year or two. And sure

1:24

enough, he's back on the market and

1:26

you would think the home state schools

1:28

would have

1:31

their say and have their audience as

1:33

he makes his decision. You know, oftentimes

1:36

guys at this point of

1:38

the calendar year, especially, go in kind of

1:41

knowing where they're going to end up. I

1:43

don't know that that's the case with Dylan.

1:47

You know, or what his situation is exactly,

1:49

but certainly when you look at his abilities

1:51

and you look at Nebraska's

1:53

running back room, which is a mix

1:55

of older guys, there's some injuries there,

1:58

some younger, unproven players. you

2:00

could see a scenario certainly where he could

2:02

come in and add a different element,

2:05

a little bit of college experience

2:07

to that room as well. So

2:10

we've seen Nebraska already be quick

2:12

in its addition of Vince Genetone

2:14

from Montana earlier this week, yesterday.

2:17

And so it does seem that

2:19

Nebraska is interested and I guess we'll

2:21

just see how mutual that interest is.

2:24

I have no idea your thoughts on Vince Genetone

2:26

here in just a second, but first with

2:28

the Nebraska running back room, I think as

2:30

spring has gone on it's become pretty clear

2:32

that there's more question marks there than anywhere

2:34

else on the team. My question to you

2:36

is have those question marks reached the point

2:38

of warning bells to you? Are you concerned

2:40

about that running back room or question marks

2:42

just that question mark? Yeah,

2:45

I mean I think there's just a lot of unknowns. I don't

2:47

know that it's any worse than

2:49

last year's running back room. Like

2:52

you know, I think the maybe

2:54

the outlook on that room would

2:56

have been different if Gabe Ervin

2:58

had had a healthy season, if

3:00

Leonard Johnson had had a healthy season

3:02

and you know, as it stood, they both

3:04

missed most of the year with injuries.

3:07

And so we got to look at Emmett

3:09

Johnson who I thought was, you know, impressive

3:11

and the chances that he got, he's probably

3:13

the guy that I've heard the

3:15

most positive things from as far as coaches

3:17

and players and what he can do in

3:20

a whole variety of different ways. You

3:22

know, you continue to hear good stuff about Quentin

3:24

Ives who still hasn't seen the field in an

3:27

actual game but coaches are really

3:29

high on. Dante Dowdell was the

3:31

addition who, you know, is

3:33

kind of regarded as still a pretty young player in

3:36

that room but certainly has the

3:38

pedigree. So I think there are a lot of possibilities

3:41

in that group, not a ton of,

3:43

you know, proven talent. I mean as

3:45

good as Gabe Ervin is, he's coming

3:47

off his second major leg injury as

3:49

a college player. Ramir Johnson, we've seen

3:52

it in flashes but whether

3:54

through injury or usage, he hasn't been a

3:56

consistent force as well. So I think there

3:59

are some... and I think it's a nice player's

4:04

there, but I don't think anyone would blame Nebraska

4:06

for wanting to go out and add a playmaker to the caliber of Dylan

4:08

Edwards either. Evan Bland with

4:11

us here. Hail varsity

4:13

radio. Evan with the Omaha World Herald.

4:16

I have your Oscar football and baseball

4:19

coverage this weekend. Even how

4:21

does Michael Terry grab

4:24

you one of many prospects that will be on the

4:28

field and get used to this

4:31

five star visit thing? Yeah, five star kid from

4:35

San Antonio. I believe Sam had a good piece on him on our

4:38

site. I think that's up now about

4:40

just, you know, Terry's one of those guys

4:42

who can kind of frustrate coaches

4:45

in the best way is like, Hey, is he a receiver? Is

4:48

he a running back? He could be an elite safety maybe

4:52

at the next level. So like there are a lot of places

4:54

where he could fit in. I know Nebraska is a

4:57

receiver, so we'll see how that goes. But

4:59

absolutely. I mean, anytime you can headline

5:01

your spring game with a five star kid

5:04

in Nebraska, the number of other highly

5:06

sought after recruits that are going to be on

5:08

campus as both officials and unofficials, it's

5:11

a big deal. So it's we've

5:13

heard many times how many times over the years getting

5:16

a kid to campus is a huge

5:19

deal for Nebraska just because oftentimes

5:21

it does break some stereotypes about stadiums

5:23

surrounded by corn. And you get to

5:26

see the fan experience. You get to

5:28

see the facilities meet with the academic

5:30

folks and let those people have their moment

5:33

with the parents and the family. So

5:35

yeah, it's a cool thing to get him

5:37

here. It doesn't happen very often, right? I

5:39

mean, you think Dylan Riola, of course, in

5:41

the last cycle, Micah Parsons back

5:43

in the day when he was wowing the crowds

5:46

at the Friday Night Lights event, you know,

5:48

handful of summers ago. So when it does

5:50

happen, it's a pretty cool deal, kind of

5:53

a special situation. And we'll see what kind

5:55

of impression Nebraska is able to make. Do

5:57

you put Terry in the same echelon of

6:00

Of Michael Parkinson. Don't all? it's all as

6:02

a lofty comparison. Why?

6:04

They're they're five stars and alerted are

6:07

lot of those guys. So will his

6:09

career turn out to be what Mike

6:11

Apartments have? I don't know. Maybe the

6:13

I think about Parsons when he was

6:16

at that Snl of and me with

6:18

a defender who just on a whim

6:20

decided to get some passes and was

6:22

smoking for start quarterbacks and Morial Stadium

6:24

like that was a special brand of

6:27

athlete. I think Terry maybe it's is

6:29

sort of entering that conversation a little

6:31

bit. we'll see how things go by.

6:33

He did. It he does turn your head

6:35

a little bit. Ranking u people can kind of

6:37

poo poo rankings and and I get it but.

6:40

This. Is a handful of those guys that

6:42

can be special difference makers that a lotta

6:44

different spots and Terry is one of those

6:47

guys. and eight, you know, he again even

6:49

if Nebraska doesn't get him just getting him

6:51

to campus when there's a fine Adam, finite

6:53

amount of visits and and schools that he

6:55

can really focus on is a big deal.

6:58

Have been blamed with as you're from

7:00

the Omaha World Herald, he'll varsity radio

7:02

So Michael theories a guy consider in

7:04

Nebraska, guys decides on Nebraska avenues of

7:07

incidents own from North Platte. Spent two

7:09

seasons at Montana. One of those a

7:11

redshirt season. A. Guy with the

7:13

world of athleticism and. Needs.

7:15

To develop as a football player, what's your take

7:17

on how see fits into the House for football

7:19

program? Yeah,

7:22

I mean I think he sits the

7:24

the mold of what we've seen. A

7:26

lot of takes be for Nebraska under

7:28

map room and all the physical measure

7:31

bulls are there when you look at

7:33

his frame, realities, speed, his strength, me

7:35

all that stuff stands out. That's the

7:38

kind of those are the treats with

7:40

Matt. Rule is targeted, whether that's from

7:42

highly touted recruits or more under the

7:44

radar guys. And I think shouted credit

7:47

Matt Rule Nebraska for acting pretty quickly.

7:49

I mean that since shut down. Comes

7:51

to practice for a visit on

7:54

Tuesday morning and by that made

7:56

he's committed to the program. So

7:58

talk about Aids! Reversing

8:00

course from. Genital

8:03

and experience with Nebraska a couple years ago

8:05

when he was gonna slow played by the

8:07

previous staff and they wanted him to walk

8:09

on and he ended up taking a scholarship.

8:12

At. Montana so cool chance for him

8:14

sort of on the on the

8:16

way back around and how the

8:18

heck we spoke with him the

8:20

other night and he said development

8:22

excuses thing and you can understand

8:24

why. again with the physical ability

8:26

to he has to. On

8:29

the place and and a coaching staff.

8:31

It's building a reputation as is one

8:33

that makes guys better and and and

8:35

advances careers like. You can see why

8:37

that would be attractive for him of

8:39

course also in his home state. So

8:41

cool. The all the came together quickly

8:43

and it's another example that is so

8:45

hard to talk about. Potential transfers die

8:47

every year because you just don't always

8:49

go on. And I don't know that

8:51

people expected him to be in the

8:54

portal, but now when he was Nebraska

8:56

acted quickly and they feel like they

8:58

are the playmakers. Seven. Are

9:00

you going to want away Saturday

9:02

with optimism for Nebraska football? Ah,

9:06

Mean, I guess we'll see how it

9:08

goes, I think so. Yeah, I think

9:11

I don't know how much did defense

9:13

can do one way or the other.

9:15

that wouldn't in our changed my opinion

9:18

on Amazon. A veteran and really talented

9:20

group, especially up fun I guess to

9:22

me. And and and

9:24

just like everybody else, I'll be under the watch.

9:26

the quarterbacks. But. I think it's

9:29

it's the consistency of like how many

9:31

times last handful of seasons and we

9:33

seen opposing defenses stack the box and

9:35

is dare Nebraska to beat him over

9:37

the top or to make a throw

9:39

were to hit a screen pass or

9:42

or a swing class and rascal. you

9:44

know oftentimes hadn't been able to do

9:46

it's like that's the kind of thing

9:48

I'll be looking for on Saturday is

9:50

just a little routine pass plays Skyn

9:52

how do I learned to learn and

9:55

I harbored look in those situations are

9:57

they make in the right read his

9:59

or diversity. The off and spit opened

10:01

up because those guys can be more

10:03

reliable passers maybe than what Nebraska's had

10:05

in the past. So A I think

10:07

the explosive plays will be fine. our

10:09

I'm looking forward to seeing a lot

10:11

of the younger skill players, especially receiver

10:13

and how that plays out. but I

10:15

do think just when you talk about

10:17

Nebraska, taken that next step in the

10:20

fall. It's gotta start with the trigger

10:22

man and can that guy be reliable,

10:24

consistent and and diversify? Nebraska's off since

10:26

I think maybe we'll get a little

10:28

bit of a sense of balance. I

10:31

forget about two minutes your immediate to baseball

10:33

but quickly. Just a name real quick.

10:35

What? Guy not name don't royal of

10:37

movie talking about. come next week on program.

10:42

Ought to be like amicable. I

10:44

hill I think this is his

10:46

ascension from Fcs transfer to potential

10:48

starting corner. We'll see what you

10:50

can do That and last night

10:52

no good for Nebraska. Struggle didn't

10:54

take advantage of Nine Watts will

10:56

afterward said can get emotional but

10:59

to reaction and are look at

11:01

this weekend real quick. The

11:04

i just kind of a confounding thing for

11:06

Nebraska baseball right now when you when a

11:08

to ten weekends this point. But now you've

11:10

lost four straight mid. Weeks including to at

11:12

the steam it's okay, it's an okay team

11:14

for that's a team in Lincoln with what

11:16

Nebraska has on the he would expect to

11:18

be and it didn't happen. Feel that? I

11:21

think the the pitching sort of is what

11:23

it is at this point I think you

11:25

can kinda tell there are three starters that

11:27

you feel good about and after that you

11:29

just don't know what you're going to get.

11:31

I think maybe the more frustrating part from

11:33

Nebraska has been the off and said just

11:35

when you look at school board at the

11:37

At and say. Against

11:40

Canada. The middle part of Kansas

11:43

of stuff like that probably does not going

11:45

to get it done, so I think that's

11:47

probably the most disappointing part there. Another to

11:49

the to Iowa this weekend which was the

11:51

pre season began favorite. They're they're They're starting.

11:53

pitching is really volatile. They're going to strike

11:55

out of town with the probably gonna walk

11:57

a bunch to. Look. Out.

12:00

The what do you can Nebraska be with

12:02

the pitching and in Iowa maybe hasn't been

12:04

known for it's lineup but it's were the

12:06

best scoring one of the Big Ten to

12:09

so I would expect from higher scoring games.

12:11

His mother nature cooperates this weekend and I

12:13

was under. Retailers tended to have Nebraska's number

12:15

two the year so it's a big weekend

12:18

for Nebraska and the tries to say on

12:20

taste in the Big Ten and and in

12:22

the at large conversations seven blood with the

12:24

Omaha World Herald and Evan Bland O W

12:27

age added will check in with his Saturday

12:29

see in. The press box procedures given his

12:31

few minutes to the man. So.

12:33

To guess like Zealand is good stuff

12:36

folks. job in an industry. Matt Dillon

12:38

Edwards Way to hundred and seventy pounds

12:40

Ross is concerned about that's not so

12:42

good that he's not wrong to hundred

12:45

and sees us to the question: two

12:47

Hundred and seventy.running backs last long in

12:49

the Big Ten and two on that.