Here's my video story project that I had to do for my JOMC 101 class!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuIUVh3DoxU&feature=youtu.be
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Combine Results
Hey everybody, it's been a while since my last post, but a lot has happened in the college football world! My main topic today will be on the results of the NFL Combine that took place last week. I'll obviously go over how my Huskers did, and then some players who I think did the best and possibly raised their draft stock.
Let's start off with the fun stuff, the Huskers sent three players to the NFL Combine, Kenny Bell, Randy Gregory, and Ameer Abdullah. All three performed very well, especially Ameer who was regarded as one of the best performers overall according to the Wall Street Journal. Ameer finished as the top performer in 4 of the 7 drills and was in the top 10 of 6 of the 7. The only event that Ameer did not finish in the top 10 was the 40 yard dash; he finished 12th with a 4.6. He had 24 reps on bench, a 42.5 inch vertical, 130 inch broad jump, and was the top performer in both the 3 cone drill and the 20 yard shuttle. Obviously a very impressive performance from Ameer, however, Kenny and Randy turned some heads as well. Kenny was 7th in the 40 yard dash for WR's with a 4.42, and was 3rd in both the vertical and the 3 cone drill. A lot of scouts are concerned with his size and strength, but after watching him for four years, I know that Kenny is a very physical Wideout and loves blocking just as much as he does catching touchdowns, if not more! Gregory was the final Husker to perform at the Combine. He performed pretty well, finishing 4th in the broad jump with a 125 inch jump, and 11th in the 40 yard dash with a 4.64. Lots of scouts are considering Gregory as more of a Linebacker type.
Now I'll give my thoughts on some other players who I thought performed very well. Kevin White out of West Virginia absolutely destroyed all the rumors about his speed with the 4.35 he ran in the 40, and Chris Conley out of Georgia definitely improved his stock with his performance. Trae Waynes out of Michigan State definitely lived up to expectations posting a 4.31 40 time. However, CB Byron Jones out of UConn stole the show with his Combine best, record setting broad jump of 147 inches! He even got looks from the U.S. Olympic team for that.
This year's NFL Combine was very impressive, and saw a number of prospects potentially raise their draft stock. We'll have to see how their Pro-days go, and then wait until April to see who raised their stock enough to get their name called earlier. My next post will be for my JOMC 101 class, and probably won't have much to do with football, but it will be funny! Also, my tryouts went well, they were a lot of fun, and I'm excited to see what happens. I also want to send a quick shout-out to my friend Kaiwan Culmer who placed 6th at the BIG 10 Indoor Track Championships in the Triple Jump. He helped the Men's team win the Indoor BIG 10 Championship for the Huskers! Until next time! GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Let's start off with the fun stuff, the Huskers sent three players to the NFL Combine, Kenny Bell, Randy Gregory, and Ameer Abdullah. All three performed very well, especially Ameer who was regarded as one of the best performers overall according to the Wall Street Journal. Ameer finished as the top performer in 4 of the 7 drills and was in the top 10 of 6 of the 7. The only event that Ameer did not finish in the top 10 was the 40 yard dash; he finished 12th with a 4.6. He had 24 reps on bench, a 42.5 inch vertical, 130 inch broad jump, and was the top performer in both the 3 cone drill and the 20 yard shuttle. Obviously a very impressive performance from Ameer, however, Kenny and Randy turned some heads as well. Kenny was 7th in the 40 yard dash for WR's with a 4.42, and was 3rd in both the vertical and the 3 cone drill. A lot of scouts are concerned with his size and strength, but after watching him for four years, I know that Kenny is a very physical Wideout and loves blocking just as much as he does catching touchdowns, if not more! Gregory was the final Husker to perform at the Combine. He performed pretty well, finishing 4th in the broad jump with a 125 inch jump, and 11th in the 40 yard dash with a 4.64. Lots of scouts are considering Gregory as more of a Linebacker type.
Now I'll give my thoughts on some other players who I thought performed very well. Kevin White out of West Virginia absolutely destroyed all the rumors about his speed with the 4.35 he ran in the 40, and Chris Conley out of Georgia definitely improved his stock with his performance. Trae Waynes out of Michigan State definitely lived up to expectations posting a 4.31 40 time. However, CB Byron Jones out of UConn stole the show with his Combine best, record setting broad jump of 147 inches! He even got looks from the U.S. Olympic team for that.
This year's NFL Combine was very impressive, and saw a number of prospects potentially raise their draft stock. We'll have to see how their Pro-days go, and then wait until April to see who raised their stock enough to get their name called earlier. My next post will be for my JOMC 101 class, and probably won't have much to do with football, but it will be funny! Also, my tryouts went well, they were a lot of fun, and I'm excited to see what happens. I also want to send a quick shout-out to my friend Kaiwan Culmer who placed 6th at the BIG 10 Indoor Track Championships in the Triple Jump. He helped the Men's team win the Indoor BIG 10 Championship for the Huskers! Until next time! GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Saturday, February 7, 2015
2015 Husker Recruiting Class
Hey everybody, today I'm going to analyze and give my opinions about Nebraska's 2015 Recruiting Class. The Huskers finished at number 31 in the nation, according to ESPN, and signed 20 recruits. I'm never one to look much into the number of stars a recruit receives, but they are given for a reason.
The highest rated recruit in the Huskers' class was 4 star Offensive Guard Jalin Barnett out of Lawton, Oklahoma. He was rated as the number 76 prospect in the nation on ESPN's 300 list, and the number 4 overall Guard. Jalin is a needed recruit as our experienced offensive line is graduating 3 seniors, all from the interior of the line (Jake Cotton LG, Mark Pelini C, and Mike Moudy RG). Nebraska has a good stock of interior linemen on the roster right now, but adding a four star guard never hurts. I believe that Jalin will be a key piece to the Pipeline a couple years down the road. Other Offensive Line recruits include OG Michael Decker, OT Christian Gaylord, and LS Jordan Ober.
The next highest rated recruit in Nebraska's class is 4 star Defensive Back Eric Lee from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He was rated number 144 on ESPN's 300. Lee is already enrolled in the Spring Semester at UNL, and was rated as the number 1 prospect out of Colorado. Lee could make an impact fairly soon for the Huskers in my opinion. Depending on how fast he learns the defensive scheme that Coach Riley and his staff brings in, I expect to see him a lot on special teams and maybe as a third or second string at safety if he is not red-shirted. With Nebraska graduating Senior DB Josh Mitchell, along with 3 other Senior Defensive Backs, I believe that Lee will definitely get a chance at playing time if he proves it in practice. Losing 2 Seniors in the secondary will be tough to replace, but the Huskers signed 3 other DB/S prospects including Avery Anderson, who is also enrolled in the Spring Semester at UNL. The other 2 prospects are Antonio Reed & Aaron Williams.
Stanley Morgan was the 3rd highest rated prospect in the class. Morgan is number 243 on ESPN's 300 and is rated as the number 28 Wide Receiver in the nation. I believe that Stanley is a very important piece of the recruiting class. Nebraska has a fairly deep Wide Receiving corps, but it was plagued with injuries to major role players last year. Jamal Turner tore his Achilles early in the season, Sam Burtch tore his ACL, Brenden Riley had hamstring issues all season, and Kenny Bell had issues with his groin. Wide Receiving corps need to be deep with this amount of injuries. Kenny Bell is the only graduating Senior with Jamal Turner getting a medical red-shirt so he can come back next year. Morgan will be a key wideout in the seasons to come. Other skill players on the offensive side that were signed this year include WR Lavan Alston, RB Devine Ozigbo, and TE Matt Snyder. It was a pretty small class on the offensive side of the ball, but the Huskers are fairly young on the offensive side of the ball.
Nebraska signed a total of 4 defensive linemen in this class. The twins Carlos & Khalil Davis are the two big men in the middle with Alex Davis and big in-state sign DaiShon Neal on the ends. Neal was pursued heavily by a number of other schools including Michigan, but Coach Riley and his staff were able to hold them off to keep the Omaha playmaker. Speaking of playmakers, the other 3 kids are nothing to shake a stick at. Carlos & Khalil Davis are some big Defensive Tackles out of Blue Springs Missouri. They will add some needed depth to a very thin front 4 of the Blackshirts. Finally, one of the farthest kids of the recruiting class is Alex Davis out of Palm Beach Garden, Florida. Alex is a little on the small side at only 220lbs., but his 6'5 length gives him a little bit of a Randy Gregory build. Obviously those are some big shoes to fill, but he adds some needed depth along with great speed. He doesn't have much experience since he's only played football for one year, but has a lot of raw talent to go along with his length.
The most important position in the Huskers' recruiting class was the Linebacker. The Huskers signed a total of 4 Linebackers, including Dedrick Young who has also enrolled early for the Spring Semester at Nebraska. The four Linebackers are from all over the nation, Young is from Arizona, Mohamed Barry is from Georgia, Tyrin Ferguson out of Louisiana, and Adrienne Talan out of Florida. Linebacker is the weakest position for the Huskers, and needs a big jump in talent to help raise the level of play. Talan was the last recruit to sign with the Huskers, making his choice on signing day. These 4 men will help provide some much needed depth to the Linebacking corps of the Blackshirts.
That's my analysis and thoughts on the 2015 Recruiting Class. Hopefully some of these recruits can make some major impacts on the field. Please comment if you have any thoughts or questions! Until next time, GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
The highest rated recruit in the Huskers' class was 4 star Offensive Guard Jalin Barnett out of Lawton, Oklahoma. He was rated as the number 76 prospect in the nation on ESPN's 300 list, and the number 4 overall Guard. Jalin is a needed recruit as our experienced offensive line is graduating 3 seniors, all from the interior of the line (Jake Cotton LG, Mark Pelini C, and Mike Moudy RG). Nebraska has a good stock of interior linemen on the roster right now, but adding a four star guard never hurts. I believe that Jalin will be a key piece to the Pipeline a couple years down the road. Other Offensive Line recruits include OG Michael Decker, OT Christian Gaylord, and LS Jordan Ober.
The next highest rated recruit in Nebraska's class is 4 star Defensive Back Eric Lee from Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He was rated number 144 on ESPN's 300. Lee is already enrolled in the Spring Semester at UNL, and was rated as the number 1 prospect out of Colorado. Lee could make an impact fairly soon for the Huskers in my opinion. Depending on how fast he learns the defensive scheme that Coach Riley and his staff brings in, I expect to see him a lot on special teams and maybe as a third or second string at safety if he is not red-shirted. With Nebraska graduating Senior DB Josh Mitchell, along with 3 other Senior Defensive Backs, I believe that Lee will definitely get a chance at playing time if he proves it in practice. Losing 2 Seniors in the secondary will be tough to replace, but the Huskers signed 3 other DB/S prospects including Avery Anderson, who is also enrolled in the Spring Semester at UNL. The other 2 prospects are Antonio Reed & Aaron Williams.
Stanley Morgan was the 3rd highest rated prospect in the class. Morgan is number 243 on ESPN's 300 and is rated as the number 28 Wide Receiver in the nation. I believe that Stanley is a very important piece of the recruiting class. Nebraska has a fairly deep Wide Receiving corps, but it was plagued with injuries to major role players last year. Jamal Turner tore his Achilles early in the season, Sam Burtch tore his ACL, Brenden Riley had hamstring issues all season, and Kenny Bell had issues with his groin. Wide Receiving corps need to be deep with this amount of injuries. Kenny Bell is the only graduating Senior with Jamal Turner getting a medical red-shirt so he can come back next year. Morgan will be a key wideout in the seasons to come. Other skill players on the offensive side that were signed this year include WR Lavan Alston, RB Devine Ozigbo, and TE Matt Snyder. It was a pretty small class on the offensive side of the ball, but the Huskers are fairly young on the offensive side of the ball.
Nebraska signed a total of 4 defensive linemen in this class. The twins Carlos & Khalil Davis are the two big men in the middle with Alex Davis and big in-state sign DaiShon Neal on the ends. Neal was pursued heavily by a number of other schools including Michigan, but Coach Riley and his staff were able to hold them off to keep the Omaha playmaker. Speaking of playmakers, the other 3 kids are nothing to shake a stick at. Carlos & Khalil Davis are some big Defensive Tackles out of Blue Springs Missouri. They will add some needed depth to a very thin front 4 of the Blackshirts. Finally, one of the farthest kids of the recruiting class is Alex Davis out of Palm Beach Garden, Florida. Alex is a little on the small side at only 220lbs., but his 6'5 length gives him a little bit of a Randy Gregory build. Obviously those are some big shoes to fill, but he adds some needed depth along with great speed. He doesn't have much experience since he's only played football for one year, but has a lot of raw talent to go along with his length.
The most important position in the Huskers' recruiting class was the Linebacker. The Huskers signed a total of 4 Linebackers, including Dedrick Young who has also enrolled early for the Spring Semester at Nebraska. The four Linebackers are from all over the nation, Young is from Arizona, Mohamed Barry is from Georgia, Tyrin Ferguson out of Louisiana, and Adrienne Talan out of Florida. Linebacker is the weakest position for the Huskers, and needs a big jump in talent to help raise the level of play. Talan was the last recruit to sign with the Huskers, making his choice on signing day. These 4 men will help provide some much needed depth to the Linebacking corps of the Blackshirts.
That's my analysis and thoughts on the 2015 Recruiting Class. Hopefully some of these recruits can make some major impacts on the field. Please comment if you have any thoughts or questions! Until next time, GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
National Signing Day 2015
Big day for College Football! National Signing Day 2015 has come and gone, now we can look at the aftermath. Let's start with the big ones, top prospect Byron Cowart finally decides on Auburn after initially saying he was still unsure to start the day, and #4 overall prospect CB Iman Marshall decided on USC for his school. Snoop Dogg's son, WR Cordell Broadus went with the Bruins of UCLA over arch-rival USC from just across town. However, USC had a very productive day and ended up in the number 3 spot in the final rankings. Alabama and Florida State stayed at 1 and 2. Now for my Huskers, we had a little bit of familiar drama when S Willie Sykes flipped his commitment from Nebraska, and signed with Arkansas. However, Nebraska did snag LB Adrienne Talan when he made his decision to sign with the Huskers over Pitt, TCU and Temple. Talan put the Husker class back at a solid 20, and helped them finish as the number 31 class in the nation according to ESPN. If you would like my analysis and opinions on a specific team and how their 2015 Signing Day went, please comment!
Thank you & GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Thank you & GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
#CollegeFootballKnowItAll
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
ONE MORE DAY!!
Hey everyone, only one more day until National Signing Day! Some big names are choosing their schools tomorrow including 6 of the ESPN top 10 prospects. Nebraska had a very big recruiting boost this past weekend picking up a handful of commits! Starting on Thursday, Nebraska was able to flip LB Mohammad Barry from K-State, and then got LB/S Antonio Reed from Memphis after a visit. Matt Snyder reaffirmed his commitment to Nebraska over Michigan on Friday as well. Later in the weekend, DE Alex Davis committed to the Huskers as well. On Sunday, LS Jordan Ober and WR Lavan Alson committed to Nebraska, giving this class 20 commits.
Some big names to watch for tomorrow as Signing Day progresses are; #1 overall prospect Byron Cowart who is likely choosing between Florida & Auburn, #2 overall prospect Terry Beckner Jr., and a number of others. Always be looking for some big flips on signing day as well! There are a total of 18 of the ESPN top 100 who will make their decision tomorrow, so anything could happen. As of now, Alabama sits at number 1, with Florida State at number 2. Nebraska has moved up to 29, and we'll have to wait and see what signing day shakes the final rankings out to be. Comment if you want me to do any in depth analysis and give my opinions on certain teams! Until tomorrow, GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
Some big names to watch for tomorrow as Signing Day progresses are; #1 overall prospect Byron Cowart who is likely choosing between Florida & Auburn, #2 overall prospect Terry Beckner Jr., and a number of others. Always be looking for some big flips on signing day as well! There are a total of 18 of the ESPN top 100 who will make their decision tomorrow, so anything could happen. As of now, Alabama sits at number 1, with Florida State at number 2. Nebraska has moved up to 29, and we'll have to wait and see what signing day shakes the final rankings out to be. Comment if you want me to do any in depth analysis and give my opinions on certain teams! Until tomorrow, GO BIG RED!
Alex Fernando
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