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Nebraska Football Recruiting: A Duo of Quarterbacks Is on 2018 Menu

By Brandon Cavanaugh

Oct 24, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot Herbie Husker entertains before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 24, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot Herbie Husker entertains before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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The way that Mike Riley’s offense runs, it’s necessary for the Nebraska football staff to make sure they get at least one quarterback every recruiting cycle. This year, it might behoove them to make like Tom Osborne did against Miami in 1984 and go for two.

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A pair of quarterbacks has apparently caught the eye of Nebraska offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf. The first is Colson Yankoff, a former Oregon commit and a dual-threat signal caller.

He combines the touch passes and darts that Riley and Langsdorf demand first along with the ability to scoot out of the backfield. There really isn’t a quarterback on the current roster fit to run the read option on a frequent basis, but Yankoff would change that.

The second young field general is Tanner McKee. He’s more of your standard pro-style quarterback that you’ll currently find in the Huskers’ offensive system.

Immediately the curious pipe up, “How can two quarterbacks be taken in this class? Wouldn’t one transfer?” Louder and louder the queries come, but allow me put those fears to rest. As a member of the Mormon faith, McKee has expressed interest in possibly taking a two-year mission trip.

Should both Yankoff and McKee commit to Nebraska, the former would essentially be this cycle’s quarterback while McKee (technically a 2018 commit) wouldn’t step foot on campus until two years down the road assuming he goes on his mission immediately.

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Yankoff is allegedly the preferred of the two by Langsdorf and it’s understandable why. Not only is he amazingly athletic, it’s going to be a pain to get McKee.

BYU is well in the hunt for understandable reasons and Stanford is as well. The Cardinal aren’t unfamiliar to the missionary practice, either.

This would be unique territory for Nebraska football, but if the staff can pull it off, they’ll have two four-star quarterbacks with two years of separation for the 2018 cycle. Two birds, one stone…er…class.

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