Nebraska Football: Volume of 2021 recruiting class something to watch
Nebraska football needs to get his commitment numbers up for 2021.
There is no doubt about it. I like the talent that Nebraska football has in 2021 class. The class itself has several talented prospects that should be able to make an impact. There is no doubt that Scott Frost and the Nebraska coaching staff are doing a nice job of recruiting for this particular class.
However, I am a little worried about number in terms of commitments. With two high-profile targets committing elsewhere, Nebraska currently has five total commitments in the class. Again, those five particular players are extremely talented. However, when you look at the classes in the conference, some of those classes are double what Nebraska has put together so far for 2021.
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Just look at Penn State for example. The Nittany Lions have 10 commitments in their 2021 class. Maryland also has 10 commitments. Rutgers has 11. Iowa has 13 commitments. Many of these classes already have a strong base. Nebraska football is still looking to form that base. In terms of sheer volume alone, Nebraska football is lagging behind.
Now, ever since I first began covering Nebraska, their classes have always filled out at the end of the year, more so towards Early Signing Day. Frost has managed to snag some big-time commitments right before Early Signing Day. Just look at last year. Omar Manning came to town the weekend before the early signing period. Keyshawn Greene was a late addition as well. It appears as though this may be the case again for this recruiting class moving forward.
With the hectic nature of everything going on, I could certainly chalk up the smaller recruiting class to that as well. However, given how the teams competing with Nebraska are recruiting, I can’t really use that as too much of an excuse, at least in my estimation. The other teams have been able to land prospects as well. Again, it is still a little early in the recruiting process to really be worried, but numbers like this, in which Nebraska football is so far behind, is certainly something to watch.
Teams are already beginning to round out there recruiting classes and have a solid base. Nebraska football does not have that, at least right now. Time will tell if they can make a solid comeback in terms of this 2021 class. I don’t doubt that they can. Right now however, things are certainly not trending in their favor.