Nebraska Football picked up a local commitment.
Nebraska football is filling up the quarterback room, and another commitment came into the fold on Saturday. 2021 three-star quarterback Henrich Haarberg committed to the Huskers according to multiple media reports.
Haarberg is ranked the 15th overall dual-threat quarterback in his class, and the fourth overall player in his class from the state of Nebraska per the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
He had several offers on the table. in addition to Nebraska, he also had offers from Boston College, Buffalo, Central Michigan, and Harvard.
According to Sean Callahan of HuskerOnline.com, Frost has wanted Haarberg for quite a while.
"“Coach Frost has been telling me that he’s wanted me to come and be his quarterback since the first time I visited Nebraska. It’s been super-important to me and how they have handled it. They respected the fact if I felt like I needed to take an official visit to another school and that was a key part in me making my decision so early. I felt so confident they wanted me enough that they would wait on me.”"
The fact that Nebraska was able to land a kid from their backyard is awesome. With the decisions by Keagan Johnson and Avante Dickerson to go elsewhere, this certainly helps ease the blow a little bit. Furthermore, it adds depth to the Nebraska football quarterback room.
Looking back on things now, it makes sense that Noah Vedral would want to transfer from Nebraska. He probably knew that Nebraska was getting some younger talent at the position. At the very least, it was well-known that Nebraska football was recruiting the position.
Haarberg recorded 2,376 total yards, including 1,869 yards through the air. Totaling 27 touchdowns, he was a playmaker for Kearney Catholic High School.
I’ve lived a lot of places in my life, but the people are what makes it home. For the next 5 years The University of Nebraska is where I’ll be calling home! COMMITTED! #GBR #Speedcity @KCStarsFootball @jenkins_elite @coach_frost @Coach_Verdu @SeanDillonNU pic.twitter.com/NOyfpBhwvs
— Heinrich Haarberg (@HKHaarberg10) May 9, 2020
The quarterback room is extremely interesting for the program. For the 2020 season, they have Adrian Martinez, Luke McCaffrey, Logan Smothers, fellow Kearney alum Braden Miller and Matt Masker. There is a lot of talent in that room. Adding Haarberg to the mix is certainly interesting. Martinez and Masker, in theory, only have a few years left in Lincoln, and then the younger signal-callers will be able to steal the show. Haarberg will undoubtedly be a big part of that moving forward.
This is a great get for Nebraska and an even better get for head coach Scott Frost and his staff. They needed to land players from their backyard, and they did. Hopefully, Haarberg will be able to settle in and be productive for Nebraska.