Nebraska Football: Scott Frost and Staff Recruiting a Certain Type of Style
Nebraska Football is recruiting a certain type of playstyle.
“I’m hoping the Big Ten has to modify their system for us,” Scott Frost remarked in his introductory Nebraska Football press conference, in response to a question about his style of coaching.
While results haven’t come and no team has yet to modify their system to combat Nebraska’s style of play, the Nebraska Football coaching staff certainly has a vision as to where the program is headed.
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It seems that with every commitment Nebraska picks up, it becomes more evident the type of players Nebraska wants in their system: tall and athletic players.
In Frost’s three “and a half” recruiting classes thus far, he has been able to pick up commitments from a staggering 21 players 6-foot-5 or taller. A majority of those players are playing on either side of the line, but some exceptions are pretty significant, like outside linebacker commit for the class of 2021, Patrick Payton who stands at a mighty 6-foot-5. That is a rare breed of player for that position and through Frost and staff’s development, he could be a force to come in the next few years.
Nebraska has also brought in some much-needed size at other skill positions like wide receiver. Two big names that should most likely make an impact this year are 6-foot-4 Omar Manning and 6-foot-2 Zavier Betts, guys that any quarterback can trust to “go up and get it” at any time.
But the Huskers know that size alone does not mean winning games by default. The team has also brought in several smaller guys with blazing speed and explosiveness. The name most Husker fans think of when they think of a short, quick player is Wan’Dale Robinson but Nebraska has also brought in other fast players such as 5-foot-9 Marcus Fleming, a Florida state track and field champion, 6-foot Alante Brown who has elusive speed, and backs such as Sevion Morrison and Marvin Scott, both under six feet tall.
The system that Frost is trying to implement is not yet complete, as he still may need a couple of years or so to develop those players and get them onto the field, but when they do reach that point, expect to see a considerably taller, athletic team with a blend of elusive skill players to compliment.
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No team has to change their system yet for the Huskers, but the coaching staff will continue to bring in these types of players and develop them the way they plan. Maybe then, the Big Ten opponents will have to make some modifications.