Nebraska football recruiting had a very big day on Monday. While they lost out on a Georgia tight-end transfer to Georgia Tech, the Huskers also scored the commitment of a talented linebacker from the Bulldogs.
While it doesn’t technically sound as a Nebraska football recruiting win, the Huskers also managed to add a couple of names to their receiver room by keeping both Zavier Betts and Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda on the roster. Betts hadn’t played football since the 2021 season but recently came back to the team and Castaneda entered the transfer portal after what appears to be an issue with Mickey Joseph.
One of the things that has stood out the most since Matt Rhule took over, is just how hard the coaches are working at making Nebraska football recruiting a success. One symbol of that is a new offer that just went out to a 2023 wide receiver recruit who could still bolster the roster this year.
Demetrius Bell, an athlete out of Nashville, Tennessee who is considered a 4-star prospect by 247Sports, might be a new offer, but it appears that the Huskers have the inside track.
Nashville (Tenn.) McGavock 247Sports Composite four-star WR Demitrius Bell will take an official to #Nebraska this weekend as Matt Rhule and company push to add him to the nation's No. 25 recruiting class: https://t.co/wx71HW04ai
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) January 16, 2023
In fact, on the same day that it came out the Bell got a Huskers off, Steve Wiltfong, the national recruiting director for 247Sports entered a prediction on where the athlete will end up. For the 2023 class, Wiltfong has a 93 percent accuracy rate and a 91 percent accuracy rate all time.
This analyst believes the Nebraska football recruiting efforts are going to pay off big for a class that is already right around the Top 25.
Wiltfong also reported that Bell is set to take an official visit to Lincoln this coming weekend. And while he likely won’t commit to his visit, the Cornhuskers could certainly strengthen their standing with the Tennessee native.
Currently, Demetrius Bell is slated to announce his school of choice on February 2. It appears that decision will come down to the Huskers, Michigan State and Kentucky.
Here’s hoping the Nebraska football recruiting efforts have at least one more in them.