Mavericks' Recruiting Class Ranks High
UNO head coach Pat Behrns rates his 15th recruiting class high on the charts after the Maverick staff delivered 22 high school recruits who Wednesday signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University of Nebraska at Omaha next fall. In addition, the Mavericks added three transfers to the roster.
“I would rate this as one of our better recruiting classes,” Behrns said. “I think that we were able to sign the kind of players who fit the needs of our program right now.”
Included in this class are three quarterbacks, six offensive linemen, five linebackers, three wide receivers, two defensive linemen, two defensive backs and three running backs.
“We have some people with good size, who are also good athletes. I really feel as though we’ve satisfied our needs. The staff did an outstanding job.”
Eleven of the signees are from Nebraska and six are from Iowa high schools. There are two each from Florida and Kansas and one from Missouri.
Next fall, they will be added to a squad that finished this season at 10-1 and will be the first UNO team to compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. UNO swept through the final North Central Conference season last fall unbeaten, capturing its fourth straight league title and ninth in the history of the school.
Five of the Nebraska recruits landed on all-state teams in their classes.
Two of the quarterbacks are from Iowa. Guy Martino, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, was an all-state pick, passing for 3,093 yards and 31 touchdowns, and John Teigland of Indianola was a second-team pick, passing for 2,020 yards and 17 TDs. The third is Chris Griffin, who guided Omaha Central to the state title and was an all-state pick at defensive back.
Size-wise, 20 of the 22 high school signees are 6-1 or taller. The two high school receivers are 6-4, 200-pound Brian Miller of Kansas City, Mo., and 6-2, 185-pound Sean Moran of Leawood, Kan. The third is junior college transfer Joe Nairn, 6-2, 215. The offensive line recruits average 6-4, 255-pounds.
Of the transfers, two are running backs. Courtney Burns, Miami, Fla., will have four seasons of eligibility, and John McCardle, enrolled in graduate school, will have one. The other is Nairn, who played two years at Arizona Western College.
“I would rate this as one of our better recruiting classes,” Behrns said. “I think that we were able to sign the kind of players who fit the needs of our program right now.”
Included in this class are three quarterbacks, six offensive linemen, five linebackers, three wide receivers, two defensive linemen, two defensive backs and three running backs.
“We have some people with good size, who are also good athletes. I really feel as though we’ve satisfied our needs. The staff did an outstanding job.”
Eleven of the signees are from Nebraska and six are from Iowa high schools. There are two each from Florida and Kansas and one from Missouri.
Next fall, they will be added to a squad that finished this season at 10-1 and will be the first UNO team to compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association. UNO swept through the final North Central Conference season last fall unbeaten, capturing its fourth straight league title and ninth in the history of the school.
Five of the Nebraska recruits landed on all-state teams in their classes.
Two of the quarterbacks are from Iowa. Guy Martino, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, was an all-state pick, passing for 3,093 yards and 31 touchdowns, and John Teigland of Indianola was a second-team pick, passing for 2,020 yards and 17 TDs. The third is Chris Griffin, who guided Omaha Central to the state title and was an all-state pick at defensive back.
Size-wise, 20 of the 22 high school signees are 6-1 or taller. The two high school receivers are 6-4, 200-pound Brian Miller of Kansas City, Mo., and 6-2, 185-pound Sean Moran of Leawood, Kan. The third is junior college transfer Joe Nairn, 6-2, 215. The offensive line recruits average 6-4, 255-pounds.
Of the transfers, two are running backs. Courtney Burns, Miami, Fla., will have four seasons of eligibility, and John McCardle, enrolled in graduate school, will have one. The other is Nairn, who played two years at Arizona Western College.
