Jamrog says Nebraska walk-on program better than others
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
Nebraska assistant athletic director for football Jeff Jamrog told a group of Nebraska fans Friday that the Cornhuskers' vaunted walk-on program provides "a big advantage" over rivals.
The Cornhuskers have received key contributions from several walk-on players, including freshman linebacker Matt Holt, who started against Texas Tech. Others include Brian Thorson, who turned down a scholarship offer from Turner Gill at Buffalo to walk on with the Cornhuskers.
Jamrog told the Omaha World-Herald that the Cornhuskers' way of doing things provides an edge over schools like Texas and Florida.
"[Nebraska linebackers coach] Mike Ekeler came back from LSU and said that it's unbelievable the difference between the walk-ons at LSU and the walk-ons Nebraska," Jamrog told the World-Herald at the school's weekly Big Red Breakfast. "I think that's critical...
"Don't get all caught up in the hype of recruiting. To me, the key to the whole deal is what happens when they step on Nebraska's campus. All that stuff before, the press clippings, this, that and the other doesn't mean anything...
"There's been a lot of great football players that weren't heavily recruited."
Nebraska fans can only hope that coach Bo Pelini continues plugging these overachievers into his program.
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