Recruiting cycles never end. And Nebraska has had its ups and downs on the trail over the last several years, but what about recruits of Husker past? What about the ones that got away? The big-time players that all most took the field for the Big Red and instead decided to go another way.
We’ve compiled a list of famous players who got away from the Nebraska Cornhusker football program over the years. From NFL greats to MLB all-stars, you’ll see an exciting group. Players, you knew where almost Huskers and even a few you never knew about before today. So strap in and take a scroll and see a list (a partial list anyway) of the big-time recruits who decided to go to a different school for one reason or another. How different would football history be if just one of these names made another choice? This is about to get interesting.
Donovan McNabb – Syracuse
McNabb was down to two schools leading up to signing day, Syracuse and Nebraska. Donovan wanted to play college basketball, and the Huskers weren’t very keen on that idea. However, the Orange would let him play basketball, and the presence of Tommy Frazier has been cited as his reasons for heading to New York state.
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Tim Brown – Notre Dame
Brown is on record saying that his final two schools were Nebraska and Notre Dame. He clearly made the right choice, as he would go on to win the 1987 Heisman Trophy.
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Marshall Faulk – San Diego State
Nebraska was high on Faulk’s list, but the Huskers wanted him to play defensive back and not running back. He then went to San Diego State and became an NFL Hall of Fame running back. Swing and a miss by the Cornhuskers.
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Emmitt Smith – Florida
Yes, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher…
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