Love hearing about those recruiting efforts. Rarely heard anything remotely similar to that about any Nebraska staff since Callahan left.
Riley & Co went after many big names. Had a lot of visits too from big name recruits.
Say what you want about the Calibraska (2017) class (obviously it ended up being full of duds + lack of development), but at that time we got some big names. Plus a few Nebraska boys (Walker, Bradley, Bando & Allen) which should have pleased the "we need Nebraska boys because they care more" crows.
Unfortunately they didn't know how to close on more of those big names to make a difference in both recruiting & on the field.