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I am a huge Nebraska fan and I thought I would give you guys a little personal opinion about David Horne and Ryan Schuler.
David Horne
High School:
Coming out of High School, David was one of the most highly touted recruits to come out of the state of Nebraska for a while. He went to Omaha Central, which is the same high school that produced Gale Sayers and Ahman Green. According to rivals.com David was the #6 running back in the country and the #78 player overall. Here is his recruiting profile from 2002, David Horne Rivals recruiting profile
David had scholarship offers from many big time schools and he decided right before signing day at a press conference at his school, that he would be attending Nebraska over Michigan.
College, Nebraska:
2002
David Horne's first season also happened to be the worst Nebraska season in almost 4 decades. He appeared to be headed for a red-shirt until about midway through the season, when his red-shirt was pulled to provide some spark in the offense at the tailback position, and David did just that. He ended up the season with 651 yards and 7 touchdowns, with his best performance being in a come from behind win against Texas A&M in which he had 128 yards and 4 touchdowns. David seemed like he was going to be the next in a long line of great Husker runningbacks.
2003
If 2002 was David's breakout year then 2003 was going to be his standout year. After all that he had done in only nine games in 2002 he was expected to put up big numbers in a full 2003 campaign. However that was not to be. David had a lackluster season in which he had 441 yards and 4 touchdowns, with the lone bright spot being a loss to Missouri in which he had 119 yards and a touchdown. David just did not look like he had in 2002 in which he was very explosive and quick, and towards the end of the season the Husker coaching staff was looking for a new I-back and Cory Ross stepped up and did a great job, thus greatly limiting Horne's playing time.
2004
Coming into 2004, not much was expected of David Horne mostly due to Cory's emergence as the #1 I-back. He was given limited playing time throughout the year and was mostly limted to catching a few passes out of the backfield. Finally after the season Horne got into another altercation with the law and was dismissed from the team. Omaha World Herald article about Horne's dismissal
Link to David Horne's statistics at NU
Outlook:
If David can get his off the field problems straight and totally commit to working hard in football I believe he could be a great one for you guys, however that is a big IF.
Ryan Schuler
High School:
Coming out of High School Ryan was a very coveted Offensive tackle prospect. He is a huge kid at 6'7" and will be a great Offensive tackle some day. He had offers from many teams including Oklahoma Ryan's rivals recruiting profile
College, Nebraska:
Ryan never played a down at Nebraska due to his blood clot issues. He was cleared to play but the Nebraska doctors didn't want him to take the risk of playing and therefore they never cleared him to play.
Outlook:
I have never seen Ryan play, but if he is as good as I have heard, I have no doubt in my mind that he will truly shine at UNI.
David Horne
High School:
Coming out of High School, David was one of the most highly touted recruits to come out of the state of Nebraska for a while. He went to Omaha Central, which is the same high school that produced Gale Sayers and Ahman Green. According to rivals.com David was the #6 running back in the country and the #78 player overall. Here is his recruiting profile from 2002, David Horne Rivals recruiting profile
David had scholarship offers from many big time schools and he decided right before signing day at a press conference at his school, that he would be attending Nebraska over Michigan.
College, Nebraska:
2002
David Horne's first season also happened to be the worst Nebraska season in almost 4 decades. He appeared to be headed for a red-shirt until about midway through the season, when his red-shirt was pulled to provide some spark in the offense at the tailback position, and David did just that. He ended up the season with 651 yards and 7 touchdowns, with his best performance being in a come from behind win against Texas A&M in which he had 128 yards and 4 touchdowns. David seemed like he was going to be the next in a long line of great Husker runningbacks.
2003
If 2002 was David's breakout year then 2003 was going to be his standout year. After all that he had done in only nine games in 2002 he was expected to put up big numbers in a full 2003 campaign. However that was not to be. David had a lackluster season in which he had 441 yards and 4 touchdowns, with the lone bright spot being a loss to Missouri in which he had 119 yards and a touchdown. David just did not look like he had in 2002 in which he was very explosive and quick, and towards the end of the season the Husker coaching staff was looking for a new I-back and Cory Ross stepped up and did a great job, thus greatly limiting Horne's playing time.
2004
Coming into 2004, not much was expected of David Horne mostly due to Cory's emergence as the #1 I-back. He was given limited playing time throughout the year and was mostly limted to catching a few passes out of the backfield. Finally after the season Horne got into another altercation with the law and was dismissed from the team. Omaha World Herald article about Horne's dismissal
Link to David Horne's statistics at NU
Outlook:
If David can get his off the field problems straight and totally commit to working hard in football I believe he could be a great one for you guys, however that is a big IF.
Ryan Schuler
High School:
Coming out of High School Ryan was a very coveted Offensive tackle prospect. He is a huge kid at 6'7" and will be a great Offensive tackle some day. He had offers from many teams including Oklahoma Ryan's rivals recruiting profile
College, Nebraska:
Ryan never played a down at Nebraska due to his blood clot issues. He was cleared to play but the Nebraska doctors didn't want him to take the risk of playing and therefore they never cleared him to play.
Outlook:
I have never seen Ryan play, but if he is as good as I have heard, I have no doubt in my mind that he will truly shine at UNI.
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