The Bone Yard

Thanks Mike, good read.

Great stuff.

Amazing depth at RB. Redwine, Craig, and Johnson.

Great to hear about former Huskers, and it sounds like Craig has done quite well since graduating.

Yep, and before Redwine and Craig, Johnson was playing behind Richard Berns and Isaiah Hipp. Interesting that he was in the same recruiting class with Russell Gary, who also began freshman ball as a running back, but late in the freshman season (or maybe the spring), the coaches decided to move Gary to the secondary, where he was a three-year starter and first-team All-Big Eight as a senior. Gary once told me that he really wanted to be a running back, but things turned out well. It's interesting, too, that Dan Hurley (6-2, 225, Omaha Roncalli) was in that class and listed as a fullback-defensive tackle. Dan ended up being an offensive tackle (at about 255-260). Times were different then.

Some memory, some notes, alohahusker. I looked up Hurley's height and weight when he was recruited. I've always tried to be as accurate as possible so I rarely rely on my memory alone. That's typically a starting point from which I'll go to sources if they're available. If none are readily available, I'll usually qualify the statement. It's why I've never been the greatest at writing on deadline.

Great story Mike. Not too often you see a guy, especially a reserve, absolutely dominate a team during his career.

More are in the works, too.

Suggestions always welcome. I'll try to track down folks. Thanks.

I'll give it a shot, Zonie87.

Kenny Walker, Danny Noonan, Broderick Thomas, Neil Smith, Johnny Mitchell, Pat Tyrance, Ed Stewart, Reggie Cooper.

HAHA!! Ok I will stop Mike. Sorry about that, I got carried away.