Nebraska Coach Reacts To Thomas Fidone’s Performance
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMPER 20: Nebraska Cornhusker helmets before their game at Memorial Stadium on September 20, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Nebraska defeated Miami 41-31. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
Freshman tight end Thomas Fidone was the top recruit Nebraska landed in their 2021 recruiting class. And based on the first Cornhuskers practices, he’s quickly living up to the billing.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Nebraska tight ends coach Sean Beckton spoke glowingly of the freshman. He said that the “sky’s the limit” and praised him for improving since Day 1.
“Fidone has really, really improved since Day 1, and he’s only gonna get better from here,” Beckton said. “Sky’s the limit for him. He caught maybe four or five passes today, had a really good scrimmage.”
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February 17, 2021
He also noted the 6-foot-1, 195-pound Jackson wants to play outside linebacker, while Nebraska may want him to play inside. What’s more, Jackson’s parents both were athletes at Illinois.
“He’s just not a ‘Husker kid, ” Callahan said. “Deshawn Woods, same deal. He didn’t grow up watching Nebraska football.”
Nebraska’s recent struggles as a program five losing seasons in the past six years are bound to impact recruiting. It’s just common sense. Thing is, this conversation could change quickly if the Huskers turn the tide in a big way in 2021.
As for the third- and fourth-ranked players in the state’s class of 2022, Bellevue West tight ends Micah Riley-Ducker and Kaden Helms, they happen to enter the scene on the heels of a Nebraska class of 2021 that featured three tight ends, including Thomas Fidone of Council Bluffs, Iowa the nation’s top tight end prospect in his class.
February 3, 2021
The Maryland athletic department slogan is ”Fear The Turtle.” In seven seasons in the Big Ten, its football team has scared no one.
That might be about to change judging by the recruiting work done by coach Mike Locksley and his staff.
Locksley signed four four-star prospects in December and completed their class with five-star linebacker Terrence Lewis of Opa Locka, Florida, ranked the No. 20 player in the country by 247Sports.
The top eight recruits play defense, an area where Locksley is looking for rapid improvement. Maryland ranked in the bottom three in the Big Ten in scoring defense, rushing defense and total defense.