Back in November when he signed, baseball assistant coach Lance Harvell said, “Mikey is a very talented, athletic kid with a big-league frame at 6-foot-5, 205. He’s a 6.8 runner, hits for power, is a versatile defender and has a strong arm. He showcased those skills on the football field as a highly touted quarterback for Blue Valley Northwest. He will be a two-sport athlete here who Husker fans might get a sneak peek at next fall with the football team.”
Indeed, NU is going to give him a chance to play football this summer when he gets to campus. He’s a scholarship baseball player and a walk-on in Frost’s program. Remember, though, if he ever actually appeared in a football game, he’d then have to count immediately against the Huskers’ 85-man scholarship limit.
It’s Jan. 3, and quarterbacks still dominate the conversation. That likely won’t change much between now and Aug. 27 around here.
Bonus round: Best of luck to former Nebraska offensive line coach Greg Austin, who ESPN reported is set to take the offensive line coach job at Florida International.
Austin had spent the past six years with Frost, dating back to the pair’s UCF days, until he was among the four offensive assistants fired on Nov. 8. Now he and Ryan Held (offensive coordinator at North Alabama) have new gigs, while Mario Verduzco and Matt Lubick remain on the market.
