FAYETTEVILLE — Friday’s NCAA Fayetteville Regional game between the University of Arkansas and NJIT might have been a matchup of Razorbacks Coach Dave Van Horn against one of his former players.
But NJIT Coach Robbie McClellan turned down a scholarship offer from Nebraska in 2001 when Van Horn was the Cornhuskers’ coach.
As a right-handed pitcher, McClellan became a coveted recruit at Seward County (Kan.) Community College, where he had a 16-4 record and 5 saves with a 3.23 ERA along with 153 strikeouts in 140 1/3 innings in 2000 and 2001.
Among the schools at the top of McClellan’s recruiting list after his sophomore year were Arizona State, Nebraska, Texas, LSU and Wichita State.