John Cook says you never really know what you have with a recruiting class until the group arrives on campus. The players may not seem as tall, or as good, in a college gym as they did on the club volleyball circuit.
And even when they show up during the summer before their freshman season, the coaches can’t be around the team much, with workouts led by the strength coach, open gyms by the players and team building with the athletic psychologist.
Still, word was getting back to Nebraska’s coach about the five freshmen who had joined the team.