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Going deep: Riley calls Nebraska 'America's team'

By Brian Rosenthal / Huskers.com

Some Husker news and notes as we officially begin summer – at least for Nebraska student-athletes, who completed the spring semester on Friday:

Religious followers of Nebraska football recruiting have undoubtedly heard about head coach Mike Riley initially targeting the best players within a 500-mile radius of Lincoln.

Riley and his coaching staff don't stop there, of course.

The last two Nebraska recruiting classes have included players from Texas, Louisiana, Florida, California, Washington, Georgia, New Jersey and even Delaware, heretofore the only state that had never produced a Husker football player.