Nebraska’s arduous Big Ten football schedule could make for some rugged fall Saturdays.
But that schedule also can be viewed as a positive when it comes to recruiting.
Husker defensive coordinator Erik Chinander and secondary coach Travis Fisher stressed that viewpoint earlier this week during the Husker Nation Tour.
“When Travis sits down with a kid, and I’m in the room, too, and he tells the kid we’re going to play the second-hardest schedule in the country and the kid’s eyes light up -- I want that guy,” Chinander said. “At a place like Nebraska, you’ve got to be careful recruiting.