Many Nebraska football recruits are playing key roles in their teams' state playoff runs.
Behind the play of its offensive line, including Husker recruit Bryan Brokop (New Lenox, Illinois), Lincoln-Way West is making its first trip to the Illinois Class 5A state semifinals.
Brokop helped pave the way for running back Gabe Montalvo, who rushed for 265 yards and five touchdowns in the team's 40-13 win against Peoria on Saturday.
"It's nice to get over that quarterfinal hump," Brokop told the Joliet Herald-News. "We know that we have the group of guys who can do it, we work hard and play for each other.