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Recruiting binge just the beginning for Held in return to alma mater

A smile creased Scott Frost’s face on Wednesday during the Nebraska head coach’s National Signing Day news conference at Memorial Stadium.

A reporter from the large contingent was asking about running backs coach and junior college recruiting coordinator Ryan Held.

Husker fans had just watched a two-month recruiting torrent by the entire staff — an effort that saw 18 players added to a group that finished ranked in the top 24 by both major recruiting services — and Held seemed to be a daily central figure in the whirlwind.

Texas one day and California the next.