Nebraska's main recruiting pitch to Anton Stephenson was fairly straightforward.
Would Stephenson, a highly-touted gymnast from Fishers, Indiana, wish to be another good gymnast on an established team loaded with talent, or would he prefer to become a cornerstone athlete for a rebuilding program in the process of returning to its powerhouse days?
"I felt like he could be the one that would change us and take us to the next step," Nebraska men's gymnastics coach Chuck Chmelka said. "I told him he could've been a leader at any school he went to, but he could be a legend at Nebraska.