Bolt says he used to hear that comparison as a player at Nebraska from 1999-2002, the glorious Van Horn years in Lincoln.
“Playing with fire, playing with an edge,” he said. “I think it kind of personified what his personality was, just doing whatever it takes on any given day to win. That was the mindset he instilled in us, and that was right up my alley because that’s exactly how I always played. I never really cared about anything else other than winning, to be completely honest.”
The 39-year-old Bolt, a starter on Nebraska's two College World Series teams (2001, 2002), obviously has matured since those halcyon days.