In that regard, scores of Husker football fans noticed Bounds' letter to Kelvin Hicks, father of four-star Wichita, Kansas, pass rusher Marcus Hicks, in the wake of the Hicks' recent visit to campus. Kelvin Hicks shared the letter via Twitter.
We also know he thoroughly enjoys football, possessing keen understanding of its complexities, including the importance of 6-foot-6, 230-pound edge rushers.
"I'll borrow a line from (Nebraska volleyball coach) John Cook: 'Why not us?'" Bounds said. "Why should we have different expectations for women's volleyball than we have for baseball? Or basketball? We spend a lot of money on athletics.