With the NFL in mind, Nebraska senior offensive tackle Brenden Jaimes elected to skip Friday night's game at Rutgers. He wants to start preparing for the draft, and it's possible he doesn't want to risk injury.
Hey, it's his prerogative, I guess.
Bottom line, I'm sort of glad he chose that route because it sparks up an interesting discussion about the Nebraska football program's future.
It directs that conversation toward the trenches, where it belongs.
Nebraska (2-5) is in the waning stages of an enormously disappointing season, and Husker fans are bewildered by third-year Husker head coach Scott Frost's 11-20 record at the school.