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Nebraska's search for recruits includes Italian import, kick-blocking defensive back

LINCOLN — Eric Garror said he blocked six field goals during his senior season at McGill-Toolen Catholic in Mobile, Alabama. He returned four punts for touchdowns, grabbed five interceptions and, on a dead sprint, ran down a breakaway ball-carrier and punched the ball out of his grasp.

Usually, when players in Alabama do all that, they have major college recruiters all over them. The 5-foot-9, 173-pound Garror believes his size and preferred position — cornerback — kept him under the radar of most FBS and FCS programs. He doesn’t have a recruiting rating, either.

So, as of this week, he was considering offers from FCS schools Richmond and Arkansas Pine-Bluff.