Husker staff corner: Gunderson has experienced evolution of recruiting

Ryan Gunderson, Nebraska's director of player personnel, possesses a unique understanding of the college football recruiting world, having been courted in high school by major-college programs such as Tennessee and Oklahoma State before ending up at Oregon State. A 32-year-old native of Portland, Gunderson's eyes light up when asked about the NBA Trail Blazers. The NFL Seattle Seahawks are another story.

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"When I was growing up, it was Clyde (Drexler) and Terry Porter and Kevin Duckworth. But then, when they were really good, I was in that younger age and it was Rasheed Wallace and Arvydas Sabonis and Scottie Pippen. Steve Smith was in there, too. My dad got season…