Some Canadian Football League news hit close to home in Lincoln last week.
The CFL released its annual scouting bureau rankings of the top prospects for the 2018 CFL draft on Aug. 30 and for the first time ever a Nebraska Cornhusker topped the list.
Senior right tackle David Knevel became the first Husker to find himself atop the rankings of Canadian prospects in advance of the next year’s draft.
The CFL borrowed from hockey in establishing a league-sanctioned scouting bureau, an approach that allows for periodic updates to the top prospect rankings throughout the season leading up to the spring 2018 draft.