It’s 10:30 on a weekday morning in February, and Luke McCaffrey has his eyes locked in on a television screen in the office of Nebraska quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco, as Verduzco quizzes the Husker true freshman signal-caller.
This picture is one of many reasons McCaffrey enrolled early in January to join the quarterback room for spring football.
He loves to learn. He craves competition. He wants to push.
“I just want to help develop my game and to be the best player I can with the people around me,” McCaffrey said. “That’s another good thing about coming early, is to get experience and get chemistry with everyone.