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Revisiting Joe Burrow and Nebraska

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last three seasons, you’ve probably heard the story about how Joe Burrow, the son and brother of former Huskers, wanted to play for Nebraska.

And Nebraska wasn’t terribly interested. TWICE.

In hindsight, it seems incredibly brainless. Hindsight is, of course, 20/20. But back at the time, it actually made a little sense. (And if we’re truly honest, quite a bit of sense at the time.)

Nebraska’s first chance to grab Burrow was out of high school. Tim Beck and Bo Pelini weren’t completely sold on Burrow’s arm, and wanted to see it in person.