Nebraska's backup and annoited "golden child" for next year, Harrison Beck, disappeared from practice yesterday. The Nebraska rivals board went into a meltdown.
Here are some quotes from Beck's mom in an article from the Lincoln Journal-Star:
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Beck-Bothwell said from Florida her son has been frustrated because he’s not getting enough practice repetitions. She said junior Joey Ganz is receiving the brunt of the snaps behind senior returning starter Zac Taylor.
“It’d be different if (Beck) was sitting behind Matt Leinart or Brady Quinn,” Beck-Bothwell said. “Zac’s OK; I wish him all the best, but he’s just OK. The bottom line is, my son isn’t learning anything. He’s just on his own. If he got more time and attention from the coaches, he would be ahead of (Taylor). That’s just my opinion, but I’m his mother.
“He knows that playbook. It’s just an issue of not getting respect from the older players.”
“Maybe if he would’ve stayed in the SEC, he would’ve been playing,” Beck-Bothwell said. “Maybe he made the wrong decision, I don’t know.
“I know he has some growing up to do, but it’s not like he’s getting in trouble. He’s doing everything he’s supposed to do.”
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The kid has done nothing to earn the respect of the older players. Everything I've heard from friends on campus is that the kid is the most immature person ever, he's far more concerned about his death metal band than football, and he hates Nebraska b/c he didn't really consider anything other than football when he committed - like the weather, class, etc.
Also, our top returning CB - one of Mel Kiper's top 25 for next year's draft - is out for the season after tearing his ACL. That pretty much ruined my day b/c our secondary is the weakest link on our defense (front 7 is going to be all world however). But at least he'll get a medical redshirt.