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UNO has pounced on an unexpected opportunity, nabbing a World-Herald All-Nebraska player just days before football players can sign letters of intent.
Omaha Central tailback Robert Wesley, long believed to be an NCAA Division I-A recruit, told the University of Nebraska at Omaha coaching staff over the weekend that he'll play for the Mavericks.
"I was really getting depressed about this whole thing, and saw a way out," Wesley said Sunday night. "Just the fact that I have a chance is what excites me."
Wesley rushed for 1,476 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. The 5-foot-9, 183-pounder averaged 164 yards per game and 6.4 per carry.
Wesley had early offers from both Kansas and Iowa State, and lately was considering Division I-AA schools Ohio University, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State and North Dakota State.
Wesley said Kansas wouldn't allow him to commit until he visited, then told him it was out of scholarships before his mid-January trip. He said Iowa State backed off after learning that he wanted to go to KU.
UNO swooped in last week, selling itself as a program that tends to feature good backs. Jamar Day returns next season after running for 1,541 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior in 2004.
"If I work hard enough, maybe I can get into the mix next year," Wesley said. "Obviously they weren't promising me anything with (Day) back, but they know the sky's the limit for me."
Wesley said he has no qualms with playing Division II football when Division I-A seemed within his grasp a month ago.
"It's all college to me," said Wesley, who plans to major in business management and minor in electrical engineering. "It's still a challenge to me. I'll work as hard as I would if I was going D-1, and let everything else happen for me."
UNO has 17 known commitments with signing day ahead on Wednesday.
UNO has pounced on an unexpected opportunity, nabbing a World-Herald All-Nebraska player just days before football players can sign letters of intent.
Omaha Central tailback Robert Wesley, long believed to be an NCAA Division I-A recruit, told the University of Nebraska at Omaha coaching staff over the weekend that he'll play for the Mavericks.
"I was really getting depressed about this whole thing, and saw a way out," Wesley said Sunday night. "Just the fact that I have a chance is what excites me."
Wesley rushed for 1,476 yards and 14 touchdowns last season. The 5-foot-9, 183-pounder averaged 164 yards per game and 6.4 per carry.
Wesley had early offers from both Kansas and Iowa State, and lately was considering Division I-AA schools Ohio University, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State and North Dakota State.
Wesley said Kansas wouldn't allow him to commit until he visited, then told him it was out of scholarships before his mid-January trip. He said Iowa State backed off after learning that he wanted to go to KU.
UNO swooped in last week, selling itself as a program that tends to feature good backs. Jamar Day returns next season after running for 1,541 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior in 2004.
"If I work hard enough, maybe I can get into the mix next year," Wesley said. "Obviously they weren't promising me anything with (Day) back, but they know the sky's the limit for me."
Wesley said he has no qualms with playing Division II football when Division I-A seemed within his grasp a month ago.
"It's all college to me," said Wesley, who plans to major in business management and minor in electrical engineering. "It's still a challenge to me. I'll work as hard as I would if I was going D-1, and let everything else happen for me."
UNO has 17 known commitments with signing day ahead on Wednesday.
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