In-state quarterback Haarberg excited for Husker offer

Kearney Catholic QB Heinrich Haarberg is the first in-state player to be offered by the Huskers at that position in 17 years.

REPORTINGOUTSIDE MEMORIALSTADIUM HERE INLINCOLN WHERESOME HUSKERRECRUITINGHISTORY WAS MADEON MONDAY.NU OFFICIALLYOFFERING ASCHOLARSHIP TOHEINRICHHAARBERG.THE KEARNEYCATHOLICQUARTERBACKBELIEVED TO BE THEFIRST IN-STATEPROSPECT TO BEOFFERED AT THATPOSITION SINCEALLAN EVERIDGE OFPAPIO BACK IN2003.EARLIER TODAY, ICAUGHT UP WITHHAARBERG.HEINRICH: THIS ISONE WHERE I'VEBEEN BUILDING ARELATIONSHIP WITHTHE COACHES FOR APRETTY LONG TIME.THEY DIDN'T JUSTTHROW AN OFFEROUT.IT'S NICE TO HAVETHOSE TYPE OFOFFERS.ADAM: HAARBERGTHREW FOR OVER1800 YARDS & 23TOUCHDOWNS LASTSEASON FOR THESTARS.HIS OFFER CAME ONA PHONE CALLFROM THE HEADHUSKER HIMSELF ASSCOTT FROST ISNATIVE OF CENTRALNEBRASKA AS WELLGRADUATING FROMA WOOD RIVERHIGH SCHOOL.HEINRICH: IT'S COOLJUST BECAUSE IHAVE THAT UNIQUERELATIONSHIP WITHCOACH FROST.HE GREW UP 15MILES FROM WHEREI LIVE.HE PLAYED KEARNEYCATHOLIC.WE OPEN UP OURSEASON AGAINSTWOOD RIVER-SHELTON.THAT'S JUST UNIQUEI THINK.ADAM: THE SIX FIVE185 POUNDER HASA HANDFUL OF FBSOFFERS INCLUDINGBOSTON COLLEGE,WYOMING &NORTHERN ILLINOIS.THE THREE STARRECRUIT SPENTMUCH OF HISYOUTH GROWINGUP IN NASHVILLETENNESSEE SO HE'SNOT RULING OUTLEAVING THEMIDWEST FORCOLLEGE.HEINRICH: IT'SMOSTLY JUST THECOACHES: HOWTHEY DEVELOPPLAYERS, THERELATIONSHIPSTHEY BUILD AND ITHINK THAT'LL BEKEY IN MYCOMMITMENT.ADAM: HAARBERG'SDAD ROD PLAYEDFULLBACK ATNEBRASKA IN THEEARLY 90S.HEINRICH: HEALWAYS TOLD ME ICOULD DOWHATEVER I WANTAND GO WHERE IWANT.HE'S NOT TELLINGME TO GO TONEBRASKA.HE'S TELLING ME TOFIND THE RIGHT FITBUT I'VE ALWAYSLOOKED UP TO HIMBECAUSE HE PLAYEDAT ONE OF THE TOPPROGRAMS IN THECOUNTRY IN THE1990'S.ADAM: HAVE YOUSEEN ANY PICTURESOF HIM BACK IN THEDAY PLAYINGTHERE?

HEINRICH:YEAH HE LOOKS ALOT DIFFERENTTHAN I DID OR I DO.THE ONLY THING ICAN SAY IS MY MOMRAN TRACK ATOKLAHOMA STATE.HE PLAYED FOR THEHUSKERS.THEY'RE BOTHMEDIUM HEIGHT.HE'S LIKE SIX FOOT.MY HEIGHT IS JUST ABLESSING FROMGOD.ADAM: ALSO ONMONDAY THE BIGTEN CONFERENCEANNOUNCING THATTEAM ORGANIZEDACTIVITIES WILLCONTINUE TO BESUSPENDED UNTILAT LEAST JUNE 1ST.THAT'LL DO IT FORNOW REPORTINGOUTSIDE MEMORIALSTADIUM INLINCOLN, ADAMKRUEGER, 3 NEWSNOW SPORTS.WHILE MANY