If this kid is as cool in the pocket as he was in the recruiting process, he's going to be a star.

Carl camped at NU in the summer of 2018 and hasn't been back since. He's been sending film to NU recruiter Todd McShane and was in touch from time to time, but he knew NU had their QB, so that was it. Then, on Wednesday, he reached out to NU to say he was available. NU contacted his head coach, his QB coach and his parents to do their due diligence, and Coach Bajakian and Coach Fitz talked to him several times over the last couple days. Fitz FaceTime'd him today to offer him and Carl committed on the spot.

This kid decided he wasn't going to deal with recruiting during his senior year to focus on his team at Salinas. As a result, he lost some of his opportunities. His plan all along was to enroll early in college. He just had no idea where he was going until today! Can you believe that? Now he's starting classes at NU on Jan. 4.

He's a very friendly, easy-going but confident kid. Seems like a quarterback personality, with a little bit of a California, laid-back twist. He was laughing a lot as he told me the story. I've talked to a lot of excited kids over the years, but this kid is jacked to be a Wildcat. I can't believe how well things worked out for him -- and neither can he.

He just announced his retirement. We will miss you and your great dancing. Enjoy your retirement. The Cats were a better team because of you.

that we could lose to Minnesota this year. But then, I never thought it possible that we could lose to Southern Illinois, or whatever that team of girl scouts was that we played in September. These games totally embarrass me - ruin my month, and make me take down the diploma from the office wall. Why do I buy season tickets and donate money for this garbage?

Coach Brown is building quite a pipeline to the pros with McManis and Campbell making it in recent years. Neither was seen as having a high potential for pro ball when he entered NU. Now I see that scouts are already looking at Van Hoose. Jerry did well in years past, but ran into problems when Coach walker seemed unwilling or unable to recruit DBs - Brown worked mostly with failed RB recruits for years. With the guys we have in the pipeline and solid coaching at the position, DB could be a strength for years. Coach McCall, long known as a great QB coach, sure did well with Trevor as well.