Millard South senior Bronson Marsh continues to wait on Nebraska, but he might soon have another Big 12 option.
The All-Nebraska quarterback completed his official recruiting visit to NU last weekend without the scholarship offer for which he was hoping. Marsh said he remains optimistic about the Huskers.
In the same breath, though, he said, Kansas plans to send offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chuck Long to Omaha today to meet Marsh.
Call it Bo Pelini vs. Turner Gill, round one.
KU, under new head coach Gill, the former star quarterback and assistant coach at Nebraska, only this week intensified its recruiting interest in Marsh, who's without a major-college offer.
“That's definitely a place I think I could fit in,” Marsh said.
Marsh said he enjoyed the visit to Lincoln. In meeting with Pelini, he said, the third-year Nebraska coach told him the Huskers needed “about a week to see what they could do.”
“He kept saying, ‘I want you on this team,'” Marsh said. “I had mixed emotions. I was hoping maybe I'd get an offer. I was upset and excited at the same time.”
The 6-foot, 205-pound Marsh threw for 2,415 yards as a senior and directed the Patriots to a 13-0 finish and the Class A title. He set career records for passing yardage and total offense in 11-man Nebraska high school football, earning a spot on The World-Herald's all-decade team last month.
Marsh also heard this week from Oregon assistant and ex-Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost. The Ducks are full at quarterback, Marsh said, but Frost told Millard South coach Andy Means that he liked Marsh on film and that he would help spread the word on the QB.
Air Force and Ohio also have expressed increased interest.
A Nebraska offer for Marsh likely hinges on decisions by several remaining targets. The Huskers are set to host quarterback Brion Carnes of Bradenton, Fla., this week. Safety Corey Cooper, defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa and guard Zach Fulton are also considering NU offers.
Signing day is Feb. 3. The Huskers' recruiting class includes 18 players. NU is expected to sign no more than 20.
Pelini told Marsh that he would consider a grayshirt possibility, though the coach said it's not his preference. Under that scenario, Marsh would receive a scholarship but delay his enrollment until January 2011.
Marsh said he also met with secondary coach Marvin Sanders and Athletic Director Tom Osborne in Lincoln. The Huskers are recruiting him as an athlete — perhaps to play safety, Marsh said, though quarterback could remain an option.
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