Ohio has received a verbal commitment from Blair (NE) High School inside linebacker Jake Schany. The 6-2, 210-pounder (4.7 forty) also had offers from Colorado and Tulane.

2011 Highlights:



2010 Highlights:

More from the Omaha World-Herald: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111018/PREPZONE/710189821/1001

Agree that props have to go to the coaching staff when we get a verbal from a player who is getting BCS or CUSA offers. 

Sweet. 

After watching the videos, it is really exciting to get Jake Schany as a future BOBCAT LBer.  He looks to be a real headhunter who likes to HIT.   He appears to have great mobility and a great sense for the ball. Although, the CATS will no doubt use him solely on defense (which is great), the way he runs the ball indicates his  athleticism and aggresiveness.  Welcome Jake.  Thank you Nebraska - you're  beccoming one of my favorite states.   Hope this commit stays true to the CATS.

I am from Blair, NE and have enjoyed watching this young man play at the high school here in town the last three years. He is for real and a great catch for the Bobcats. As you could see in the highlights posted here from youtube he plays hard every down on both sides of the ball.  This season he did miss the first game due to an illness and played basically the 2nd half of the 2nd game in part to the illness, a third game he missed most of due to an injury that was reported, unconfirmed but was believed by the local broadcaster to have been a broken nose.  

http://omaha.com/article/20110820/PREPZONE/308209877/1489    an article from Omaha World-Herald from the preseason preview.

An article on his most recent game played 10/20/2011 against South Sioux City HS (South Sioux City, NE) where they discuss him  
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/sports/high-school/football/article_86ce0848-7c18-513b-a10d-470b496fe765.html


You all can see some highlights and so forth and the site used to broadcast the games here as well that may not have been included within those on youtube posted here. Sitll a few games from this season waiting to be uploaded but should be their eventually.   
http://blairsports.net/

Jake had been to some Nebraska camps and they were interested, just didn't extend an offer.  Guess t was more utilizing scholarship offers elsewhere.  A weird fun fact is that the former Nebraska linebackers coach, Mike Ekeler,who left at end of last season to be the co-defensive coordinator at Indiana, grew up and graduated from Blair Hs in Blair, NE where Jake is from. Regardless of the fact schools miss in state recruits alot.

Both Rivals and CFN show Schany's 40 @ 4.7. 

They say he's too slow....but he's been playin tailback this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef7_SX-0rIY

Jake Schany is a stud.  He is a great pic up for Ohio.  Nebraska generally leans on the in-state kids to walk on even if they have division I ability.  The only guys they offer are anyone with the last name Cotton or unless you are a clear cut big time BCS player...I believe the Nebraska coaches thought they could slow play Jake and maybe throw a grey shirt at him late....Abusing our in-state kids' desire to play for he skers is not always going to work for the Pelini's.

Final point, Schany is a very good ball player....I wish Ohio was pushing hard for Mike Shoff...He has an Iowa offer but is, in my opinion, the best player in the state.  With Schany and Drew Ott right behind him.  

Ryker Fyfe is a QB out of Grand Island, NE and he is the real deal.  The huskers are giving him a hard look but they will at most toss him a grey shirt or ask him to walk on.  He is very good and depending on Ohio's QB recruiting in this class, Fyfe can move and throw.

Blob 

I like him.  Looks like a long strider.  Could be a receiver or sometimes kids like him wind up on defense.