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SPRING FB: Linebacker Moves to QB
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Nebraska’s newest quarterback walked into Memorial Stadium Tuesday in a black hooded sweatshirt with a backpack to none of the fanfare of guys like Zac Lee and Cody Green.
That’s because Latravis Washington has already been with the NU program for two years – as a linebacker.
“It’s something he wanted to try and we wanted to look at,” head coach Bo Pelini said. “He’s got a big arm. We needed another arm. We’re just gonna see what he looks like.”
Washington was recruited as a dual-threat quarterback by West Virginia and Ohio State, among others, out of Bradenton (Fla.) Bayshore High School, and attended NU’s Elite Quarterback Camp in 2005 and 2006. Nebraska, however, recruited him exclusively as a linebacker, and, at the time in 2006, Washington was adamant about staying on defense. Then-defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove was adamant about keeping him there, too.
But Washington played sparingly as a true freshman in 2007, and struggled to recover from an injury in 2008. His move to quarterback, facilitated by the departure of backup Patrick Witt, “was a mutual thing,” said Pelini, who have never seen Washington play quarterback. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson has.
WILL linebacker Blake Lawrence, also a high school quarterback, joked that if offensive Watson needs another arm, he’s up for it.
“I hope Latravis does well over there,” Lawrence said. “But we’ll miss him at linebacker.”
Pelini also briefly discussed Robert Marve, the former Miami (Fla.) quarterback who is considering transferring to Nebraska, among other schools.
“With Patrick leaving, it kinda leaves a hole in the class,” Pelini said. “If it was the right guy, and the right situation and right kid, it’d be something we were interested in. Possibly. We’ll see how it plays out. Specifically him? I don’t know.”
NU’s four quarterbacks will “start in green jerseys” during spring camp, but may not be off-limits for all of the workouts.
“How we’ll handle it in the scrimmages, I’m not sure,” Pelini said.
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That’s because Latravis Washington has already been with the NU program for two years – as a linebacker.
“It’s something he wanted to try and we wanted to look at,” head coach Bo Pelini said. “He’s got a big arm. We needed another arm. We’re just gonna see what he looks like.”
Washington was recruited as a dual-threat quarterback by West Virginia and Ohio State, among others, out of Bradenton (Fla.) Bayshore High School, and attended NU’s Elite Quarterback Camp in 2005 and 2006. Nebraska, however, recruited him exclusively as a linebacker, and, at the time in 2006, Washington was adamant about staying on defense. Then-defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove was adamant about keeping him there, too.
But Washington played sparingly as a true freshman in 2007, and struggled to recover from an injury in 2008. His move to quarterback, facilitated by the departure of backup Patrick Witt, “was a mutual thing,” said Pelini, who have never seen Washington play quarterback. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson has.
WILL linebacker Blake Lawrence, also a high school quarterback, joked that if offensive Watson needs another arm, he’s up for it.
“I hope Latravis does well over there,” Lawrence said. “But we’ll miss him at linebacker.”
Pelini also briefly discussed Robert Marve, the former Miami (Fla.) quarterback who is considering transferring to Nebraska, among other schools.
“With Patrick leaving, it kinda leaves a hole in the class,” Pelini said. “If it was the right guy, and the right situation and right kid, it’d be something we were interested in. Possibly. We’ll see how it plays out. Specifically him? I don’t know.”
NU’s four quarterbacks will “start in green jerseys” during spring camp, but may not be off-limits for all of the workouts.
“How we’ll handle it in the scrimmages, I’m not sure,” Pelini said.
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