#11 Curenski Gilleylen
Sr • IB • 6-0 • 215 lbs
| Hometown: | LEANDER, TX |
| Previous School: | Leander |
Draft Recap for Huskers
Bo Pelini has again coached defensive players with professional football potential into high NFL draft picks. Highlighted by defensive tackle Jared Crick and linebacker Lavonte David, the draft class also included corner Alfonzo Dennard who slipped because of off-field troubles and offensive tackle Marcel Jones who was mentioned as a …
Will the 2012 Class Live Up to 2007?
<font size="2">When it comes to recruiting, you're perpetually seeking to raise the bar on talent for your team. If the incoming class is inferior to the one you recruited 4-5 years ago, then presumably your overall talent declines. A decline in talent would presumably be evident on the field as …
Ron Brown Will Build Up Backs
When reviewing the illustrious coaching career of Ron Brown, one thing jumps off the page. This will be his first year coaching running backs (or as the roster lists the top guys, I-Backs). Brown may not have extensive firsthand experience with directing backs, but coaching and the mentality behind motivating …
What Will We See Saturday?
Sure a number of people are wondering who will play best at the Spring game. Will it be Cody Green or Taylor Martinez? Eric Martin or Sean Fisher? Curenski Gilleylen or Antonio Bell? And on and on... But one question that's been so far unanswered is how will they pick the …
The Sky Is Not Falling
The loss to Texas Tech was certainly deflating. If a win over Missouri was a step forward, then losing at home to Texas Tech felt like a step backward (never mind that Tech beat Nebraska in their last visit to Lincoln). But this doesn't erase most of the opportunities that still …
Notable Quotes from Nebraska vs Louisiana
Curious about how the defense feels about getting a shutout, if Zac Lee's thumb bothered him, or if Bo was satisfied with Saturday's performance? Read on for what the players and coaches of both teams and the media said after the Huskers 55-0 shutout of the Ragin' Cajuns.
FAU Post-Mortem
I've heard plenty of coaches say that they allow their teams, win or lose, to think about their previous game until the end of the night, and then it's focus on the next week's game. I'm a big fan of that, but I say we let the win or loss simmer …
Can Receiver Production Match 2008
With all this attention placed on the Running backs the last few days, I have been forcing my mind to the Wide Receivers group the whole time. Not to minimalize the issue, but I'd like to keep focusing on the football that's going to be played in less than two weeks, …
Winging It: Will Slot Runners Be Back En Vogue at NU?
Next season, Nebraska's offense is likely to adapt and change based on its personnel. A good stable of running backs, a more athletic quarterback in Zac Lee and less experience at wide receiver makes an emphasis on the run game more likely. The use of more read option from the shotgun …
Spano’s Time to Shine
They say no football player is more popular than the backup quarterback. And Beau Davis aside, that’s often been the case. In Nebraska’s 1997 national championship season, fans famously chanted for backup QB Frankie London. Starter Scott Frost went on to become one of the first dozen players in college football …
WANTED: A Few Home Run Threats
How long has it been since Nebraska has had a true home run hitter? I'm talking a Percy Harvin/Johnny Rodgers type of player who was a threat to score every time he touched the ball. An absolute, unquestionable, game-changing threat that opposing teams had to account for at all times. The …
What to Make of Mendoza
Among the big stories in the opening days of Spring practice has been the move of Marcus Mendoza from running back to wide receiver. For many fans, this was a welcome change. If you hadn't already thought of it yourself, it's likely you'd heard it suggested before. Quite simply, he's a …
Big 12 Spring Football Roundtable
Matt over at the Crimson and Cream Machine has reconvened the Big 12 roundtable to put a bow on spring football for the conference. Our answers to his questions include emerging players, our concerns, and some waaaaaay too early predictions.
Position Breakdowns: Wide Receivers
Outlook: The Huskers lost a lot of production to graduation with the departures of Maurice Purify, Terrence Nunn, Frantz Hardy, and Dan Erickson. But seniors Nate Swift and Todd Peterson each have plenty of experience. How well the inexperienced youngsters perform will determine whether this group is simply adequate or explosive. …
Spring Thinking
Sunny weather, a new coach and a great crowd made for a fun day in at the Red-White Spring game in Lincoln. Here are my reactions from the sold-out scrimmage.
Open to Receive
Even this early in to Spring Practice, it is fairly obvious to everyone following Husker football closely that there will be a renewed emphasis on the running game. But, that doesn't mean NU won't be putting the ball in the air at all. With an offense already installed and starting quarterback …
Upon Further Review, Part 1
http://bigrednetwork.com/archives/images/2007/05/a-replay_63792.jpg Big Red Network owner Jason Siffring surprised me with a DVD of recruiting videos of the class of 2007. In many ways we've hashed through the class already, but I couldn't help forming new impressions when I saw the video firsthand. Rather then do a complete data dump of all …
Texas CB Gives Soft Commit
http://bigrednetwork.com/archives/images/2007/04/Memorial+Titans+Helmet.gif David Whitmore, a cornerback prospect out of Port Arthur Texas, gave an early and by some reports “softâ€? commitment to join Nebraska's 2008 recruiting class. At 6'2â€? he has the kind of size you look for in a Big 12 cornerback. Past experience has shown “softâ€? commitments can indeed be …
Big Needs Addressed With Class of 2007
Now that all precincts have reported on the class of 2007, we can finally talk about what Nebraska has "in house". Sure, there are bound to be dropouts between now and the start of fall practices due to academics, injuries, and guys who just up and quit. But we now know …
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- Second-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2008)
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2008)