Lincoln Southeast’s Jake Appleget (right) celebrates his touchdown with teammate Derek Branch in the first quarter against Grand Island on Sept. 10 at Seacrest Field.
Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett give some highlights from a Wednesday on the road covering Nebraska’s Big Red Blitz tour, break down the latest in Nebraska football recruiting — including recent commitments from QB Richard Torres and RB Ashton Hayes — and talk through what’s coming up this weekend and beyond for football and basketball.
It took a long time for Jake Appleget’s recruitment to hit the Power Five level.
It didn’t take all that long for him to make his decision once it did.
Appleget, the two-way standout at Lincoln Southeast, announced Sunday evening he intends to stay home and play his college football at Nebraska. Appleget had just wrapped up his official visit to NU.
The offer itself was a long time coming and arrived June 1 when Appleget worked out for Nebraska coaches in person on the first day after a year-plus NCAA dead period.
The next day, Appleget earned an offer from Minnesota after another strong performance at the Gophers’ camp.
“I just know Jake, I know he’s going to be a guy that’s going to test extremely well,” Southeast coach Ryan Gottula told the Journal Star recently. “He’s a great player, high character, very strong academics. He checks a lot of boxes.”
In the end, Appleget decided to stay in Lincoln. He could end up playing either linebacker or tight end, though based on his conversations with the Husker coaching staff and the drill work he did when working out for the coaches, the presumption is that he’ll at least begin his career on the defensive side of the ball.
At 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, Appleget has a frame that would allow him to potentially play in the middle of the field, but more likely on the edge. His alma mater has had success there, too, considering Luke Gifford turned himself into an NFL player at outside linebacker and Isaac Gifford is competing for a spot on the two-deep as a freshman playing behind senior JoJo Domann.
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