Quarterback Richard Torres (center) is congratulated by teammates as he gathers with family and friends to sign his letter of intent to play for Nebraska on Wednesday.
Husker football head coach Scott Frost speaks during a Signing Day press conference at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Southside football coach Ricky Lock was sitting in his office last spring when he received a call from Lincoln.
Lock said it was Huskers coach Scott Frost. After a few questions, Frost told Lock he wanted to offer Southside’s star quarterback Richard Torres a scholarship. Lock always knew Torres was a special quarterback with his rocket arm. Frost’s offer reinforced that belief.
Torres (6-foot-5, 215 pounds) officially set the course for Lincoln on Wednesday when he signed a national letter of intent with Nebraska on the first day of the early signing period, which ends Friday.
“This means a lot to me and my family,” said Torres, who will enroll at Nebraska in January. “We’ve looked so far ahead to this day, and I’m just happy we are here.”
Torres selected the Huskers out of eight FBS offers that included UTSA, Utah, Washington State, Kansas State, San Diego State, Tulsa and UNLV.
Torres committed in June, and he said Frost never wavered from that pledge after Torres tore his ACL three games into the 2021 season.
“I wasn’t concerned really too much,” Torres said. “Coach Frost is a loving guy, and so I trusted him and he trusted me.”
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