I have it on good authority from sources close to nebraska that QB Taylor Martinez, future Heisman Trophy Winner for the Huskers in the making has quit the team. He is the top freshman QB in country.
I recived a call from an un named source that is almost as close as it gets at 5 PM today, that after last nights tirade from head coach Bo Pelini on the sideline directed towards him, today he quit.
I also called a player who plays for them, he said he could not comment. TRANSLATION: It is more than a rumor
MY TAKE
If this is true, Tom Osborne needs to fire Pelini. He is an asshole and he does NOT represent the long standing tradition of Husker Athletics, which has been trampled on national TV last night with a coach acting like a 12 year old throwing a fit for not gettting to watch TV past bedtime. It embarrassed the program, the fine fans of Husker nation, the University, and entire state of Nebraska.
Last nights game, which I was on NU, was a debacle with 16 to 2 penalty ratio which was a homer job, and NU lost 70% of their offense when Martinez went down. It happens, nothing anyone can do about it, I suffered my only loss of the day on it, and my long standing reputation as a huge Husker FAN was also crushed in defeat last night. All that said..shit happens, take it like a man...Pelini did not.
NO ONE would treat my own child like that on national TV and if I was a recruits parent, I would NEVER let him play for a coach like that..no doubt this discusssion is underway in Lincoln at the highest levels of the athletic department...as far as I am concerned, he can go back to LSU....
PS..I hope this is not trrue...but based on what I have had in front of me, and calls to a few booster buddies of mine, it does not look good...I pray it is a nasty rumor...but from what I can surmise....I think it will be public by sports center tonight.