Not so fast my friend, Leon's back

As reported by the Lincoln Journal-Star, Coach Callahan announced today that Leon Jackson has reconsidered his earlier decision to leave the team and now plans to return to the Huskers.

That's good news for the team and for Leon especially. Now Leon won't have to sit out a year at some other school and he can continue to focus on improving his skills as a West Coast offense running back. Leon finished Spring as the number three running back behind Marlon Lucky and Cody Glenn. However, if you paid attention to the Spring game statistics, Leon had comparable rushing stats to Marlon and Cody when he ran behind the first team offensive line.

Leon has a different style than Marlon or Cody. In fact all three of these running backs have a uniquely different personality when it comes to a running style. It shouldn't be a problem getting any three of the backs into the game at different times for different situations. Running back coach Randy Jordan has already said many times that it will be a "running back by committee" approach so everyone should get some touches.

Let's hope Leon's decision to come back has results similar to that of Chris Patrick. Patrick also had decided to leave the team at one point and then reconsidered after talking some more to the coaches and he chose to come back. That turned out to be the right choice. Right now Patrick is listed as a starting offensive tackle.

Click this link to read more about the Leon Jackson story in the Lincoln Journal-Star.

Go Big Red,

RedCap