I’ve been hopeful this young man could recover well enough to play anywhere. I’m glad he choose to stick with NU. I hope his story has a fairytale ending. Definitely one to watch.
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RB John Bivens finally onboard "N": Update: On Campus
- Thread starter Red Reign
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Honestly if he is a depth back at this point in time it would be a plus. IF he is able to overcome the serious nature of his knee injury so much the better . Our coaches stayed with him and he repaid the loyalty and I think that will drive him to give every thing he has to Nebraska. I for one will root for him.
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Man, talk about a long and winding road...
I read a lot of concern about recovery from injury, loss of speed, being able to contribute to the RB backfield, etc. My concern is he didn't qualify in 2019 and there's no solid information on what he did since that time. Can he now qualify academically and, if so, has he gained the maturity to attack the classwork with the same intensity he is expected to exhibit on the field ?
Receiver??At 6'1", Bivens could be a "big" bodied receiver. Would be nice for depth if nothing else. Glad he's
He will be 20 once he arrives and I would assume he has his academics in order before he walks on. He is not getting in if he does not. Assumption at this point is that he has done so.
Your argument could be used for a lot of kids. Then again you have kids like No Berry who struggled to get in and graduated on time with a GPA over 3.0
2019 is two years ago and a lot has changed in that time.
Drountree
Recruit
Pleasure to be aboard and I appreciated all your insight over the past 10+ years.
I think his love for the game, the loyalty shown, well, he grew up and understands things better.
If his speed returns, a very nice pickup.
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At this point, his determination, his vision (not football, but life view), and his heart make me very excited to see him as a university student and member of our football team. I salute anyone who overcomes obstacles in life and he certainly has. All those traits will be tested as a student and walk-on. I hope he contributes to our team, but if he graduates with a degree from UNL I will raise a glass to him and forever look upon him as a hero in this world, regardless of what he does on the field for our football team. Here's to you John Bivens, and to a successful career as a student athlete at UNL!
Since it sounds like he didn't take any school anywhere (which would have started his clock), I'm guessing that he just worked on his ACT/SAT score. The lower the GPA, the higher the testing score needed. Since he didn't do anything to raise his GPA by taking additional classes somewhere, all that leaves is the ACT/SAT score. That is usually the more difficult route to take to qualify, but it does save his eligibility.
I've been periodically checking on this kid to see where he was going to end up. I knew he was really high on Nebraska and there was talk of him enrolling in school but joining the team late. He hasn't had any updates or much of a social media presence for the last year, so apparently he was just focusing on his rehab and getting qualified. I'm rooting for him to achieve whatever level of success he can. After tearing his ACL, MCL, & PCL, I think he has already accomplished a lot just to make it here.
