KFDM COOP Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Dayton QB makes early commitment to Nebraska By Jerry Michalsky Contributor Published July 25, 2008 DAYTON — Cody Green’s not going to be 100 percent when football season starts in a little more than a month. College coaches don’t seem to mind. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Dayton quarterback may have put the brakes on some recruiters recently when he made a verbal commitment to sign and play with Nebraska in 2009. Despite sitting out most of last season with a broken ankle that hasn’t completely healed nearly a year later, Green was the focus of major recruiting efforts by Division I football programs. He narrowed his choices down to a pair of Big 12 schools, Texas A&M and Nebraska. able to make his final choice between Green and his mom made the trip to Nebraska on June the 16th. Impressed with the facilities in Lincoln and also the tradition of the Cornhusker nation it was an easy choice for Green to make. Although this is just a verbal commitment, it appears Green will be a Cornhusker in the future. “They run the west coast offense there and it it just a three-stop drop so that will be ideal for him ,†Dayton head coach Jerry Stewart said. “Cody is a smart and bright kid who also excels in the classroom and he will do well there.†The 2007 season was a tough one for Green. Just into the second game of the season, Green went down with an ankle injury against Nacogdoches. It was no simple sprained ankle. Green would have surgery and have screws inserted into his ankle. All Green could do was watch from his crutches as his Bronco teammates went five games deep into the playoffs before bowing out to Austin Lake Travis in the Class 4A state semi-final game at Kyle Field. Green put himself on recruiters’ radars with a huge sophomore season. He led the Broncos to the second round of the playoffs in 2006. Inserted in the fourth game of the season, Green finished the season with 1,560 yards passing. He finished with 21 touchdown passes while adding seven touchdowns on the ground. Green really kicked it in during the last two district games by throwing for nine touchdown passes combined against Nederland and Port Neches-Groves. “He’s only about 80 percent healthy right now because the rehab has been a little slow,†Stewart said. “But I think he will be fine this year.†The preseason predictors aren’t worry, picking Dayton’s Broncos No. 4 in pre-season polls. Some of that ranking might come from the presence of Bronco teammate A.J. Dugat, another Division I prospect. The versatile Dugat committed to TCU last April. “There are still a lot of schools actively pursuing A.J.†said Stewart. The coach has an idea why. “I think he is one of best players in the stateâ€, Stewart said. Dugat can play wide receiver, running back, quarterback, and in the defensive secondary also. In leading Dayton deep into the playoffs last year, Dugat finished with 72-catches for 1,028 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also added 536 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground while also playing some quarterback and passing for 463 yards and five touchdowns. “They are going to double team A.J. this year but he will still get his,†Stewart said.
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