Nebraska Head Coach Bo Pelini announced Saturday that six members of the Cornhusker football team have been placed on scholarship. All six of the former walk-ons awarded scholarships are native Nebraskans, and the group includes three seniors, two juniors and a sophomore.
The players added to scholarship include senior wide receiver Wes Cammack (DeWitt), senior linebacker Colton Koehler (Harvard), senior offensive guard Derek Meyer (Campbell), junior place-kicker Alex Henery (Omaha), junior tight end Dreu Young (Cozad) and sophomore center Mike Caputo (Omaha).
Pelini said each of the players has earned the opportunity to be placed on scholarship.
"This is a great group of guys and it is great to be able to have the ability to recognize their contributions by placing them on scholarship," Pelini said. "Each of those guys has shown a great commitment to our football program, and they do things the right way on and off the field."
Cammack is a three-year letterwinner who has made significant contributions on special teams throughout his career. He enters 2009 with 12 career tackles and one reception. Koehler began his career at Nebraska Wesleyan before transferring to Nebraska. He emerged late last season as a key contributor at linebacker and totaled 16 tackles on the year. Meyer began his career at Kansas State before transferring to Nebraska in 2008. He redshirted last season and is expected to be a contributor on the offensive line this fall.
Henery has been Nebraska's starting place-kicker each of the past two seasons, and is the nation's most accurate kicker over the past two years. He has made 26-of-29 field goals, including 18 field goals in his sophomore season. Young is part of a deep group of Nebraska tight ends heading into 2009. Young has played in 21 games the past two seasons and has 10 career receptions. Caputo was a key reserve on the offensive line last season, appearing in seven games and he is expected to play a prominent role this fall.
