Kody Spano: Nebraska's Bionic Man Quarterback

Let's turn the calendar back just a few short months. Out of Lincoln came troubling news that a red shirt freshman quarterback had suffered a "serious knee injury." Kody Spano, a red shirt from Plainview, TX would be "out indefinitely."   In order to conduct spring practice in the manner that they needed to, Nebraska coaches were forced to find some bodies to play quarterback. Off the coaches went in their search, where they found former Ohio State quarterback recruit and current Nebraska linebacker LaTravis Washington. For fifteen spring practices, Offensive Coordinator Shawn Watson force fed the offense to Washington. A few weeks after starting to practice with the offense and learn the playbook, during the spring game of 2009, Washington showed off incredible arm strength, nice accuracy for that kind of velocity, and the ability to run. All in all, Washington shined brilliantly.  They found quite a bit more than just a "body" to fill t...