https://nebraska.rivals.com/news/randolph-kpai-commit-what-does-it-mean-for-nebraska-
2. The addition of Kpai means the Huskers continue to have a stranglehold on the top talent in the state of South Dakota. It also means that they have officially keep the Sioux Falls Washington High School pipeline open for awhile longer. That connection has produced some pretty good Huskers over the recent years such as Nate Gerry. Matt and Will Farniok.
Nebraska and Kpai could be next. Given the low overall numbers of talent in Nebraska compared to other states, NU must treat prospects from states like South Dakota as in-state players.
3. The Huskers are on an early roll with its 2021 class now. Kpai gives NU four known verbal commits so far which is far ahead of where we've seen Nebraska's recruiting classes be at this stage in the process under Frost.
Also, three of the four current commits hail from within the 500-mile radius which is a very big deal. There's enough talent inside the radius this year where it would not come as a completely shock to see more than half the class come from within the region by the time things are all said and done.