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LINCOLN — Latarie Kinsler received a scholarship offer from Scott Frost and his staff more than two years ago when they were at Central Florida. He’s kept in regular contact ever since.

One thing the athletic defender from Pahokee, Florida, has noticed in that time? These coaches shoot him straight.

They tell the 6-foot-2, 204-pound Kinsler they see him as an outside linebacker even as many schools project him to be a defensive end. They don’t talk badly about anyone. They are even open about others they are targeting at his same position.

So when the staff says he has an opportunity for early playing time — a key factor for him in choosing a college — he believes it.

“They tell me about all the outside linebackers they are recruiting and where I stand,” Kinsler told The World-Herald. “When I was asking the coaches about that, they kept telling me I was a top priority. They really want me at that position because they feel like I can come in and compete for a starting job right away. Coaches kept it real.”