Former Nebraska quarterback Joe Ganz is uncertain about his immediate future.

He may attempt to play football professionally or he just might begin a coaching career in his favorite sport. Either way, Ganz knows one thing for sure: He hopes it is something to do with football.

“I love the game,” he said, “so I would like to stay involved with it in some capacity for as long as possible.”

This revelation probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to the plethora of Husker football fans that watched Ganz establish 23 school records during his stellar career at Nebraska. As a senior last fall, Ganz completed 67.9 percent of his passes while setting NU season records with 3,568 passing yards and 3,826 yards of total offense.

Despite putting up such huge numbers, all 32 teams passed on Ganz during the 2009 NFL draft last spring. Ganz, who appeared Thursday night on the Sports Nightly Radio Show at J’s Steakhouse in Fremont, told the Tribune that he has continued to train in offseason hoping a NFL team would eventually come calling.

When the Buffalo Bills finally did, Ganz said he took full advantage of his two-day tryout with the franchise earlier this month.

“I thought I did really well,” Ganz said. “I felt like I did all the things I was supposed to do, but you just never know. The Bills have about a week-and-a-half left to call and let me know if they want me to attend training camp. If it doesn’t work out with Buffalo, maybe another NFL team will call. I’ve even given some thought to playing in the Canadian Football League. We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.”

If professional football doesn’t work out for Ganz, who led the Huskers to a 9-4 record last year as one of the team’s four captains, then some form of coaching may be his next option.

“I would love to coach at Nebraska,” Ganz said. “It might not be as a graduate assistant right away, but I’d be willing to do something if I do get into coaching. I am comfortable with Coach (Bo) Pelini and Wats (offensive coordinator Shawn Watson), and I love the state of Nebraska, so this would be a great place for me to be at this stage in my life. Hopefully they will have something available for me if coaching is the career path I choose.”

The 23-year-old Ganz said his presence on the Husker coaching staff might also benefit Zac Lee, who appears to be Nebraska’s probable starting quarterback this year.

“As quarterbacks, Zac and I are a lot alike,” Ganz said, “so I think he will do quite well this season. I don’t think it would hurt Zac to have me around to work with him, either, because I’ve been in his position before and I know what to expect.”

For the time being, though, Ganz will remain content to talk about football as he completes the fifth and final leg of the Sports Nightly 2009 Road Show tonight in Beatrice.

“This tour has been a lot of fun,” Ganz said. “It’s been great to travel around the state and meet so many Husker fans who have shown me such great support over the last four years.”

Also appearing with Ganz on the radio show in Fremont were host Lane Grindle, NU assistant football coach Marvin Sanders, former NU football play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka and the current voice of Husker football, Greg Sharpe.

Prior to Fremont, the road show made stops in Alliance, North Platte and Hastings.