Huskers Drop Season Opener, 4-3

Huskers Drop Season Opener, 4-3: Tempe, Ariz. - The Nebraska baseball team saw its three-game season-opening win streak come to an end on Friday afternoon at Tempe Diablo Stadium, as it dropped the first game of a doubleheader with the UC Riverside Highlanders, 4-3. The Highlanders jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the third when they scored four unearned runs following a Husker error. The Huskers climbed back in the game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth, but were never able to plate the tying run.

Tamas Named Head Coach at Illinois

Tamas Named Head Coach at Illinois: Nebraska volleyball assistant coach Chris Tamas will be introduced as the new head coach at the University of Illinois in a press conference in Champaign at 3:30 p.m. today. Tamas will replace Kevin Hambly, who took the head coach position at Stanford in January.

Meyers Named Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.com

Meyers Named Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.com: Lincoln - D1Baseball.com released its list of preseason All-Americans on Monday afternoon and Nebraska junior Jake Meyers was a third-team pick. It’s the third time Meyers has been named to a preseason All-America list this spring, as he was also named a third-teamer by Perfect Game and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)

Lyle Sittler, 74, Dies; Personified Husker Core Values

Lyle Sittler, 74, Dies; Personified Husker Core Values: The starting center for Bob Devaney’s first three Nebraska football teams died last week at age 74. Lyle Sittler, a native of rural Martell, Neb., earned a full football scholarship after graduating

Huskers Fall Late at Iowa

Huskers Fall Late at Iowa: Iowa City, Iowa â€' Jack McVeigh’s 16 points led three Huskers in double figures, but Iowa made the plays down the stretch to earn an 81-70 win Sunday afternoon.

Huskers Fall in OT to Minnesota

Huskers Fall in OT to Minnesota: The Nebraska women's basketball team took visiting Minnesota to overtime, but the Golden Gophers prevailed in a 79-69 decision over the Huskers on Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Huskers Face Hawkeyes Sunday Afternoon

Huskers Face Hawkeyes Sunday Afternoon: The Nebraska men's basketball team hits the road on Sunday, as the Huskers travel to Iowa City for a matchup with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Tipoff is set for 1:06 p.m at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Huskers Fight Hard at No. 15 Ohio State

Huskers Fight Hard at No. 15 Ohio State: Jessica Shepard produced her 11th double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds to lead three Huskers in double figures, but the Nebraska women's basketball team came up short in a 95-75 loss at No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday at Value City Arena.

Huskers Defeat No. 20 Purdue 83-80

Huskers Defeat No. 20 Purdue 83-80: Huskers defeat No. 20 Purdue 83-80

Huskers Fall in Final Seconds

Huskers Fall in Final Seconds: Corey Sanders finished with 25 points, including an offensive putback with 1.0 seconds remaining, as Nebraska suffered its second last second loss of the week, falling 65-64 at Rutgers on Saturday.

Columnist: Diaco Spotlight Reflects Riley Urgency

Columnist: Diaco Spotlight Reflects Riley Urgency: After attending a full-fledged press conference Friday, primarily to introduce Nebraska’s new defensive coordinator, I was eager to hear and process statewide media reaction. I asked a small group of

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NU Women are playing right now in Lincoln. Love watching Nicea Eliely , a freshman out of Colorado Springs.

The men;s team needs Ed Morrow back!!! What a couple of sad losses to Ohio St. and Rutgers. Very discouraging!  NU is better than that but without Ed Morrow it struggles. The depth is not very deep!

I look to the Falcons winning by 10-14 points today over the Packers!  The Packers defense and now its offense is too injured!

Edwin Hadwin has now become the 2nd PGA golfer to shoot a 59 in the past 10 days. Entering the final round of this week's tournament Hadwin was in first place.

Bob Diaco is Nebraska's new defensive coordinator. He will install the 3-4 defense which is similar to the 5-2 defense that Devaney used. It will be very interesting to see how the personnel will be shifted to fit the new positions.

Golden State beat Orlando today 118-98. Stephan Curry had 27 and Kevin Durant had 15. Orlando was led by Elfrid Payton with 23 points.

Huskers Return Home to Tangle with Wolverines

Huskers Return Home to Tangle with Wolverines: The Nebraska women’s basketball team returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena Sunday afternoon to battle Michigan. Tip-off between the Huskers (5-14, 1-6 Big Ten) and Wolverines (15-5, 4-2 Big Ten) in Lincoln is set for 2 p.m. (CT).

Huskers Name Diaco as Defensive Coordinator

Huskers Name Diaco as Defensive Coordinator: Nebraska Head Coach Mike Riley announced Saturday that Bob Diaco has been hired as the Huskers’ defensive coordinator.

Huskers Fall Down Stretch at Illinois

Huskers Fall Down Stretch at Illinois: Hannah Whitish hit a career-high four three-pointers to finish with a career-high 16 points, but it was not enough to prevent Illinois from pulling away down the stretch for a 79-59 win over the Nebraska women's basketball team on Sunday at the State Farm Center.

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The Nebraska basketball team was outscored 26-4 at the free throw line yesterday. They got beat by Michigan by six points 91-85. Nebraska now goes 3-2 in the Big 10.

There is no doubt that Nebraska needs Ed Morrow Jr. He is an offensive big man who can help the scoring but most of all hw knows how to rebound especially on the offensive side.

Northwestern and Michigan went 22-46 from the three point line. That's tough to compete with. Opposing teams are getting a lot of good looks from the three point line.

I like the Bob Diaco hire or least what I have read about him. I hope he can do some late recruiting for us on the defensive side.  It will be interesting to see how fast we adapt to the 3-4 defense.

Huskers Fall at Michigan, 91-85

Huskers Fall at Michigan, 91-85: Despite a career-high 28 points and nine rebounds from Tai Webster, Nebraska ran into a hot-shooting Michigan team and fell 91-85 Saturday in Ann Arbor.

Meyers Named Preseason All-American by Perfect Game

Meyers Named Preseason All-American by Perfect Game: Lincoln - Perfect Game released its Rawlings Preseason All-American teams on Monday and Nebraska junior Jake Meyers was a third-team pick. Meyers was the utility selection on the third team and was one of two Big Ten players named across the three teams, joining Maryland’s Kevin Smith, who was the first-team shortstop selection.

From SpongeBob to Salt Creek: Why Bob Diaco should be just what the Nebraska Cornhuskers ordered

From SpongeBob to Salt Creek: Why Bob Diaco should be just what the Nebraska Cornhuskers ordered

Huskers Travel to Michigan on Saturday

Huskers Travel to Michigan on Saturday: The Nebraska men's basketball team looks to remain perfect on the road in the Big Ten, as the Huskers travel to Michigan Saturday afternoon.

Langsdorf Honors Huskers Foltz, Banderas, Others

Langsdorf Honors Huskers Foltz, Banderas, Others: Wednesday night was a unique experience for 750 college football fans who attended the 20th annual Outland Awards Dinner at Omaha’s Downtown DoubleTree Hotel.

Huskers Shoot for First Road Win at Illinois

Huskers Shoot for First Road Win at Illinois: The Nebraska women’s basketball team takes aim at its first road win of the season when the Huskers battle Illinois on Sunday. Tip-off between the Huskers (5-12, 1-4 Big Ten) and the Fighting Illinois (7-10, 2-2 Big Ten) is set for 2 p.m. (CT) at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

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Brandon Reilly made the Big Ten All-Bowl team! Congrats!

Nebraska has added five new players to the football roster! These are players that started classes at NU this semester.

One is Avery Roberts, a four star outside linebacker, who was named the Delaware Defensive Player of the Year. Roberts is possibly NU's best recruit this year.

Tristan Gebbia, a four star quarterback from Calabasas, California is also enrolled. He threw for 5,338 yards and 61 touchdowns with only 11 interceptions. He was the only QB to throw for over 5000 yards this year. He finished his career with 13,109 passing yards which is second most in California history. The all-time leader is Jake Browning, the QB at Washington.

Keyshawn Johnson Jr. is also at Nebraska. He is the son of Keyshawn Johnson, the All-Pro. Johnson was a four star receiver for Gebbia at Calabasas. He had 48 catches for 812 yards and 11 touchdowns this past year and when he was a junior he had 68 catches for 944 yards and six touchdowns. Actually Johnson will be a little late getting to Lincoln as he just had appendicitis.

Jaevon McQuitty is another four star receiver on campus. McQuitty injured his shoulder this fall but still had 39 catches for 854 yards and 12 touchdowns. He had 31 TD's during his high school career. McQuitty is from Columbus, Missouri.

The fifth player is an offensive tackle named Broc Bando. Cool name. He was from Lincoln but this past season he was the starting right tackle for the undefeated Bradenton Fla IMG Academy team.

These five players will provide help and depth at their positions. Some may make an immediate impact. This group has also been active in recruiting other players for the Huskers.

ESPN senior hoops writer Andy Katz says there is no reason Nebraska can't rise to a top team in the nation. He says just look at Wisconsin that was once a school that was just plain terrible at basketball.
Wisconsin has reached the NCAA Tournament each of the last 17 seasons. Twice they were in the Final Four.Katz says right now Wisconsin is the best in the Big 10 with Purdue Michigan State, and Indiana in the next tier. I might put Northwestern in that group too. Katz is high on Ed Morrow Jr. and says the sky is the limit for him.

Nebraska got a former five star basketball recruit Sunday by getting Isaac Copeland to be a Husker. He is 6'9" and weighs 220 lbs. Copeland was rated the No. 23 player in the nation by Rivals coming out of high school in 2014. Copeland can start playing for the Huskers in January of 2018. With Copeland, Nebraska has filled its allotment of 13 scholarships. Copeland was named to the Big East freshman team in 2014-15. He averaged 11.1 pts per game that year.

Nebraska basketball!

Nebraska plays Northwestern in Lincoln tomorrow! Northwestern has beat Texas by 19 points and was only beaten by Butler by two points. Northwestern is rated 44th in kenpom.com whereas Nebraska is rated 83rd. Northwestern is favored in this game but it should be very close with NU at home.

The Northwestern team is run by Bryant McIntosh, their point guard.

Nebraska may be without Isaiah Roby, our freshman guard, who has really helped NU as his time has increased. Roby was injured (back) in the Iowa game and is a game time decision.

Can Nebraska make it 4-0 with another upset? Can it? I say yes!!

Nebraska 67
Northwestern 65

NU football was 0-4 today in commitments at the All-Army Bowl. It was expected that NU would get one for sure and maybe two or three. No luck today!

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Rex Burkhead is a free agent and there will be some teams that want him. He would fit the New England's style of offense. He would fit San Diego's style or maybe New Orleans's style too. It will be interesting to see where he goes.

Last Friday Ryker Fyfe was pressured on 17 of his 40 drop back passes. On those attempts, Fyfe was just 3-for-14 for 32 yards.

Nebraska basketball plays Iowa in Lincoln tomorrow night. Look NU to go 3-0 in the conference with a 78-73 win. Watch Iowa's Peter Jok!

land10.com just predicted the two deep roster for 2017.

They have starters on offense as:
Tanner Lee QB
Devine Ozigbo RB
Stanley Morgan Jr WR
Demornay Pierson-El WR
J D Spielman WR
Austin Allen TE
Nick Gates LT
Jerald Foster LG
Michael Decker C
Tanner Farmer RG
David Knevel RT

2nd team
Patrick O,Brien QB
Tre Bryant RB
Bryan Reimers WR
Kenyan Williams WR
Jaevon McQuitty or Keyshawn Johnson WR
Tyler Hoppes TE
Matt Farniok
Cole Conrad
John Raridon
Jalin Barnett

On the first team I am surprised with Austin Allen starting. That would be great if he can. What happened to Matt Snyder. I think Tyler Hoppes will get a lot of action.

Picking David Knevel over Cole Conrad was a surprise. I also won't be surprised if John Rarison starts at center. I will take Foster Sarell to start at right tackle if he signs with Nebraska.

If Nebraska can pick up Joseph Lewis the top receiver in the country he will play a lot!

Starting Defense
Freedom Akinmoladun DE
Sedrick King  DE
Mick Stoltenburg DT
Carlos Davis  DT
Chris Weber LB
Marcus Newby LB
Dedrick Young LB
Chris Jones CB
Josh Kalu CB
Kieron Williams S
Aaron Williams S

2nd team
Daishon Neal DE
Ben Stille DE
Khali Davis DT
Peyton Newell DT
Luke Gifford LB
Mohamed Barry LB
Avery Roberts LB
Boaz Joseph CB
Lamar Jackson CB
Antonio Reed S
Avery Anderson S

Alex Davis is pretty good at DE but doesn't make the list. AJ Natter can play some ball too. Tyrin Ferguson may get some LB time but this position is much deeper now. Two years ago Luke Gifford started and now two years later he is second team. He has improved also.

I could see Lamar Jackson starting at CB with Kalu nickel back. DiCaprio Bootle and Marquel Dismuke gives us a lot of depth at CB. Eric Lee has disappeared and we will see if he makes a move this year. Antonio Reed has started now but is listed No. 2 in this list. Avery Roberts, an incoming freshman, may be be our next Nathan Gerry by being a great hitter.

Of course injuries will play a factor in all of this and we seem to have more than our share of injuries.

The defense looks pretty strong for next year, Our offense is untested except for the offensive line mostly and the wide receiver position. They could be better though next year too.

NU Football recuitment

A key recruit for Nebraska is Joseph Lewis the number one wide receiver in Nebraska. He plans to announce on Signing Day in February. Lew is has visited Oregon and Nebraska. He is being recruited by Coach Keith Williams and signees Tristan Gebbia and Keyshawn Johnson Jr. He says Nebraska and USC are his leaders but he is considering Arizona State and Oregon. He will visit Arizona St on January 13th and USC on January 20th.

Also 6'6" 310 lb fove star Foster Sarell is rated by some as the No.1 offensive lineman. Sarell loves Nebraska's offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh and that is why NU is still in the hunt. Sarell is from Graham, Washington. Washington and Stanford are also in the hunt for Sarell.

Sarell can help NU right away. He is that good.

Cornerback Darnay Holmes, offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga and slot receiver Jamire Calvin are Nebraska targets that are also announcing Saturday.

Calvin, a 5'9" 175 speedster, is the most likely to commit to NU according to some of the recruiting services. He likes both Keith Williams and Donte Williams.

Tom Herman has hired former NU coach Tim Beck to run the offense in Texas.

Bellvue West recruit Jaylin Bradley has qualified academically and may get an offer from NU soon. He is a running back that set a lot of records this last season.

Sounds like he will go with Nebraska if he is offered by them.

In basketball recruiting, Keyshawn Embery from Midwest Oklahoma is considering Nebraska. He is a four star point guard who is averaging 33 points a game. Embery is rated 109th by Rivals. Embery has been on the campuses of Kansas St., Nebraska, Oklahoma St. and Arkansas.

Reilly pays tribute to Foltz in final Husker game

Reilly pays tribute to Foltz in final Husker game: Senior receiver from Lincoln didn't catch his first TD pass of season until bowl game

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Nebraska (8-6) utilized a 1-3-1 defense against Maryland (13-2)and the NU men won 67-65 on Sunday This game was at Maryland and with the win at Indiana earlier last week well this makes things much more fun. Tai Webster has hit double figures in 15 straight games. He scored the last seven points vs. Maryland. Glyn Watson had 17 points.

This is the first time since 1979-1980 that Nebraska has won its first two conference games of the year in away games. The last time Nebraska has won its two first conference games was in 1979-80 when Barry Collier was our coach. That year we went 7-9.

Nebraska plays Iowa this Thursday at 8 pm. They then play at home next Sunday against Northwestern. Time TBA.

Cincinnati Bengal and former Husker Rex Burkhead had two TD runs vs. Baltimore yesterday.

The best record in the NFL goes to New England 14-2. Cleveland had the worst with a 1-15 record.

Randy Gregory had a team high seven tackles for the Cowboys yesterday.

The battle for next year's quarterback is underway. Tanner Lee, Patrick O'Brien, or Tristan Gebbia will be battling for the position. Maybe even Zach Darlington will be in the hunt.

Huskers Look to Rebound vs. Southern on Tuesday

Huskers Look to Rebound vs. Southern on Tuesday: Nebraska gets a quick opportunity to bounce back from Sunday's loss, as the Huskers return to the court Tuesday evening to take on Southern in the final non-conference matchup of the season.

Huskers Pick up Honors at Football Banquet

Huskers Pick up Honors at Football Banquet: The Nebraska football team recognized its 2016 team award winners on Sunday as part of its season banquet at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln.

A Letter to Nebraska Volleyball

A Letter to Nebraska Volleyball: On Friday Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst shared a letter he had recieved from 'a dear friend' that expressed a lot of Nebraska fans' feelings towards the volleyball team this year.

Huskers Fall to Jays

Huskers Fall to Jays: Creighton hit a Nebraska opponent record-tying 15 threes, as the Husker women’s basketball team dropped a 80-64 decision to the Bluejays at D.J. Sokol Arena on Sunday afternoon.

57 Huskers to Earn Degrees at December Commencement

57 Huskers to Earn Degrees at December Commencement: A total of 57 Husker student-athletes will earn degrees this weekend at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s commencement exercises at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Saturday morning’s undergraduate commencement will include 21 current or former Nebraska football student-athletes. The group also features eight student-athletes who combined for 19 All-America awards in their respective sports and a pair of 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

Huskers Moving Toward Music City Bowl

Huskers Moving Toward Music City Bowl: Lincoln, Neb. - The Nebraska football team practiced for about 90 minutes in half pads and helmets Friday evening.

Huskers Close Home Stand with Spartans

Huskers Close Home Stand with Spartans: The Nebraska women’s basketball team wraps up its three-game home stand by taking on San Jose State Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers (3-6) and the Spartans (2-7) is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com.

Huskers in the NFL Week 13

Huskers in the NFL Week 13: Huskers in the NFL Week 13

Six Huskers Make All-Region Team, Cook Honored

Six Huskers Make All-Region Team, Cook Honored: Six members of the Nebraska volleyball team earned selections to the America Volleyball Coaches Association All-North Region team on Tuesday, the most all-region selections in Nebraska volleyball history.

Huskers Hope to Tame Bulldogs at Home Tuesday

Huskers Hope to Tame Bulldogs at Home Tuesday: The Nebraska women’s basketball team continues its three-game home stand by taking on Drake Tuesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers (3-5) and the Bulldogs (3-3) is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com. Tickets also will be available on game day at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning 90 minutes prior to tip-off.

Together, again: Miles, Smith share postgame stage

Together, again: Miles, Smith share postgame stage: Miles' Nebraska team gets best of Smith's South Dakota squad in Saturday matinee

Huskers to Face Tennessee in Music City Bowl

Huskers to Face Tennessee in Music City Bowl: The University of Nebraska has been selected to participate in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl in Nashville, Tenn. The Huskers will take on the Tennessee Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference on Friday, Dec. 30 with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT.

Huskers Take on Hokies at Wooden Legacy

Huskers Take on Hokies at Wooden Legacy: The Nebraska men's basketball team looks to improve to 5-1 on the season, as the Huskers will take on Virginia Tech in the third-place game of the Wooden Invitational Sunday afternoon. Tipoff at the Honda Center in Anaheim is set for 3 p.m. (CT) and the game will be carried on ESPNU and the WatchESPN. Fans can also listen to all of the action throughout the season on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

Nebraska had to have a lot go right to play in the Rose Bowl in 2001!

2001 trek to Rose Bowl

Bob Devaney was not in the short list when Jennings was fired.

Devaney not on short list!

Huskers disappointed in unexpected downfall

Huskers disappointed in unexpected downfall: Huskers have few answers after 40-10 loss to Iowa, but eager to re-group for bowl game

Huskers Fall to No. 14 UCLA

Huskers Fall to No. 14 UCLA: Nebraska gave No. 14 UCLA all it wanted, cutting a 15-point halftime deficit to two before the Bruins pulled away in with an 82-71 victory late Saturday in the Wooden Legacy.

Nebraska Prediction!

First of all kudos to the Nebraska men's basketball team. They played well but had a couple of key turnovers near the end of the game and just beat Dayton 70-68. Glyn Watson and Ed Morrow played real well. Also Tai Webster had a nice game. NU will play UCLA next. They beat Portland tonight. UCLA is No. 14 in the nation.

Ok tomorrow is the last regular season football game until bowl time. We play Iowa which has come on here lately and looks like a very tough foe. A couple of weeks ago they knocked off Michigan.

I have had a very difficult time of predicting the score of this game. I really want NU to win but I just feel Iowa will be the better team tomorrow. Can Tommy Armstrong go the whole game?

I can't take Iowa

NU 31
Iowa  30

Does Nebraska Have a Chance Friday?

Nebraska versus Iowa this Friday!!  Just three or four weeks ago this game looked like an easy win for the Huskers! The Huskers were undefeated and Penn State had beat Iowa 41-14. We didn't realize that Penn State was that good yet.

Earlier in the season South Dakota St had knocked off Iowa. Iowa struggled in a number of games but seemed to win except for Penn State and Wisconsin. When you look back now they had similar winning margins as Nebraska in many of the common opponents.

This week we have some problems with injured quarterbacks. Armstrong has a hamstring and Fyfe has just had surgery on a broken bone in his wrist. Armstrong looks to start but with a hamstring well who knows what will happen. Zac Darlington is getting prepared to play this week. This whole thing will mean a lot as to whether NU can win. Armstrong needs to be healthy to have our best chance. Can we win with Darlington or Fyfe? Yes, with some breaks and if the defense dominates, yes we can.

Can Fyfe match last week's performance. He played great especially in the first half but he also had two or three passes that could have been picked off and that would have changed the complexion of the game. Of course our defense could have had three or four picks too.

Iowa is very strong in special teams. Nebraska has been very inconsistent. If NU can put everything together with special teams this will greatly enhance our chance to win.

The defense needs to hold Iowa to no more than 14-17 points. I don't think we will score much over 21 points. In fact 21 points will probably win this game. Can the defense play like they did most of the game with Maryland but not give up any big plays. They will have to for us to win!

If Nebraska due for some good things?? They have to beat Iowa and Minnesota has to beat Wisconsin for us to play in the Big 10 Championship. Not great odds but its fun to have a chance!

Huskers Set for Showdown with Mavericks

Huskers Set for Showdown with Mavericks: The Nebraska women’s basketball team (2-1) closes its four-game season-opening home stand by playing host to Omaha (1-2) on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Huskers Head to California for Wooden Legacy

Huskers Head to California for Wooden Legacy: The Nebraska basketball team hits the road for the first time this season, as the Huskers will travel to Califor

Huskers Prepare to Face Hawkeyes

Huskers Prepare to Face Hawkeyes: Friday’s game against the Hawkeyes is set for 2:30 p.m. CT and the game will be televised nationally on ABC. The matchup can also be heard on the Husker Sports Network.

Huskers Focus on Friday Date with Hawkeyes

Huskers Focus on Friday Date with Hawkeyes: Nebraska football coach Mike Riley and the Huskers visited with the media on Monday at Memorial Stadium to discuss Friday's upcoming game at Iowa. Kick-off in the annual HyVee Heroes Game between the No. 17 Huskers and the Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium is set for 2:30 p.m. with a live national telecast by ABC.

Huskers Set for Showdown with Mavericks

Huskers Set for Showdown with Mavericks: The Nebraska women’s basketball team (2-1) closes its four-game season-opening home stand by playing host to Omaha (1-2) on Tuesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Three-point shooting, defense clicks for McVeigh

Three-point shooting, defense clicks for McVeigh: Sophomore wing scores career-high 21 points, collects two steals in Huskers' victory over Louisiana Tech

Huskers Honor the Seniors with Tribute to Foltz

Huskers Honor the Seniors with Tribute to Foltz: Nebraska honored 29 members of the 2016 senior class before today’s kickoff. The group included 28 active members of the roster, as well as Sam Foltz.

Huskers Win 14th Straight Match With Sweep of Iowa

Huskers Win 14th Straight Match With Sweep of Iowa: The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team won its 14th straight match with a 25-17, 25-19, 25-13 win over Iowa before a Hawkeye school-record crowd of 4,131 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night.

Huskers Knock Off Colorado State in WNIT

Huskers Knock Off Colorado State in WNIT: Jessica Shepard battled for her 12th career double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds and joined freshman Hannah Whitish in hitting clutch three-pointers in the final two minutes to propel the Nebraska women's basketball team to a 62-59 win over defending Mountain West Conference champion Colorado State on Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Meet Jack Johnson, Huskers' Make-A-Wish Wide Receiver

Meet Jack Johnson, Huskers' Make-A-Wish Wide Receiver: There’s something about Mike Riley that makes Nebraska’s second-year head football coach a heroic figure among national media, not to mention a good man who knows a great wide receiver when he sees one

Nebraska Works for Last Home Game Against Maryland

Nebraska Works for Last Home Game Against Maryland: Nebraska will be pushing for a win on Saturday for their last home game against Maryland.

Huskers Renew Old Rivalry with No. 24 Mizzou

Huskers Renew Old Rivalry with No. 24 Mizzou: The Nebraska women’s basketball team will face one of its oldest rivals when the Huskers play host to No. 24 Missouri in the second round of the 2016 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament on Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Tip-off between the Huskers and Tigers is set for 7 p.m.

Watson's Career High Leads Huskers Past Hornets

Watson's Career High Leads Huskers Past Hornets: Behind an all-around effort from Glynn Watson Jr., Nebraska overcame a sluggish first half and pulled away from Sacramento State, 83-61, Sunday evening in the Huskers’ season opener.

Blackshirts Renew Confidence, Show Shades of Swagger

Blackshirts Renew Confidence, Show Shades of Swagger: What a difference a week makes. On an unforgettable day that shocked the Nos. 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9-ranked college football program, Nebraska’s Blackshirts renewed their confidence and showed shades of swagger

Where there's a will, there's Armstrong

Where there's a will, there's Armstrong: Senior quarterback perseveres through injury to lead No. 19 Nebraska to 24-17 victory over Minnesota

Huskers Fly Past Eagles in Exhibition

Huskers Fly Past Eagles in Exhibition: The Huskers began the game 21-1 run and never looked back, defeating Chadron State 98-45 in an exhibition game Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Huskers Host Chadron State in Exhibition Opener

Huskers Host Chadron State in Exhibition Opener: The Nebraska basketball team continues preparations for the 2016-17 season on Monday night, as the Huskers welcome Chadron State to Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. and a limited number of tickets for Monday’s matchup are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletics Ticketing Department at 800-8-BIG RED.

Saturday Foe Minnesota Now Controls Its Own Destiny

Saturday Foe Minnesota Now Controls Its Own Destiny: As the world turns in college football, now’s a good time for the nation’s most loyal fans to resurvey the landscape and zero in on the updated standings in the Big Ten Conference, the biggest and

Husker Truck Arrives in Ohio; Let the Game Begin

Husker Truck Arrives in Ohio; Let the Game Begin: Big Red fans can rest easy once again. Another brand new Husker Truck that carries everything Nebraska football players, coaches, cheerleaders, mascots and support staff need to compete against Ohio

Huskers Hold Scrimmage at PBA

Huskers Hold Scrimmage at PBA: Nebraska basketball fans had their first opportunity to see the 2016-17 team Tuesday evening, as the Huskers conducted a scrimmage at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
The Huskers conducted two 10-minute scrimmages and a five-minute bonus period with the White team winning two of the three scrimmages, as teams were rotated during the open scrimmage periods.

Huskers Outlast No. 11 Penn State, 3-2

Huskers Outlast No. 11 Penn State, 3-2: The No. 1 Nebraska volleyball team fought its way to a 3-2 (22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 15-11) win at No. 11 Penn State on Friday night in front of 5,564 fans at Rec Hall.

Huskers Open Exhibition Play with Bearcats

Huskers Open Exhibition Play with Bearcats: The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens play for the 2016-17 season when the Huskers take on Southwest Baptist in exhibition action at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday. Tip-off between the Big Red and the Bearcats is set for 2 p.m., with tickets available now at Huskers.com.

Nebraska Prediction!

I have tried to get a feeling for this all day! I've went back and forth.

I think we will need to hold Corey Clement to under 100 yards today. That will be tough but it is possible. The defensive line seems to keep improving and the Wisconsin quarterbacks are great so if we play run defense well anything can happen.

Nebraska needs to get 350 plus yards on offense and keep turnovers to under two.

But the deciding factor for my prediction is Nebraska's offensive line. Injuries have hurt their performance running lately and we have to be able to run. That scares me.

Hope I am wrong but
Wisconsin 17
Nebraska 15

Go Big Red!!

Sport Shorts!

NU won again!  I am really concerned about our offensive line. We could not run the ball at all until the 4th quarter. We were lucky to get a yard at times. I have a bunch of injuries and I am not sure if some of the reserves would be doing better than the hurt players. The coaches know best. Our defense overall played pretty good. Very good at times!

What's with the scores of some of these games?  Oklahoma 66 Texas Tech 59,  Rice 65 Prairie View 44, Utah 52 UCLA 45. Lots of scoring! The Big 10 seems to have some lower scoring games with some pretty good defense.

Nebraska moves to No. 7 in the polls. The last two undefeated teams in the Big 10 are Michigan and Nebraska.

Go Cubs!!

Top 10 AP Poll
1. Alabama
2. Michigan
3. Clemson
4. Washington
5. Louisville
6.Nebraska
6. Baylor
8. Ohio St.
9. West Virginia
10. Texas A & M

Wisconsin is No. 11.

I really don't like fantasy football today.  What a disaster!

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Exhale, again: Huskers find another way

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Nebraska Prediction!

I am really concerned with the injuries that we have right now. With Westercamp and Cethan carter out, you are talking maybe two of our three biggest threats on offense. Tommy Armstrong Jr is the third. He isn't 100%. With Knevel and possibly Gates out as offensive tackles this will put ore pressure on Armstrong to scramble even more. How many sacks would the opposing teams have if we didn't have a quarterback that can run?? So in the offense line, we only have two original starters left and we are hurting in depth really bad.

What happens if we have another lineman go down or Armstrong twist his ankle to where he can't play?  Not good. Nebraska has to have a game plan that will give us the least chance to get more injuries.

The good news is the defense looks as solid as we have had it in a long time. The defensive line is still giving up too much on the run but considering we lost our four top linemen from last year well they are doing exceptional.

David Blough, their quarterback, killed us last year. Can we contain him this year? We have trouble with that but we should do a much better job this year.We have to contain him to win. Keep him under 75-80 yards rushing.

Purdue has lost their coach. Interim head coach Gerad Parker is in charge today.Will this fire up the players or go the other way. I guess we will find that out.

Last week we were terrible on third down. We were 5-17. That HAS to get better this week.

I thin we can score three or four touchdowns considering no more injuries and we can kick a couple of field goals. So I will go with 31 points for Nebraska. I am going to be optimistic that we can hold them to 14 points.

FINAL
Nebraska 31
Purdue  14

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Nebraska Prediction

Will Nebraska be ready today or do they feel they have already won the game? I don't think so because last year has to be on their mind. What's the key to NU winning?

In the last tw games NU is giving up 6.2 yards per carry from the opposing team. They have alost 500 yards the past two games. Will this continue today? If it does this could be a close game.

If Nebraska holds Illinois to 150 yards or less rushing, NU wins.

If NU goes for 300 yards rushing we win today.

If NU has no injuries in the offensive line today, NU wins. We are pretty solid with our starters but we are lacking some depth right now. Gerald Foster is out for the year and Tanner Farmer is out for this game. It looks like we may have to burn a redshirt if we have an injury.

If NU has four sacks or more today, NU wins.

Prediction
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Nebraska 37
Illinois 14

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ESPN and CBS Announce Big Ten TV Schedules

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Nebraska to Retire Lue's Jersey

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O-Line churns on despite injuries

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Top-Ranked Huskers Silence No. 24 Illinois

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Armstrong making big difference for Husker offense

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Nebraska Prediction!

Nebraska 30
Northwestern 17

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Know the Foe: A closer look at Northwestern

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Huskers in the NFL Week 2

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NU Victory!

Nebraska beat their first non-conference team since 2001. What an exciting game to be at. What a crowd and what a game!!!

My prediction was 34-31 and the final was 35-32. I had some keys to what it would take for us to win.

They were as follows:

1. Ozigbo needed to run 25 times for 175 yards. He ran 21 times for 95 yards.
2. Tommy Armstrong Jr would need to have no interceptions. He threw no interceptions.
3. Cethan Carter would need five receptions for 80 yards. He had five receptions for 48 yards.
4. No blocked punts and Pierson-El would need to run one punt back for 40 plus yards. He had a 45 yard punt return.
5. Royce Freeman would need to be held to under 100 yards. He had five attempts for 31 yards as he was injured early in the game.

Nebraska Prediction

Will Nebraska continue to win the turnover war? They are a plus eight in turnovers and lead the nation in this stat.  If we get three or more turnovers we win the game.

Can Nebraska run on Oregon? I think this is a key to a Nebraska win. They can keep Oregon off the field. If we can run Ozigbo 25 times for 175 yards plus, we win.

How will Tommy Armstrong do today? He is better at the run but can pass on the run too. He is good but no dumb mistakes today. If Armstrong has no interceptions, we win.

Can Cethan Carter become part of the game today? He is very talented. I think if he catches five balls for 80 yards and a TD Nebraska wins.

Can the punt return and punting teams do a much better job today? No blocked punts today and if Pierson-El breaks one punt return for over 40 yards Nebraska wins.

If Nebraska holds Freeman the Oregon running back to 100 yards or less Nebraska wins.

If there is a lot of running it could keep the score down some.

Nebraska 34
Oregon 31

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Sports Shorts!

Nebraska has outscored their opponents in the 4th quarter 50-0 so far this year. Great finishers and that is an indication they are well conditioned. Now we have Oregon this week and we have a good chance to win that one.

Nebraska is 29th in the AP poll. If they keep winning they will get there.

Congrats to Adam Carriker who is now a member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

Omaha North and Bellevue West are No. 1 and 2 in Top 10 this week.

Nebraska is a PLUS 7 in turnovers this year.

Did anybody see Coach Cavanaugh and Gates go at it after Gates got a flag thorn on him?

Nebraska is the early favorite for the game this weekend. Should be a great one!!

Nebraska is tied with Ohio State in turnover margin but they are last in net punting.

Sport Shorts!

Nebraska won 43-10 Saturday night in a game that will be remembered for the honor paid to Sam Foltz. You have heard all about it but being there was very emotional. Tearful!

The Nebraska defense played pretty well and with Nathan Gerry and Antonio Reed coming back this week we should be stronger. Keiron Williams was exceptional although the coaches said he was out of position now and then. The defensive line played pretty well I thought. We have a lot of talent at linebacker. Chris Jones had a good game also.

On offense it just didn't fill right. They ran the ball for almost 300 yards but the passing just didn't seem to click reak well. Alonzo Moore had a great game catching a 57 yard TD. Devine Ozigbo and Tre Bryant looked very good.

We should see some major improvement in game two.

Wyoming will be a tougher opponent this week. They have a 6'5" quarterback in Josh Allen. He can throw the ball real well. Their tailback Brian Hill is pretty good too.

Will Compton and Niles Paul have been named team captains for the Washington Redskins.

Nebraska prediction!!

Today is the day!  Nebraska football starts again.

Tonight we play Fresno State. It will be a good team to play in the first game.

Our key to how good we play is our offensive and defensive lines. Also will Armstrong limit mistakes or will Ryker Fyfe enter the game today. I think Armstrong will shine but he may make an error or two with turnovers. The offensive line play will be interesting with Sam Hahn taking over at left guard. I am interested in how Knevel plays at right tackle. If he can dominate I think we will be good today.

What about our defensive line? The starting unit should be pretty good and then from there we will see. Sounds like we will see some 3-4 defensive which will go to our strengths. If Nebraska can get four or five sacks today that would be very encouraging. It will be fun to see how some of the younger defensive subs play. Who will step up?

Fresno State will be playing an upbeat tempo on offense and I am anxious to see how our substitute safeties do. Gerry and Antonio Reed will not play today. I am not sure if Reed would have started but he is close.

Special teams will be key. Don't expect the world from our new punter. He is a freshman playing in his first game and he will have some moments I am sure.

I am interested in Tre Bryant and Person-El returning kickoffs and punts.

I think that Fresno State will break some big plays here and there but NU will win! Chason Virgil likes to throw but on this night NU will run and run!

Nebraska 45
Fresno State 21