Head Husker Baseball Coach Will Bolt said on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be in attendance for Friday’s game versus Creighton.
Millard West senior Ella Hazen just surpassed 1,000 career digs on the volleyball court. She did it at the Millard North Invitational, which the Wildcats won with a 3-1 record.
Millard North senior Jasen Green announced his decision Thursday to stay home and play college basketball at Creighton. The 6′7″ forward was also a target for the Huskers, but Green chose the Bluejays over Nebraska and several other schools.
No doubt the caliber of the opponent will be far different this week, but Adrian and the offense are headed in the right direction with the true test to come this weekend.
As of Thursday afternoon, WOWT meteorologists are forecasting a kickoff temperature of 98 degrees in Lincoln on Saturday when Nebraska and Buffalo begin play at 2:30 p.m. That would break the current known Memorial Stadium record.
Nebraska head coach Scott Frost said Thursday the team plans to use the Fordham game to get younger players game experience. The game will mark the Huskers’ first non-conference opponent since September 14, 2019.
Chris Swillie scored the lone touchdown in Omaha Benson’s 7-0 win over Bellevue East last Friday. Swillie also contributed on defense in a game that marked the end of a 26-game losing streak for the Bunnies.
The Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau has crunched the numbers and found the 2020 Olympic Swim Trials generated $34.5 million in economic impact to the Omaha and Nebraska.
Masks will be required in elevators and in the press box for Nebraska football home games, but only strongly recommended everywhere else in Memorial Stadium.
Nebraska’s Little League team from Hastings suffered its first loss of the Little League World Series on Sunday against Hawaii. The team lost 11-3 in extra innings.
The Nebraska soccer team is now 2-0 to start the season after a 5-0 win against Missouri on Sunday. The team picked up its first win against Western Illinois on Thursday.
Nebraska Volleyball held its annual Red-White Scrimmage on Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. It was the first time fans could attend a Husker volleyball match in nearly two years.
The little league team from Hastings got off to a good start at the Little League World Series on Thursday. Representing Nebraska, they beat New Jersey 5-2.
Nebraska football coaches are not yet ready to name a starter at the open cornerback spot opposite of Cam Taylor-Britt. Quinton Newsome, Braxton Clark and newcomer Tyreke Johnson are all battling for the spot.
The Creighton volleyball team returned to the court at D.J. Sokol Arena on Saturday after a shortened offseason due to playing in the spring. The team held its Blue/White match.
After having already secured just the second trip to the Little League World Series for a team from Nebraska, Hastings Baseball won the Midwest Regional championship on Saturday. They beat South Dakota, another team heading to the LLWS, by a final of 6-0.
Nebraska football held its 13th practice of fall camp Friday, and the team scrimmaged for the second time this fall. Head coach Scott Frost said the scrimmage didn’t feature tons of live-action tackling.
