As expected things are going well halfway through spring camp, seven practices down and seven to go before the spring game on May 1st. Scott Frost says the team is anxious to practice Saturday in front of fans at Memorial Stadium.
The luxury of a game and a half lead is you can lose and still be in first place. That’s the situation for the Huskers, after giving up two different leads against Maryland, the Terrapins won 10-7.
Nebraska locks up a ninth win in ten games beating Maryland 6-2 at Hawks Field. Big Red improves to 14-5 which is now good enough for a game and a half advantage over both Michigan and Ohio State. The Wolverines started the day a half-game back but lost to the Buckeyes.
The Huskers will open practice on April 17th to 4,000 fans. It will happen inside Memorial Stadium at 2:15 p.m. and god two a half hours. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
Following the fifth spring practice Scott Frost said Ben Stille is not participating in the 14 practices this month after having surgery. Ben will be back for the fall and with a player who has as much experience as Ben, the focus is on preparing for the season.
It’s been 109 days since the Huskers last turned the ball over, also the last time the team played but the pain feels fresh. Mario Verduzco had a simple answer when asked about what he wanted to see out of Adrian Martinez this spring, “No more frickin turnovers.”
Nebraska is the fifth overall seed and the top two seed of the four in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers earn a bye and will open up against the winner Texas State - Utah Valley.
1,647 fortunate fans were the first to see a Nebraska sporting event in more than a year and it did not take long for something to cheer. Jaxon Hallmark, who hit second in the order, hit a first-inning solo home run to give the Huskers a 1-0 lead. Nebraska went on to beat Minnesota 6-1.
First, the Big Ten announced attendance would now be decided by health departments in the communities of its members. Then Nebraska announced a plan for 50% capacity at the spring game on May 1st at Memorial Stadium.
Five former Huskers took the field one last time inside Hawks Championship Center in front of scouts from 32 NFL teams. Those five are Brenden Jaimes, Matt Farniok, Dicaprio Bootle, Dedrick Mills, and Jack Stoll.
“The University of Nebraska is looking forward to playing Oklahoma in Norman on September 18th. Due to the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to Husker Athletics and the local community, our administration did explore the possibility of adding an eighth home game this fall."
Nebraska’s season comes to end after a painful second half against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. After holding the Nittany Lions to just 23 points in the first half, the Huskers gave up 49 in the second half before losing 72-66.
A first-half 18-3 run helped the Huskers beat Minnesota for the first time this season. After losing twice to the Gophers in the regular season Nebraska won the most significant game between the two teams 72-61. Sam Haiby, who’s now an All-Big Ten player, led NU with 19 points adding eight rebounds and three assists.
Creighton University announced Monday afternoon that it is re-instating men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott who was suspended four days ago following controversial remarks made in the locker room after the team’s loss to Xavier on Feb. 27.
Days away from the team’s next game, Creighton University on Thursday night announced the suspension of recently embattled men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott.
Fred Hoiberg announces the Huskers leading scorer Teddy Allen is no longer part of the team. In 22 games this season he scored more than 16 points per game with more than four rebounds. This comes less than a week after Teddy scored 41 points, which is second-best all-time in program history.
The Nebraska women’s basketball home finale against Michigan State set for 1 p.m. on Saturday was canceled less than an hour before tipoff due to “advice from institutional medical staffs,” according to a release from the school.
It was a career night for a couple of players including Teddy Allen who scored 41 points, one shy of the program’s all-time single-game record. That’s held by Eric Piatkowski and Teddy said he was not aware he was that close in the second half. No record and no win either, Penn State won their first on the road in the Big Ten 86-83.
With four years of eligibility Luke McCaffrey is headed to Louisville. He made the announcement on Twitter almost a month after announcing he was moving on from Nebraska.
After losing its match 3-1 to Minnesota on Friday night, the Nebraska volleyball team came out dialed in on Sunday to beat the Gophers in straight sets.
After a lot of anticipation there is a Big Ten baseball schedule. Released about three weeks before the first games. The Huskers will start March 5th in Round Rock, Texas with four games in three days against Purdue.
The Huskers overseas opener is moving stateside. Nebraska will still start the 2021 football season on Aug. 28 — and still face Illinois — but the game will be played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. The majority of college football will kick off the season the following weekend.
Maryland turned a tie into a 14 point win with a 20-6 run over the final eight minutes in College Park. Nebraska was led by teddy Allen with 18 points, Dalano Banton added ten points.
After more than a full calendar year, the Nebraska men’s basketball team beat a Big Ten opponent on Sunday when they took down Penn State on the road by a final of 62-61.
The streak almost came to an end, the Huskers were in good shape late in the second half leading by six with 2:40 to go before losing 77-72 in overtime. Illinois ranked sixth in the country was led by Ayo Dosunmu, who carried the Illini late, he scored 31.
Iowa hands the Huskers a third consecutive loss 88-81. The challenge will be bigger in the next two games for UNL hosting ninth-ranked Maryland Sunday and visiting Northwestern Wednesday.
It is no doubt an adjustment for somebody new like Kayla Caffey who joined the program after two seasons at Missouri. Nebraska in many ways is in a league of its own, and that means a lot of what’s new is better than what she experienced before.
Several changes to the Nebraska men’s basketball schedule were announced on Monday. The changes are a result of postponements during the program’s pause of team activities due to COVID-19.
The Chiefs bid to win back-to-back super bowls came up short against Tampa Bay at Tampa Bay 31-9. Tom Brady wins his seventh Super Bowl and this one comes in his first year with the Buccaneers.
As spring inches closer, the Nebraska football program is excited to have a chance to develop and get extra reps for its young players that they didn’t get in 2020 because of the pandemic.
Nebraska volleyball’s home opener was set for Friday night against Northwestern, but its weekend series against the Wildcats has been postponed due to COVID-19 issues in the Northwestern program.
This offseason is the most important in years, and it’s not going to be a good one on offense. Now that Luke McCaffrey has joined Wan’Dale Robinson in believing somewhere else is better than Nebraska.
Three former Huskers enter the transfer portal, all three will significantly impact the depth on offense. McCaffrey is by far the immediate and biggest concern after starting a couple of games last year at quarterback.
After a very long offseason, one that stretched into 2019 the Huskers open up the new season with a three-set sweep of Indiana. Nebraska’s successful run against Indiana continues, they haven’t lost since the late 70′s.
12 tier-one personnel in the Nebraska men’s basketball program, including seven players and head coach Fred Hoiberg, have tested positive for the coronavirus.
The men’s basketball program starts a pause after multiple people tested positive for COVID-19. They could be players, coaches, or any person who has regular close contact with the team.
In what needs to be an offseason that brings significant improvement the Huskers are losing their best receiver and playmaker Wan’Dale Robinson. He announced this afternoon he will be entering the transfer portal and this comes after Wan’Dale’s dad and personal trainer met with Scott Frost Friday.
The Volleyball season will be starting at the end of January, yes you read that right. It will be an unusual season but Nebraska and Creighton are once again expected to be very strong. That part is not unusual.
Derrick Walker will need to wait to make his Nebraska debut. The Tennessee transfer was set to play his first game in a season and a half but 24 hours out both programs agreed to call off the game. It was scheduled to happen at Mackey Arena.
With only eight players, Nebraska beat 15th ranked Northwestern at the horn. Sam Haiby put up an awkward shot that found the basket as the clock hit zero at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
