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.
The Huskers continue to search for that first conference win after losing to 25th ranked Ohio State 90-54. The Buckeyes pulled away in the first half during a stretch where Nebraska missed 17 of 18 shots in Columbus. Big Red only made 28.3% of its shots and has now lost a dozen in a row ranked foes.
Jack Stoll is not returning to Lincoln for a sixth year. The senior tight end announced his intentions to enter the 2021 NFL Draft via his Twitter page Monday afternoon.
What was a two-point game at halftime changed after Michigan put together a 10-0 run early in the second half on the way to an 80-69 win on Christmas. The Huskers fall 0-2 in the Big Ten, Michigan remains undefeated at 7-0 with a 2-0 Big Ten record.
A familiar script for the Huskers at ninth-ranked Wisconsin, for the sixth time in eight games Nebraska led after the second half under 16 minute timeout. Again though Big Red did not finish strong, allowing Wisconsin to go on a 15-0 run. The Badgers won 67-53.
Nebraska placekicker Connor Culp was officially named Big Ten Kicker of the Year on Thursday. Culp, who transferred from LSU, went 13/15 on field goal attempts and hit a career-long 49-yard field goal in the Huskers’ win over Purdue.
Creighton University announced Thursday that fans will again be allowed to attend men’s basketball games — up to 10% capacity — starting with Wednesday’s game against Xavier.
In a year where there was a lot working against Nebraska, it was business as usual for the staff signing another class that ranks inside the top 25 nationally. It could improve with time too, Avante Dickerson, did not sign with Minnesota, doesn’t mean he won’t but as of now, there is a potential opportunity for the Huskers.
There are decisions to be made soon for the Huskers seniors. Most of those are football decisions, Collin Miller’s is a life decision.After leaving the field on a stretcher against Illinois the senior captain has not returned, he was diagnosed with a spinal concussion.
t’s something Nebraska coaches and players have said all season long and it was a point of emphasis after practice on Monday: the program is better than what the record indicates. In a results-based business, that’s tough for fans to hear and accept, but coaches and players insist that it’s true.
Like everyone else, the Nebraska coaches and players didn’t find out that they’d be playing Rutgers in week nine and that it’d be a Friday game until Sunday afternoon.
On senior day, the highlight of the day may have been the moment all of Nebraska’s seniors were honored before the game, and that’s without fans in the stadium.
Creighton uses a big second half to beat Nebraska 98-74. The Bluejays shot 60% in the final 20 minutes outscoring the Huskers 54-34, including a 30-7 run.
As the Huskers take a step up in competition this week Georgia Tech wins at Pinnacle Bank Arena 75-64. Kobe Webster led the Huskers off the bench with 20 points, a very accurate night from the arc, he hit six of seven three point attempts.
The Huskers certainly remember what happened last year when they traveled to Minneapolis. “That game last year was really rough for us just basically going there and having nothing go our way,” defensive back Dicaprio Bootle said.
Saturday could be the final home game at Memorial Stadium for a number of Nebraska seniors. It will be a senior day that won’t feature a crowd of 90,000 plus screaming and cheering.
Don’t rule out a bowl game for the Huskers, if Nebraska can reach 4-4 by winning the last two games, it’s a real possibility. A 4-4 record isn’t essential during COVID-19 like other years, also the idea this year is to put games on tv people want to watch.
The Huskers are a team learning lessons from losses. No doubt there’s always something to gain, but not everybody is willing to look in the mirror and do it.
We all know how much a five dollar footlong costs and a burger off the dollar menu, but what about hidden costs on the football field? It’s not as clear, right? What is the actual cost of a mistake, the ones the Huskers commit?
After finishing last season with 17 straight losses, it’s not hard to see the improvement of the Nebraska men’s basketball team three games into the 2020/21 season.
Scott Frost is worried about the last three games, saying fingers crossed when it comes to “finishing this thing.” It’s vital to this program because it didn’t have bowl practice a year ago
The Nebraska men’s basketball team got back in the win column Saturday after beating North Dakota State University 79-57. Teddy Allen led the Huskers with 22 points.
Another tight one between these two rivals, as Iowa makes the plays late to win 26-20.With Adrian Martinez back starting the first play was a positive one, an instant improvement over last week but the Huskers did not pick up a first down on the first possession.
What a difference a year makes, the Huskers blow the doors off McNeese State 102-55. Six players in double figures and all six were making their Nebraska debut.
To have a shot at winning this game, to be in it, in the second half here’s what has to happen. The offense has to take care of the ball, before getting beat 5-0 in the turnover battle last week against Illinois Nebraska forced as many turnovers as it gave up, 5-5.
It’s hard to believe in something you don’t see. Teams that successfully pull off a rebuild believe they will reach the destination and they believe in the journey. It’s all about belief because you can’t get there without putting in the work that reflects the destination.
It’s time to move on to Iowa and that’s what the Nebraska football team is trying to do. After practice on Monday, several players and Coach Scott Frost spoke to the media via Zoom about moving on from a very bad loss to Illinois and getting focused on a Black Friday date with Iowa.
The coveted Blackshirts for the Huskers defense were handed out in practice this week and on Thursday head coach Scott Frost revealed the 12 players who received them:
Saturday was a day to remember for Connor Culp and the Huskers. For a couple reasons, both good and not so good. For starters, it was the first win of the season and it happened in dramatic fashion, always memorable.
No doubt the body language was all very positive at practice this morning off the win against Penn State. Important to consider the players said the same thing last week after the loss at Northwestern.
Nebraska hasn’t lost to team anybody else beat. After dropping Penn State to 0-4 the Huskers have only beaten teams on their schedule that others have beat as well. In other words, it’s a hard schedule to start, 1-2 isn’t too shabby.
