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|By Rex Smith
While multiple media outlets are reporting the Big Ten is will cancel its fall sports schedule, the Nebraska football team was on the field Monday.Head coach Scott Frost is scheduled to address the media via zoom at 1:30 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2020 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Multiple reports are indicating the Big Ten will cancel its fall sports schedule.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Rex Smith
It’s the start of fall camp. There’d normally be pictures, videos, quotes, and more coming out of Lincoln as the excitement for Nebraska football builds.As we all know by now, there’s nothing normal in 2020.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Joe Nugent
What do you make of the new schedule? First, is week one really going to be week one? Will Rutgers be ready to go despite a COVID-19 outbreak inside the team, we’re talking close to 30 cases.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 1:37 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Under the revised schedule, teams will play conference opponents they originally were set to meet and will have one additional cross-division game.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 12:15 PM CDT
Each team will play 10 conference-only games starting the weekend before Labor Day and ending the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 3:28 PM CDT
|By Gina Dvorak
The Big Ten Conference on Thursday announced that fall sports schedules would be limited to others in the conference, should games be allowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska men's basketball team announced a new addition to their roster on Wednesday.
Elijah Wood, a 6'6" guard, reclassified from the 2021 class where he was going to attend Hargrave Military Academy to the 2020 class and will join the Huskers.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 6:36 PM CDT
|By Ross Jernstrom
Max Anderson was ready to become an Aggie, but now he will be a Husker. The Millard West senior was recently named the Gatorade Nebraska High School Player of the Year. Anderson was ready to go to Texas A&M, but due to a number of of junior and seniors returning to campus this fall, left Anderson out. WOWT Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with Anderson about his decision to become a Husker.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 9:46 PM CDT
It was a breakthrough win for York's Reed Malleck at the 31st Nebraska Junior Match Play Championship at Oakland Golf Club on Friday, as he defeated Omaha's Josh Kramer, 3 and 1, in the Final.
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Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 3:58 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Papillion-La Vista South grad and Nebraska outfielder Aaron Polansky has signed a contract with the New York Yankees.
Polansky told WOWT he felt that signing with the Yankees gave him his best opportunity to move up through the minor league system, grow as a play and eventually complete his dream of making it to the major leagues.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 10:08 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
The NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee on Thursday finalized its recommendation for preseason mini-camps for college football teams. Nebraska Head Coach Scott Frost approves of the additional practice time before the 2020 season.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Nebraska Head Coach Scott Frost is tweaking his offensive line. He announced on Tuesday, that senior Matt Farniok will moved to right guard this fall.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 8:35 PM CDT
Nebraska Head Coach Scott Frost has no problem with his players speaking out on racial issues. Coach Frost held a "Zoom" news conference with reporters on Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Nebraska Head Coach Scott Frost met with the media on Tuesday for the first time since March, when the coronavirus pandemic shutdown all sports.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By 10/11 Sports
Nebraska Football Coach Scott Frost is having a Zoom call Tuesday morning to share how the Huskers are moving forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 10:44 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
After the departure of senior J.D Spielman, the Huskers are looking for some new wide receivers this fall. Wan'Dale Robinson and Kade Warner are the only two Husker lettermen returning on the team. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom looks at some new recruits, who could make an impact.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Wide receiver J.D. Spielman has decided to transfer from Nebraska. Spielman put his name in the transfer portal on Monday. Spielman was one of the most productive receivers for the Huskers. He put together three consecutive 800-yard receiving seasons for Nebraska.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2020 at 5:11 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Cade Povich is just about to head to Georgia to play summer baseball for the Savannah Bananas.
It'll be a good opportunity for the Bellevue West grad to see the progress he's made on pitching changes he and Nebraska pitching coach Jeff Christy have had him work on.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By 10/11 Sports
Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos says the first week of voluntary workouts went "exceptionally well" with no new cases of COVID-19 in the Nebraska football team.
Updated: May. 29, 2020 at 3:35 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
he Nebraska Athletic Department announced on Friday that student-athletes can return to campus beginning on Monday, June 1.
Football, volleyball, soccer and both men's and women's basketball players will be the first to return to Lincoln with other teams returning in phases over the coming weeks.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 10:51 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos says the Husker sellout streak in Memorial Stadium will continue this fall. Moos spoke on Tuesday night during the "Sports NIghtly" radio show.
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 6:41 PM CDT
|By 10/11 Sports
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says conversations are ongoing about fan attendance for the upcoming college football season.
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 11:19 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Former Husker All-American Prince Amukamara has agreed to join the Las Vegas Raiders. The 30-year-old defensive back was released by the Chicago Bears in February. Amukamara was the 19th pick in the 2011 NFL draft.
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Quarterback Noah Vedral announced on Wednesday, that he will transfer to Rutgers. The Huskers travel to Rutgers on October 24th and Vedral could be the starting quarterback for the Scarlet Knights.
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Former Husker Irving Fryar played 17 seasons in the NFL and was a five-time All-Pro wide receiver. But the best years for Fryar, were his three seasons with the Miami Dolphins. After being traded from the New England Patriots, Coach Don Shula made Fryar the league's top receiver for the most yards per catch.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 5:39 PM CDT
|By Ross Jernstrom
Husker quarterback Noah Vedral has decided to enter the transfer portal. Vedral served as the backup quarterback in 2019. Vedral played in six games and completed 34-52 passes for 418 yards.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2020 at 5:28 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The second of the two Davis twins was selected in the NFL Draft on Saturday.
Carlos Davis was drafted in the seventh round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2020 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The first Nebraska Cornhusker selected in the 2020 NFL Draft was defensive tackle Khalil Davis.
Davis was selected with the 194th pick in the sixth round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2020 at 5:46 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
On the day where 90,000 fans were supposed to fill Memorial Stadium for the annual red-white spring game, a virtual game was streamed online instead.
The two rosters were filled with former Nebraska greats. The two starting quarterbacks were Eric Crouch and Tommie Frazier.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 9:28 PM CDT
|By Ross Jernstrom
Heisman Trophy Winner Eric Crouch is the sixth and final member of the 2020 Class of the University of Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom talked with the former Husker quarterback about his Hall of Fame career.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Head coach Amy Williams announces three new players who will join the Nebraska women's basketball team in the 2020-21 season on Thursday.
They are: grad transfer MiCole Cayton, junior-to-be Bella Cravens and sophomore-to-be Nailah Dillard.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska men's basketball team announced on Wednesday their new spring recruiting class.
The class includes grad transfer Kobe Webster, junior college transfers Lat Mayen and Teddy Allen, and Division I transfers Kobe King and Trey McGowens.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2020 at 12:17 PM CDT
On Saturday, April 18, Nebraska Athletics will stream a video game simulation of a Red-White Nebraska Football Spring Game in Memorial Stadium. Fans are asked to stay home and show their support in a big way.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2020 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Leigha Brown is transferring from Nebraska but will stay in the Big Ten.
Brown, who just completed her sophomore season, is headed to Michigan.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska men's basketball team announced on Sunday an agreement on a three-year series to be played against Kansas State.
It will begin in December of 2020 at a neutral site, the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2020 at 11:14 PM CDT
|By Ross Jernstrom
Heisman Trophy Winner Eric Crouch has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020. WOWT6 Sports Director Ross Jernstrom went one-on-one with the former Husker quarterback at Millard North High School.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2020 at 6:31 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
Nebraska's spring football game will not be happening in 2020.
Athletic Director Bill Moos announced Monday night that the game has been canceled.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2020 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska spring volleyball match that was to be played in Grand Island against Northern Colorado has been canceled, the school announced Monday.
The match was to be played against Nothern Colorado, but COVID-19 threats have forced the cancellation.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2020 at 12:50 PM CDT
|By Rex Smih
Nebraska Athletics announced Thursday that further discussions will take place regarding the annual red vs. white football game as well as the volleyball team's match in Grand Island.
The school announced, in accordance with the Big Ten, all home sporting events will be closed to the public moving forward.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2020 at 11:53 AM CDT
|By 6 Sports
Student-athletes seeking to build their individual brands at the University of Nebraska will have access to the new Ready Now Program to help them.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2020 at 11:37 AM CDT
|By 6 Sports
The Huskers kicked off spring football practice on Monday. Head Coach Scott Frost enters his third season at Nebraska. Coach Frost welcomes back ten starters on offense, including quarterback Adrian Martinez.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2020 at 1:57 PM CDT
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska men's basketball team lost to Minnesota 107 to 75 on Sunday to end their regular season.
The Huskers finished the season 7-24 and on a 16-game losing streak.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2020 at 9:39 PM CST
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska baseball team played their first doubleheader at home on Saturday. They took on the Columbia Lions.
In the first game, Nebraska won 7 to 3.
They dropped the second game 3-2.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2020 at 7:15 PM CST
|By 6 Sports
The Nebraska Baseball Team won it's home opener on Friday afternoon. The Huskers defeated Columbia 5-3. Kyle Perry picked up the win for Nebraska.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 2:24 PM CST
|By 6 Sports
Nebraska's JD Spielman is out for spring practice and has gone back to his home in Minneapolis. The senior wide receiver is dealing with a health matter.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 10:35 AM CST
The University of Nebraska Athletic Department announced Monday that wide receiver J.D. Speilman is currently away from the team dealing with a personal health matter and that receiver Jaevon McQuitty plans to retire from football.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2020 at 10:01 PM CST
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska women's basketball team will open the 2020 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis with a matchup against the seventh seeded Michigan Wolverines.
Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2020 at 5:33 PM CST
|By Rex Smith
In a battle of losing streaks, the Nebraska men's basketball team's 13-game losing streak swelled to 14 in a 81-76 loss to Northwestern on Sunday.
Northwestern ended their 12-game losing streak.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2020 at 9:01 PM CST
|By Rex Smith
The Nebraska men's basketball team lost their 12th straight game on Monday when they fell at Illinois by a final of 71 to 59.
Big Red was led by Haanif Cheatham who had 18 points.