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An insufferably bad season for Nebraska football just hit one last parting low. As the Cornhuskers were getting blown out by the Iowa Hawkeyes in their home finale on Friday, chants of “Let’s go Hawks” broke out in Memorial Stadium, …
A coaching change at Nebraska seems inevitable — and the school may already have a replacement in mind. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg revealed on Monday that the Cornhuskers have made clear that UCF coach Scott Frost — a former Nebraska …
Nebraska’s athletic director voiced his frustration after the Cornhuskers lost to Northern Illinois on Saturday. The Huskers lost 21-17 at home to the Huskies, marking their first defeat to a non-Power 5 team since 2004. Athletic director Shawn …
Keyshawn Johnson Jr has decided to step away from playing football at Nebraska while he works on some personal issues, but Cornhuskers head coach Mike Riley has made it clear the wide receiver is welcome back at any time. Johnson, who arrived in …
Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst sent a tweet on Thursday seemingly in response to a report that the school was not happy in the Big Ten. Nebraska moved from the Big 12 to the Big Ten in 2011 but has not had significant athletic success …
There has been a lot of talk about the Big 12 wanting to explore conference expansion, especially considering the conference advertises in its title that it has 12 schools, though it now really only has 10. Between 2010 and 2013, four schools left …
Nebraska ended Michigan State’s unbeaten season and dealt their playoff hopes a crushing blow with a shocking 39-38 come-from-behind victory on Saturday night, and they may have received some help from the referees on the game-winning …
It’s been a difficult start for the Nebraska Cornhuskers this season, with the team suffering a last second loss to Illinois on Saturday. Things only got worse afterwards, as offensive lineman and team captain Alex Lewis was spotted grinning, …
Nebraska fell to USC 45-42 in the Holiday Bowl in what was the Cornhuskers’ first game since the university fired head coach Bo Pelini. While Pelini has moved on, and has his sights set on Youngstown State, his presence was felt as Nebraska …
Bo Pelini was formally introduced as the new head football coach at Youngstown State on Wednesday, and he wasted no time taking a shot at his former employer. Pelini now works for Jim Tressel, who won a national championship at Ohio State. Tressel, …
Nebraska defensive end Jack Gangwish was bit by a raccoon on Wednesday night, but you do not need to feel sorry for him. In fact, we wouldn’t blame you if you were angry at him. Gangwish was driving along in his car when he spotted a raccoon on …
Iowa scored a touchdown against Nebraska on Friday after the Cornhuskers managed to block their own punt. Nebraska punter Sam Foltz fumbled what looked like a perfect snap in the third quarter. In his hastiness to pick the ball up and get the kick …
The week didn’t go so well for one Pelini brother, but the other was much more fortunate. Bo Pelini’s Nebraska Cornhuskers beat Northwestern 27-24 on Saturday after connecting on a miracle Hail Mary on the last play of the game. …
A 7-year-old boy battling cancer lit up the day Saturday by scoring a touchdown at Nebraska’s spring football game. Jack Hoffman has been fighting cancer since being diagnosed in April 2011. He has gone through two surgeries and is on a …
Western Illinois University kicker Patrick Smith has one of the better legs in the country. He just completed his junior season at WIU, where he was one of 10 finalists for the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place-Kicker Award. Smith was 10-for-10 on …
Nebraska commit Marcus McWilson is regarded as one of the best defensive back prospects in the country, mostly because of his combination of speed, size and toughness. But the four-star recruit apparently has a soft side. During a recent interview …
