Happy Independence Day. If any bloggers visit today in between BBQ and fireworks, feel free to discuss Nebraska's second football opponent of the 2009 season, Arkansas State. You probably don't need reminding that ASU won at Texas A&M last year, and pushed No. 4 Texas through the fourth...

Well, the tarp is up, and if the rain stays away, a big crowd is expected to file into Rosenblatt Stadium for tonight's Omaha-New Orleans Triple-A game. Is the big crowd because of the scheduled post-game fireworks, or the one-game appearance of former Husker and current KC Royals third basem...

Going into the 2008 season, one of the concerns for Husker fans was about receiving talent. Nebraska had lost statistical leaders in Maurice Purify (yards, touchdowns, single game scoring record), Terrence Nunn (2nd all-time in receptions and yards to the legendary Johnny Rodgers), Frantz Hardy (...

My first job out of college was at a newspaper in the town of Stuart, Florida, which is close to West Palm Beach. Though you had to walk sideways through my small apartment, I did live three minutes from the ocean. This was 2003, a good fall for Howard Schnellenberger and Florida Atlantic football....

The Twins have recalled Brian Duensing from Triple-A Rochester. The Millard South product began the season with the Major League club and made one appearance before going back to Rochester (where he's compiled a 4-6 record and 4.66 ERA as a starter). Duensing is to be in uniform for Friday'...

This from an Indians.com blog from Cleveland's loss to the White Sox Wednesday night in Cleveland: Lots of Nebraska football ties in the house tonight. Head coach Bo Pelini, a friend of broadcaster Matt Underwood, and Turner Gill, former Nebraska quarterback and Indians farmhand and current Bu...

At Big Red Network, we love Husker football and want to write and talk about it every day. That's what we aim to do. You seldom find us pushing other agendas or hocking products. Maybe if we did, our following and wallets would grow faster. Anyway, I'm telling you all of this because I'...

A quick follow-up to B.C.'s blog about Big Suh (Bo Pelini's nickname). Or how about Knockemdown Suh? OK, it's been a long vacation . . . At any rate, the last time Nebraska had a No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft was 1984, when Irving Fryar was selected by New England. He went on to ...

"So just who is this guy named Suh?" That's what is being asked on a Sporting News story that offers summer projections at where guys might go in the next NFL Draft. "It's been a while since the Blackshirts have had such a dominant player, but Ndamukong Suh looks the part of...

Offseason is the time for optimism, no matter the sport, no matter the school. Take Nebraska basketball, for instance. Sek Henry is about to undergo surgery on both of his knees, and he's still brimming with optimism. Henry's goal? Top three in the conference. When I asked why top thre...

Peruse the college football magazines coming out for the 2009 season and you might come to the conclusion that the Huskers are in trouble at quarterback. Both Athlon and Lindy's rated Nebraska as 11th best in the Big 12 at QB. Sure Nebraska will be breaking in a new starter, but will there r...

Good evening Husker Nation! I'm ready for some football as I'm sure you all are as well. Some pretty cool news was released this week by the University when they released a statement saying that the Sept. 26 game against Louisiana-Lafayette will have the Big Red playing in 1962 style unifor...

In a story I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how strong the Big 12 Conference will be this winter, I mentioned Kansas recruit Xavier Henry. I should have mentioned that Henry, who'd originally committed to Memphis, and his brother, C.J. Henry, never signed letters of intent with the Jayhawks...

They don't get talked about very much, but the Husker graduate assistants are important pieces to the program's puzzle. They do a lot of work for few peanuts. Basically every coach, no matter how great, was once a G.A. Among the current Husker grad assistants is Youngstown native Ross Wats...

Two significant dates in Nebraska football fashion history: September 18, 2008 : I ask the question, "Will Nebraska ever throw it back?" I even proclaimed the funky serif style numbers of the early Devaney era my favorite jersey in the school's history. June 29, 2009 : Nebras...

Huskers.com link.I guess I can still help break a story once every year or so......

Every pre-season prognostication on the magazine racks right now talks about the lost production that Nebraska must replace at wide receiver. Many of those suddenly missing receptions and yards came from Nate Swift. Swift's departure hurts more than the loss of his fellow key wide receiver Tod...

Brandon at BRN wondered about it a year ago. I've obsessed about it since I was 10, and if the current rumors have legs, it might finally happen. Nebraska may be preparing to break out throwback uniforms during the nonconference schedule. I've read on several message boards that the helm...

KSU fans probably hold Bill Snyder in similar esteem as Husker fans hold Tom Osborne. He's simply the best coach many of them have seen leading their team and perhaps the best they can reasonably expect they will ever see. Seeing their man return had to be a heart-warming experience. And ye...

Yep, we're still alive and kicking. Expect us back early next week to resume our regularly scheduled programming. Sorry for the absence of late....

The consensus of opinion to this point by college football prognosticators is that Kansas and Nebraska will finish neck and neck at about twenty-third in the country. Sure one set of picks or another can diverge from that substantially, but when averaged together, that's about where things ...

We here at the Big Red Network have dubbed this time of year the "bad news season" in college football, when outside of recruiting most of the real news items about college football are negative (like suspensions, transfers, or arrests). But at your newsstands and in the blogosphere it ...

Hello Husker fans! Football season is coming up soon and I can't wait! We now know the game times for the first three games of the season which are all set to be shown on a pay per view basis. The opening game of the 2009 season will be played on September 5th against Florida Atlantic ... a ...

We spent a lot of time on this site last week discussing the word average. It started when Steve explored where Nebraska may or may not benefit from regressing to the mean in the upcoming season. That lead reader and frequent commenter, caveman99, to ask "What is average for a team with the...

Next season, Nebraska's offense is likely to adapt and change based on its personnel. A good stable of running backs, a more athletic quarterback in Zac Lee and less experience at wide receiver makes an emphasis on the run game more likely. The use of more read option from the shotgun spread f...

Last July Darren wrote a great piece detailing what he thought it would take defensively for Nebraska to meet expectations under Bo Pelini in year one. The general consensus for the Huskers heading into 2008 seemed to be about eight wins and, based on the stats from 2007, it looked like the Blac...

ESPN did some investigative reporting around Nebraska's wrestling program. At issue were the two wrestlers who were dismissed from the team after posing nude on a pornographic web site aimed at gay men. You can find much of the piece here . Surely, there are those who think the piece was ...

The old statistician's joke goes, "she said I was average, but she was just being mean". But being average is only a bad thing if you're aspiring to something greater. At long downtrodden football programs like Indiana or Duke, average would be a step up. Fortunately, there...

» Welcome Huskerpedia readers! If you're new around here, take a look around. If you like what you see, sign up for our newsletter and get Husker news in your inbox . For a game that ultimately has no bearing on any of the most immediate goals for this year's Nebraska footba...

The objects of our lives tell stories. They harbor experiences, provide memories and give us perspective. This is especially true with sports fans. With sincere apologies to Tim O'Brien (one of the finest writers of our time) I offer this look at the things we carry and the funny bit of spor...

ESPN bloggers Tim Griffin (Big 12) and Adam Rittenberg (Big 10) sit down with Ivan Maisel to discuss how the two conferences match-up. They fail to get into any specific games and both of their arguments are generic enough that the average fan could probably spit off about the same information that...

If you came here looking for an Omaha guide to the College World Series complete with schedules, maps, and events, then you can find one by clicking here. When we here at DXP think of the College World Series, we think of Starsky's, parking, and what kind of clientele/smokeshows each school wi...

Good afternoon Husker fans! I haven't had a lot of time to blog this week but thought I would throw something up now before I leave for a weekend get away to Denver. All in all it has been a pretty good week for Husker athletics with the football camps going on, football commitments, the ... a ...

As if Mike Anderson needed any more headaches, two of his top recruits were drafted today in the MLB draft.Geoffrey Baldwin (1B, 6'4, 195 lb.) was drafted in the 10th round (#302) by the Kansas City Royals.- from Grand Junction High (CO) - is a left-handed first baseman that worked out for as m...

When USC safety Taylor Mays decided to return to school and turn down millions as a top 10 pick, I thought he was crazy. The 2-time All-American, who is 6'3, 230lbs. with 4.4 speed, is truly a freak of nature that will arguably be the best player in the 2009 college football season.It's wh...

Move over, Jarron Gilbert. Former University of Nebraska-Omaha WR Keith Eloi, who has a 44" vertical leap, has become the newest NFL rookie YouTube sensation.While working out with his football buddies in Katy, TX prior to the NFL mini-camps, Eloi was filmed jumping from the concrete floor of ...

For some inexplicable reason, Husker I-Back Quentin Castille failed to appear in court on Monday for a ticket he received back on April 8th when he was pulled over for not having a license plate on the front of a 1995 Honda he had just purchased.Since the car was still registered to the previous ow...

Mens basketball coach Doc Sadler received some good news recently when 6-foot-1 point guard Kenyon McNeaill verbally committed to the University of Nebraska. McNeaill averaged 15 points, 3.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game while helping guide Conway to a 24-4 record last season. McNea...

Nebraska's Tara Mueller (Jr. from Scottsdale, Ariz.) is a strong All-American candidate and will be one of the premiere outside hitters in college this upcoming season. And to stay sharp, Mueller was recently seen participating at the 'AVP Crocs Tour' in Huntington Beach, CA, but she f...

Alright, I'll come clean right away. I'm stealing this idea straight from Brian Christopherson's great 'life in the red' blog at the Lincoln Journal Star website. Since he doesn't have the liberty that I have, I thought I'd give him a hand with his 'Top 5 Eric Crou...

And here we go again.....4* QB Tyler Gabbert (6'0 and 175 lbs. from Ballwin (MO) Parkway West) - younger brother of Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert - has become the fifth commitment in Nebraska's 2010 recruiting class. Although Tyler is a highly rated QB in the 2010 class, he isn't near the...

The Nebraska coaching staff hosted quarterback Tyler Gabbert earlier in the week for an un-official visit and Gabbert has committed to the University of Nebraska! We have all heard the name Gabbert as it was just a few years ago when older brother Blaine Gabbert committed to the program before swit...

The Nebraska Football team received a big break as they will be taking on the Virginia Tech Hokies in the afternoon when they visit Blacksburg on September 19th. The ACC Conference announced that the game will be played at 2:30 CST and be shown on both ABC and ESPN 2. It will be shown regionally on...

complete with predictions...With football season seemingly right around the corner, now is the time to begin to look at the non-conference schedules all around the country. And of course, there's nowhere better to begin looking than the Big 12.Since the inclusion of the BCS, the debate as to wh...

Hey Husker Fans! Sorry for the lack of updates lately as things have been pretty slow in the Husker Nation. I can't wait for things to pick up so we have more to blog about here at Nebsports. In the meantime, we will be adding a Twitter account and setting that all up with the ... a Get read...

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Even as he walks off the practice field exhausted and drenched in sweat after a workout in the Florida sun, Todd Peterson finds it difficult to complain....

Here's a bad omen for your season. Alex Gordon first felt pain in his right hip on Opening Day....

For the past six or seven years, R.D. Spiehs had a pretty good idea that he might like to try coaching college or professional baseball....

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OMAHA Finally, Alex Gordon will play in an Omaha uniform....

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OMAHA Creighton is prepared to play there in two seasons if Omaha's new stadium isn't ready....

OMAHA Television coverage of the College World Series was a home run in ESPN's book....

LINCOLN Iowa started the 2004 football season wearing uniforms designed as close as possible to its 1939 team, right down to the decal-free, old gold helmet worn by Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick....

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When Nebraska hosts Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 26, 2009, a wonderful moment in Husker football history will be celebrated. Memorial Stadium, home to the Cornhuskers since 1923, will celebrate an unprecedented and NCAA-record 300 consecutive sellouts with the third sellout of the 2009 season. Th...

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LINCOLN Bob Brown and some of his 1962 teammates will be coming back in September and so will the football jerseys Nebraska wore when it started its NCAA-record streak of 297 consecutive home sellouts....

MIAMI, Fla. The United States Women's national team remained unbeaten at the Pan American Cup, defeating Peru 25-22, 25-21, 26-24 Monday evening at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center....

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Standing 6-feet-4 and weighing 305 pounds, Russ Hochstein is a rather imposing figure....

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For Johnny Dorn, the news that he'd been selected to for South Atlantic League all-star game was somewhat bittersweet....

LINCOLN Nebraska basketball coach Doc Sadler's ongoing mission to connect with the past has added two former high-profile Huskers as converts....

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LINCOLN The University of Nebraska and FOX Sports Midwest have announced that Nebraska's three non-conference home football games will be available on a pay-per-view basis on Big 12 Special Order Sports, the network's pay-per-view division....

Nebraska and FOX Sports Midwest announced on Tuesday that Nebraska's three non-conference home games will be available on pay-per-view telecasts. The two parties also announced the extension of the school's basketball package with the network....

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Few in college athletics can create free video as well as the Nebraska Athletic Department's own HuskerVision team....

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