2019 Football Game Watches
The second year of the Frost area should be an exciting one. Join us during the 2019 football season...
Topeka Rescue Mission – Community Service Project
| Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Topeka Rescue Mission Community Service Project 2018 Donation Form As Husker fans, we know how important it is to give back to our community and show, as it says on Memorial Stadium, that “Through These Gates Pass the Greatest Fans in College Football”. Each year our chapter does at least one community service project in Topeka. Due to the generous donations of Husker fans attending game watches these past years we have donated around $500 to the Topeka Rescue Mission during... |
2018 Road to Nebraska Program Results
| As you know one of the reasons we have our local chapter of the University of Nebraska Alumni Association is to support the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) and to provide general scholarships to local students who attend UNL. Since 2001, Northeast Kansans for Nebraska has been able to provide 22 students with more than $18,000 in scholarships from money that our members have contributed through donations to the Road to Nebraska Scholarship Campaign as well as bidding on and purchasing auction items at our... |
Reflections of 2018 Nebraska Football: A Corn Nation Roundtable
| Now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to digest 2018, the CN team reflects back at Scott Frost’s first season leading the Huskers. Now that we’ve had a couple of weeks to reflect on the football season, the Corn Nation staff sat down and reflected on the 2018 Huskers. I dare say, nobody around here expected another 4-8 season for Nebraska. What was the biggest difference between the 0-6 start to the season and the 4-2 conclusion? Uglydog56: Uhh, that would be the 4... |
Nebrasketball: Corn Nation Interrogates Cowboys Ride For Free
| A neutral site game against our old conference foes from Stillwater, Oklahoma It’s been almost a week since Nebraska last played against Creighton. The week off has hopefully been good for the team and their finals schedule. This Sunday the Big Red find themselves up in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a rare neutral site game. Oklahoma State is lead by second year head coach Mike Boynton Jr. They are currently 4-5 and are on a three game... |
How To Watch NCAA Volleyball Semifinals: BYU, Stanford, Nebraska, Illinois
| You’re going to watch Nebraska take on Illinois for another shot at a national title, right? The NCAA Volleyball tournament semifinals are nearly here! The Final Four will be played at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, Thursday December 13th and Saturday, December 15th. It will be interesting to see how well-attended the matches are in Minneapolis. Nebraska is closest (obvious?) and Husker fans travel well. Illinois isn’t that much further, then you have BYU and Stanford. Here’s distance and driving time according to Mapquest: Nebraska... |
NCAA Volleyball Tournament Game Thread!!!!!
| Fun! Fun! Fun! In Downtown Minneapolis! Heyooooooo! It’s a beautiful Thursday night in downtown Minneapolis, where your Husker volleyball team takes on Illinois for a shot at another national title! The Nebraska – Illinois game is at 8 pm central on ESPN. BEFORE THAT BYU takes on Stanford in the other side of the bracket at 6 pm! It should be a great night for volleyball! Join us! Let’s get some action going here on CN! Source: Corn Nation |
Mikaela Foecke Named Senior CLASS Award Winner
| Nebraska senior volleyball player earns a well-deserved honor An athletic career like Mikaela Foecke’s doesn’t go unnoticed – on the court or off. The latest in her long line of awards is the 2018 Senior CLASS Award in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball. The award, chosen by Division I volleyball coaches, national volleyball media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in Division I volleyball. The winner is someone who excels in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. The “CLASS”... |
Three Huskers Volleyball Players Earn All-American Honors
| A fourth player earns honorable mention honors Mikaela Foecke and Lauren Stivrins were selected to the AVCA First-Team as All-Americans, while Kenzie Maloney made third team honors. Jon Johnston Stivrins in the sky! Senior Foecke moved up a notch from last year’s selection after getting Second Team honors. This is the first time Stivrins and Maloney earned All-America awards. Jon Johnston Libero Kenzie Maloney Nicklin Hames, a freshman setter, earned Honorable Mention, pretty rare air for a setter to gain such recognition as a first-year... |
Frosted Flakes: The Heisman – Overrated Or Greatest Ever?
| Heisman Trophy: Ten contenders for 2019 season led by Tua Tagovailoa Now that the 2018 Heisman Trophy has been awarded, it’s time to look ahead to the top contenders for next season’s race. Here are the top 10 for 2019. A little slow on this, I know. It’s probably already made the rounds. The Heisman Trophy has to be the most overrated trophy in all of sports. We know this. It was affirmed when some other guy not named Tommie Frazier won it. It was... |
Long Overdue and Eagerly Sought After Recruiting Update
| Bonus Offensive Lineman Content! Greetings and Salutations Nebraska Football Faithful! I hope this finds you all hale, hearty and Husker. A lot has gone on in recruiting, and this is the place to hear about it! But first, a personal note. First of all, the gate latch install for Mrs Uglydog, which delayed the publishing of this article, went well. I did have to break out the belt sander to get everything to fit, but that’s minor. Happy wife, happy life! Also, I have decided... |
Nebrasketball: Huskers #25 in Coaches Poll
| Just outside of Top 25 in AP In a week where the Huskers lost to Minnesota but beat Creighton the coaches decided to keep Nebraska where they were the week before at #25. The AP, on the other hand, dropped the Huskers to what would technically be #26th with 115 votes. They were previously #24 in the AP. Kansas saw themselves jump to #1 in both polls after Gonzaga had their first loss of the season to #7 Tennessee. Other Big Ten teams that are... |
Photos: Nebraska Volleyball vs Oregon!
| It was a wonderful match! Here’s more of it! Consider me surprised that Nebraska swept Oregon. I still hold that thought a couple days later, or at least that’s my excuse for publishing a gallery two days after the fact. I’m no volleyball expert by any means, but I believe what you saw against Oregon was a masterful job of coaching by John Cook. I haven’t attended tons of matches over his career, but without reservation I can say that he was more animated during... |
Volleyball: Huskers Sweep Ducks to Punch Ticket to Championship Weekend
| The Huskers met the Oregon Ducks in the regional final in Minneapolis. The Huskers swept the Ducks to punch their ticket to the national semifinal next weekend- in Minneapolis. Two sweeps in Minneapolis this weekend allowed the Huskers to advance to the national semi-finals. The matches against Kentucky and Oregon were played at the Sports Pavilion on the Minnesota campus. Next weekend, the matches will be at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. The Huskers advanced by beating the Oregon Ducks decisively in the regional... |
Nebraska WBB Starts Slow, Accelerates Late to Win vs SJSU
| The women’s basketball team got a big Husker Saturday started on a winning note with a 30 point win vs San Jose State Once again, the underclassmen made their presence known as the Husker women’s basketball team picked up their fourth win despite a slow start. Sophomore Kate Cain and freshman Ashtyn Veerbeek both produced double-doubles and freshman Leigha Brown led four Huskers in double figures with a career-high 18 points, as Nebraska rolled to a 96-63 win over San Jose State. Sophomore Taylor Kissinger... |
