Ever wanted to completely break away from college football’s 11 established conference and start over? Now we can with the SB Nation Conference Re-Draft project. One year ago, Nebraska fans were on the edge of their seats wondering what conference they’d belong to in the coming season. The Texas schools were wondering if they’d become...

The groundbreaking ceremony for Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium occurred on April 23, 1923. It’s not the only Memorial Stadium around, there are 15 total in the FBS, including two in the Big Ten – at Illinois and Indiana. Illinois’ stadium was partially built in 1923 and officially dedicated on October 17, 1924, the day before Red...

In 1973, John Cappelletti became Penn State’s first – and, to this date, only Heisman Trophy recipient. In that year’s voting he easily outdistanced Ohio State offensive lineman John Hicks and Texas’ running back Roosevelt Leaks. (Ohio State placed three players in the top ten of that year’s voting with sophomore tailback named Archie Griffin finishing fifth...

In the Big XII, there are five schools that compete in wrestling. They are Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa State and Nebraska. It’s kinda weird, actually, to still be talking about the Big XII. I’ve been trying to preview all of the varsity athletics at UNL and it was a lot easier 50 days ago....

    That clip might be the most played college football highlight in history. Game of the Century. #1 vs. #2. Nebraska on the road at Oklahoma. One of the greatest plays in one of the greatest games. Johnny Rodgers gave us this wonderful memory and today, it’s #20′s day. Rodgers was from Omaha, NE...

Nee-braska Basketball. That’s when I became a fan.  Of course I was 14 at the time and was already a follower of the football team. I can remember Eric Piatkowski leading the team to their first every conference tournament championship. I was at the game the last time that they made it to the NCAA...

Nebraska’s move to the Big Ten means the end of the nation’s longest continuously played series. For the past 105 years, Kansas has played Nebraska every year in football. It’s been a one-sided rivalry, as the Huskers went 91-23-3 against the Jayhawks. But when you look at baskeball, the two schools flip positions. Nebraska basketball...

In Nebraska, kids grow up dreaming about playing for the Cornhuskers. They imagine leading the high-powered rushing attack up and down the field. And mostly, they dream about game winning drives for National Championships. I can remember listening to the games on the radio while helping my dad out around the house. It gave us...

Are The Huskers B1G Frontrunners Now? is well known in Nebraska that the defense for the last three years did not do all that well against strong rushing teams. Did not do well in the sense the other teams had good days in terms of yardage, but most times were not able to score. The defense...

B1G 2011 Nebraska Point/Counterpoint: Bo Pelini’s Temper And Taylor Martinez As Leader (Or Not) It’s Nebraska week at Off Tackle Empire, and we’re contributing some content over there. Today – some point/counterpoint discussions about o Pelini’s temper and whether or not Taylor Martinez needs to be a good leader.

I remember my first Husker game at Memorial Stadium. I was a freshman in the marching band in 1996. The team had just come off its second national title and Michigan State was coming to town. We creamed the Spartans 55-14. As a side note, Nick Saban was the coach on the Michigan State sideline...

Courtesy of Bodog.com, below are your favorites to win the Heisman.  Taylor Martinez is down there… ahead of Dan Persa of Northwestern, but not by much. I have to say, I’m surprised that he’s that low on the list. Also – interesting that Denard Robinson is so highly ranked as Michigan transitions to a new type...