Edwald made Nebraska a football & basketball power in the 1910’s In the hallowed halls of Husker fandom you will hear mention many great coaches. Many of which you all probably know off the top of your head. Tom Osborne, Bob Devaney, Dave Van Horn, and Bill Cook to name just a few. However, there...

What a dashing bunch of lusty fellows! It started with a ball and a guy who knew what he was doing. 1890 was the first year Nebraska played football. The 1890 Nebraska football team played two games, although one was actually played in 1891. They won both games and did not allow either opponent to...

Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The B1G is getting even B1Gger as they salvage some of the more valuable Pac-12 schools. Thursday, Action Network’s Brett McMurphy disclosed that the Pac-12 had worked out a primary media rights deal with Apple for the “low $20 million per school per year” range. Apple’s primary...

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images It’s hard to complain when Nebraska has not one but two members of 247Sports’ True Freshman All-American Team. It’s almost time for kickoff across the country, which means it’s time to introduce the world to college football’s true freshman class. These are players who have “next” in college football. It...

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images Life in and out of sports It may seem weird to start the “Sports Season” with a eulogy-esque like celebration of life, but things have taken an odd turn for me. This week celebrates Husker Volleyball playing in Memorial Stadium on Wednesday, while football kicks off its season at Minnesota...

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK Great defense and special teams. But still with a Brian Ferentz offense. In recent seasons, Iowa football has been a dichotomy of an elite defense, great special teams and an offense that is, well, offensive to the point of being a joke to the rest of college...

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Nebraska lost to Colorado 36-14. Or did they? Are we sure they didn’t lose to Nebraska 36-14? That seems more likely. Then there’s the disrespect bit that Deion Sanders pulled, copied and pushed further by his son/quarterback/immature boob Shedeur. Todd wasn’t as bothered by it as I was, although he...

Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Look who is watching you. The #Huskers have decided to put ‘Lil Red to work when opponents kick field goals. pic.twitter.com/lQRqIeJSV3 — Erin Sorensen (@erinsorensen) September 16, 2023 I think at this point 14-3 over Northern Illinois isn’t bad. Also, this defense is flying around...

Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen / USA TODAY NETWORK The Husker have a good mix of teams they will play in Lincoln Today the Big Ten announced the conference slate for this upcoming basketball season. As we covered in a previous article, the Huskers have a fairly manageable non conference schedule. Which is nice when you...

Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports This week’s poll is a day late because…. I didn’t get the stuff until this morning. So here’s your poll this week, starting with the obvious question that’s already been answered. Heinrich Haarberg will start against Louisiana Tech. We found this out this morning on twitter, although, hey, maybe it’s a...

Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images And the time for patience begins as well. There is a road map to a bowl game. It just may not feel that way after Saturday. At least that’s the way it might feel Saturday evening. If bookies are to be believed, the final score won’t sound that bad, they’re...

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images How Each Former Husker Did in their Week 4 NFL Games A big thanks to Nate McHugh for stepping in and taking over the Huskers in the NFL last week. Here is a rundown of how each Husker did during their week four NFL games. Samori Toure, Green Bay Packers...