NE KS 4 NE picnic on Saturday, August 8, 2026
Join us for our 2026 Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Picnic St. David’s Parish Hall 17th St & Gage Blvd Topeka,...
| 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 score. The game of football was different from the game we know today. The forward pass was illegal. The concept of downs and the line of scrimmage had only just... |
| One of the most important activities our Northeast Kansans for Nebraska Alumni chapter does is provide three annual financial scholarships to local students attending the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Two $1,500 annual scholarships are provided by our chapter members and a third $1,000 annual scholarship is awarded as the Bob Elliott Memorial Scholarship. If you have a son or daughter, grandson, or granddaughter, attending UNL or enrolling for the 2024-2025 school year at UNL, the deadline for the application process is approaching. Because our... |
| Photo by John Adams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Does Sims have what it takes to be Nebraska’s starting quarterback in 2023 With Matt Rhule taking over it looked like a forgone conclusion that Nebraska would be taking a transfer quarterback for a second straight year. However many believed that quarterback would be Arkansas’ Malik Hornsby. Instead to the surprise of many, Georgia Tech’s Jeff Sims is coming. Casey Thompson played well last season, when healthy, and myself and many others were excited to see him... |
| Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Nebraska Cornhuskers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate. The Nebraska Huskers football team has a new man in charge. Matt Rhule was announced as the new head coach in Lincoln and a whole dump truck load of news has happened leading up to that moment with a couple more such loads since. However, we... |
| Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports We have heard about all six of these assistants, but it is now official that they are a part of the program. We have heard the reports and the rumors about these six assistant coaches joining Matt Rhule to hopefully bring back some respectability to the football program. The University of Nebraska has now official announced the hiring of The Statement from the University: Nebraska Head Football Coach Matt Rhule has assembled part of his first Husker staff with the hiring... |
| Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Matt Rhule is moving quickly to hire assistants The Nebraska Cornhuskers have the new head man in place as Matt Rhule was formally introduced as the new head coach on Monday, Nov. 28. However, now comes the hard work of filling out the staff list. Be sure to check back frequently as we keep a running update with the latest staff hiring news. For those hired thus far, you can find them and the corresponding Corn Nation content in the list... |
| Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images Sounds like Matt Rhule has his guy to run the offense. This was a big one. Many were wondering who Matt Rhule was going to persuade to join him at Nebraska. Well now we know who will be leading the offense. Sources: Nebraska is close to hiring South Carolina OC Marcus Satterfield as the school’s new offensive coordinator. Satterfield worked with Matt Rhule at Temple, Baylor and the Carolina Panthers. South Carolina’s offense scored 94 points in wins over Tennessee... |
| Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images There’s a show going on right now. On YouTube. The comments are so positive. (They’re not.) They’re streaming this with Greg Sharpe, Jessica Cody, and Damon Benning. Then the press conference itself is at 1:30 PM. LET US KNOW YOUR COMMENTS ON THE MATT RHULE HIRE (Unless your name is Scott Shanle, then you can fuck right off.) |
| Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports According to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated, newly hired Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule will be making $72 million over his new eight-year contract with the Huskers. While the exact annual sums are not yet available publicly, that total would average out to $9 million per year over the full term of the contract. Roughly $9 million a year for Rhule at Nebraska. https://t.co/YWn60CNcB1 — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 27, 2022 While the head coach of the Baylor Bears, Rhule... |
| Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports It’s Thanksgiving weekend. We have more Dad jokes where that one came from. As you may have noticed — or not, it was kept really quiet and not leaked at all for several days — Nebraska has a new head coach. Matt Rhule was officially announced this morning by the athletic department. Below is the statement from Coach Rhule. He’s a smart man. Invoking the name of Tom Osborne shows he can read a room. Waiting until the second sentence to... |
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| I don’t want to give anything away, but… | Photo by Rich Clarkson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images The arguments are over. There’s a grading system but – spoiler alert – I can joggle it however I want to rank my favorites. Also – it’s a list with videos, very little reading required. Bring your phone to the bathroom and apologize to no one. (Earbuds recommended) With the world burning again and (former but future) Husker fans placing bets on Urban Meyer’s initial bonus payout, I... |