NE KS 4 NE picnic on Saturday, August 8, 2026
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Friday Flakes: The Nebraska Football Spring Game Won’t Resemble Much of a Game this Year
| Bruce Thorson-Imagn Images On Wednesday night, Nebraska Athletic Director Troy Dannen essentially said what some others have been mumbling about in that the Nebraska Spring Game as we have known it essentially will not exist going forward. Here’s a quote from Dannen: “I am not going to call it a spring game. And do not call it a spring game because I do not expect it to be a game. I don’t know what it’s going to be just yet. Really, that’s going to be... |
Five Heart Podcast: A New Era for Nebraska Volleyball, Husker Football OLine & Banana Ball
| Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The Five Heart Podcast, hosted by Greg and Minnie, featuring Corn Nation’s volleyball writer, Beth Merrigan! We’ll dive deep into the significant changes sweeping through Nebraska volleyball, including the retirement of legendary coach John Cook, who led the program for 25 remarkable seasons with a stunning 722-103 record and four national titles. Cook’s heartfelt farewell includes his emotional statement, “I’m going to miss it.” We’ll also discuss the exciting news of Dani Busboom Kelly taking over as head coach. A former Husker... |
Nebraska MBB Recap: Huskers Finally Snap Losing Streak with 80-74 OT Win Over Illinois
| Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The Huskers never trailed tonight… FIRST HALF ANALYSIS: Nebraska needed to get off to a decent start tonight, and they came out a touch flat. The good thing was Illinois was just as awful. Neither team hit a field goal in the opening 3 minutes. Nebraska led 8-6 at the under 16 timeout, with many of those points coming from the free-throw line. Rollie Worster picked up 2 quick fouls, putting Nebraska’s starting point guard in foul trouble. Illinois is the best... |
Nebraska WBB Wins an Ugly Game Against Purdue 74-68
| Scott Bruhn A road win is a road win is a road win Purdue is still winless in Big Ten, despite Nebraska’s best efforts to give this one away. Nebraska’s offense chucked up a lot of shots that missed and the defense was anemic until late in the game. Fortunately, they got to the free throw line enough to secure the road win and stay in a tie for fourth place in the Big Ten. First Quarter Starters: Alexis Markowski, Jess Petrie, Britt Prince, Callin... |
Nebraska Basketball Game Thread: Women at Purdue and Men vs. Illinois
| Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images A double dip of Nebrasketball… Women vs Purdue Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue BoilermakersThursday, January 30, 2025, 6 p.m. (CT)Mackey Arena – West Lafayette, IndianaLive Video: B1G+Live Radio: Huskers Radio Network (5:30 p.m.) Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst)Lincoln (107.3 FM), Huskers.com, Huskers AppLive Stats: Huskers.com (statbroadcast – public) Alexis Markowski (1,657) ranks No. 12 on Nebraska’s all-time scoring list. She needs 16 points to match first-round WNBA Draft pick Lindsey Moore (2010-13) at No. 11 on the NU all-time scoring list with... |
John Cook Has Retired But He’s Not Going Away
| Andy Ketterson At an emotional press conference, Coach Cook revealed much including his intention to remain with athletic department. People who awoke this morning hoping John Cook’s Wednesday afternoon retirement announcement was just a bad dream were sorely disappointed, but there was nothing disappointing about the memories this legendary coach and his amazing teams provided over the last quarter century. His retirement was cemented today as he took to the podium in the Hawks Media Center for the final time as the Huskers volleyball coach.... |
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Preview: Purdue
| Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images The Huskers head to West Lafayette in search of a third straight road win Nebraska heads to West Lafyette in hopes to grab a third straight Big Ten road win. The Huskers are coming off a tough loss to Ohio State (72-66). There were some very encouraging things that happened during that game and obviously some things that could be improved. To me, Nebraska is still in a very good position to make some noise the rest of the season... |
Husker Wrestling: Bryan Snyder Challenges Nebraska Fans to Show Up Again Against Badgers Too
| Nebraska Associate Head Coach Bryan Snyder (right), see here at a dual in 2022 next to Head Coach Mark Manning, wants fans to show up Friday night as the Huskers take on Wisconsin. | Dylan Guenther / CORN NATION After a record crowd came to see Nebraska face #1 Penn State, Snyder hopes Husker fans keep that same energy against the Badgers The 4th-ranked Huskers are looking to keep their momentum going from their clean sweep through the state of Michigan last weekend into a... |
Nebraska MBB Opponent Preview: Illinois
| Ron Johnson-Imagn Images The 18th ranked Illini are at PBA next… Date: Thursday January 30th, 2025 Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. (CT) Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Nebraska) Radio: Thursday’s game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app. TV/Online: Thursday’s game... |
Thursday Flakes: John Cook Retires, Dani Busboom-Kelly Hired, and Nebrasketballs
| Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Don’t forget the joke of the week… Here on my famous-as-me recliner of solitude, I’m officially pouring one out for the end of the John Cook era at Nebraska. Man, what a spectacular 25 years it has been with him at the helm of Nebraska volleyball. 4 National Titles, 12 Final Fours and 14 Conference Titles. He’s coached more wins than anyone else in those 25 illustrious years. He’s the man responsible for having the most attended volleyball games per season... |
Nebraska Volleyball: John Cook Announces Retirement
| Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Dani Busboom Kelly is named the 4th head coach of Nebraska Volleyball After 25 seasons at the helm, John Cook stuns the volleyball world announcing his retirement as Head Coach of Nebraska Volleyball. Cook retires as one of the great volleyball coaches of all time, winning four National Championships, appearing in 12 NCAA semifinals and earning 14 conference titles in both the Big 12 and the B1G. Alongside his lofty accomplishments he is known for his “dream big” mantra. It was his... |
2024 College Football: The Best, The Worst And “Fixing It” Before It Dies Completely
| Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Nebraska Football’s 2024 Renaissance: A Season of Chaos, Change, and Celebration | Big Ten Analysis Journey through Nebraska football’s transformative 2024 season – a year where college football embraced beautiful chaos. From the Huskers’ triumphant return to bowl eligibility to the landscape-shifting changes in collegiate athletics, this comprehensive analysis captures how Nebraska football found its footing in an era of unprecedented transformation. Key highlights include Nebraska’s strategic victories over Colorado and Wisconsin, culminating in a bowl game win that broke... |
