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This week in NU history One Hall of Fame coach replaces another, an accomplished ex-Husker dies at age 67, Nebraska boosters pass the hat for Tom Osborne, Johnny Mitchell breaks precedent by bolting for the NFL, and more. Here comes Bob Fifty years ago, Nebraska officially made its move to hire Bob Devaney as head football coach. Go here to read some of the news accounts of the hire that turned around the Cornhusker program. Oh, what a night! Forty years ago, Bob Devaney's 1971 Huskers put an exclamation point on their remarkable championship season by dismantling Bear Bryant's Crimson Tide in the Orange Bowl, 38-6. Read all about the game here. | DVD Two for the defense It’s official: John Papuchis moves up to defensive coordinator, and Iowa’s Rick Kaczenski will coach the Cornhuskers’ defensive line. | Assistant coaches, 1926 to present Academic All-Stars Austin Cassidy, the Husker safety who began as a walk-on, has become Nebraska's 14th two-time football Academic All-American, and Rex Burkhead joins him on this year's CoSIDA AAA team. Sean Fisher is named to the second team. Photo courtesy of Huskers.com Epic rally in Boulder It was 45 years ago that Nebraska pulled off what Tom Osborne now considers the Huskers' second-best comeback ever. Quarterback Bob Churchich and other heroes of the game haven't forgotten the 21-19 win at Colorado. | Game page Photo courtesy of Huskers.com  LATEST LINKS  January 27, 2012   • It's down to Nebraska, Stanford and USC for Andrus Peat. • Dirk Chatelain dives deeper into NU's startling fumble numbers. • Mild weather is helping the East Stadium expansion stay on schedule. • Running back Imani Cross from Georgia commits to NU. | 2012 list • At Indiana, former NU assistant Mike Ekeler changes his recruiting pitch. • A report says it was a sex-assault allegation, not the Yale-Harvard game, that derailed ex-Husker Patrick Witt's pursuit of a Rhodes scholarship. • Rutgers coach Greg Schiano's unexpected move to the NFL could affect Nebraska's recruiting in the home stretch. | Discuss • Spring game tickets will go on sale Wednesday at 8 a.m. CST. • Rex Burkhead's good works have him up for a national award that you can help him win, starting next week. • Bo Pelini and other Husker coaches go to Tempe again to make one final push for Andrus Peat. | Valentine's thoughts | Roundup • A hip-flexor problem knocks Alfonzo Dennard out of the Senior Bowl. • Big Ten plays reviewed on replay were reversed a third of the time in 2011. • With the NFL in his sights, Marcel Jones isn't about to take it easy. • Randy York's take: Joe Paterno was a fair-minded man. • The four-way battle for the signature of offensive tackle Andrus Peat is rated the nation's second-best recruiting fray. | Roundup • NU football nutritionist Josh Hingst takes a job with the NFL's Jaguars. • Condolences to family and friends of Jim Irwin, who has died at 77. The former Packers play-by-play man was recently interviewed by HuskerMax. • Lavonte David appears to be off to a good start at Senior Bowl practices.   NEWS ARCHIVE | E-MAIL UPDATES	Listen Live Now Listen to Podcasts View bigger video player here MEN’S HOOPS Huskers rally for win at Iowa WOMEN’S HOOPS NU stifles Minnesota Loading...	SCHEDULE STANDINGS GAMEDAY 2012 games 04/14  SPRING GAME 1:00 P.M.   09/01  SOUTHERN MISS TBA   09/08  @ UCLA TBA   09/15  ARKANSAS ST. TBA   09/22  TBA TBA   09/29  WISCONSIN TBA   10/06  @ OHIO STATE TBA   10/20  @ NORTHWESTERN TBA   10/27  MICHIGAN TBA   11/03  @ MICH. STATE TBA   11/10  PENN STATE TBA   11/17  MINNESOTA TBA   11/23  @ IOWA TBA   12/01  BIG TEN CHAMP. TBA   XX/XX  BOWL GAME TBA   2011 | 2013 | ALL All times Central | Get widget BIG TEN LEGENDS DIVISION   Conf. Division Overall      W-L    %    W-L    %    W-L    % Michigan St. 7-1 .875 4-1 .800 11-3 .786 Michigan 6-2 .750 3-2 .600 11-2 .846 Nebraska 5-3 .625 3-2 .600 9-4 .692 Iowa 4-4 .500 2-3 .400 7-6 .538 Northwestern 3-5 .375 2-3 .400 6-7 .462 Minnesota 2-6 .250 1-4 .200 3-9 .250 LEADERS DIVISION   Conf. Division Overall      W-L    %    W-L    %    W-L    % Wisconsin 6-2 .750 4-1 .800 11-3 .786 Penn State 6-2 .750 4-1 .800 9-4 .692 Purdue 4-4 .500 3-2 .600 7-6 .538 Ohio State 3-5 .375 3-2 .600 6-7 .462 Illinois 2-6 .250 1-4 .200 7-6 .538 Indiana 0-8 .000 0-5 .000 1-11 .083 (Through all bowl games) NEBRASKA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA Monday, Jan. 2 Noon CST – ESPN Capital One Bowl – Orlando, FL PLAY-BY-PLAY Web audio | Radio | Live stats Roster & staff Stats | Sked Depth chart Media guide Game notes Orlando weather TICKETS Roster & staff Stats | Sked Depth chart Media guide Game notes VISIT THE HUSKERMAX FAN SHOP More searches here Underline links? Yes No

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