• Former Husker assistant Jack Pierce rejoins the athletic department, and Ted Gilmore reportedly leaves Southern Cal for the Oakland Raiders.

• Tom Osborne and others weigh in on the idea of a four-team playoff.

• Former Husker Doug Colman joins Joe Moglia's staff at Coastal Carolina.

• Rivals.com lists John Papuchis as one of the Big Ten's top recruiters.

• The Big Ten's playoff idea spawns commentary and analysis: Dodd, Myerberg, Hinton, Lesmerises

• Sping game ticket sales are at about the 25,000 mark. | Order here

• QB recruit Tommy Armstrong's leadership impresses the Husker coaches.

• The Big Ten reportedly is eyeing a plan for a national four-team playoff with on-campus semifinal games. | Discuss

• With spring practice just 33 days away, Steve Sipple looks at the mostly inexperienced contenders at center.

• Big Red Network analyzes Husker recruiting of the 1980s, and Tommie Frazier recaps national signing day in his latest Xs & Os.

• Tad Stryker looks for some early on-field contributors among the Huskers' 2012 recruits. | More on the hoopla issue | 2012 class

• Bo Pelini is on a mission* to elevate the team to a championship level.

• Sam McKewon says Nebraska needs to turn up the hard sell* on recruiting for 2013. More signing-day follow-up: Randy York on the new linebackers | Brian Christopherson on snap judgments

• The big day has arrived for Prince Amukamara. | Super Bowl Huskers

• Will Shields comes up short in Pro Football Hall of Fame voting. | Discuss