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Forty Husker athletes, including 11 in football, will receive their diplomas Saturday.

Former Nebraska assistant John Papuchis is reportedly joining the new staff at Florida State as defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator.

Zavier Betts says at his Friday morning signing ceremony that he’s “so happy to be able to do this.”

An official visit to Lincoln has translated into a letter-of-intent signature more than 55% of the time under Scott Frost.

Scott Frost talks on “Sports Nightly” about the Huskers’ good fortune in landing Keyshawn Greene, and more about the recruiting class. | Audio

Four-star receiver Zavier Betts of Bellevue West signed his letter of intent Thursday with Nebraska after Scott Frost was updated on his academic progress.

Former Huskers Roger Craig and Verne Lewellen are among 20 “senior” player finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The LJS looks at who might fill the few remaining spots in the recruiting class. Follow-up coverage from Wednesday’s signings is continuing to arrive here.

Scott Frost says the new crop of recruits gives the Huskers “a chance to win a lot of games,” and several national analysts place Nebraska among the top winners on signing day. More coverage here. | 2020 class

Three four-star players’ signing-day decisions go Nebraska’s way, but two others go to Wisconsin and Arkansas. Follow it right here as recruits make it official. | Impressive finish: 1, 2 | Reinforcements at WR* & RB | Christopherson commentary | Decision schedule: 1, 2, 3 | Florida connection | OWH primer* | Discuss

Hayden Fry, who revived Iowa football during his 20 seasons as head coach of the Hawkeyes, has died at age 90.

Wide receiver Ty Hahn from eight-man Johnson-Brock commits to the Huskers as a walk-on.

Husker Dan mourns the loss of radio host Gerry Gray. | More

The Huskers land a commitment from three-star juco defensive lineman Jordon Riley. | Coverage & highlights | Class of 2020 | Discuss

It’s been a strong stretch run for Nebraska in recruiting, with a fair amount of drama still to come Wednesday. | Best-case scenario

Give the gift of Ireland this holiday season.

Lincoln Southeast safety Isaac Gifford accepts a blueshirt offer from Nebraska and will enroll next month.

Jimari Butler, a three-star defensive end/outside linebacker from Alabama, announces his commitment to the Huskers. | Coverage & highlights | 2020 class | Discuss

Monday Morning Quarterback: What was the biggest surprise in the Big Ten West this season?

Blaise Gunnerson talks about why he chose Nebraska over the Iowa schools, his likely role as an outside linebacker and more with Adam Carriker.

Best of the Decade: Three dozen Huskers emerged from the 2010s as possible Nebraska Football Hall-of-Famers.

Nebraska gets its second commitment of the day: three-star juco linebacker/defensive end Niko Cooper. Coverage & highlights | 2020 class | Discuss

The Huskers announce the recipients of the annual team awards, including Lamar Jackson for the Guy Chamberlin Trophy and Mohamed Barry for the Tom Novak Award.

Linebacker Jimari Butler will announce his choice between TCU and Nebraska on Monday.

See Rex Burkhead’s 33-yard touchdown run for the Patriots against the Bengals, plus Cethan Carter’s first NFL catch and TD. | More NFL Huskers

The Huskers get another big commitment, this one from four-star outside linebacker Keyshawn Greene from Florida. | 2020 class | Discuss

This week in Husker history: A rout of Georgia in the 1969 Sun Bowl, and a quarterback question in the 1995 Orange Bowl.

Running back commit Sevion Morrison rebounded from a rough start at his Oklahoma high school to be in position to play at Nebraska.

Offensive lineman Nouredin Nouili will bring big ambitions with him as he returns to the state. | “Blueshirt” offer for Gifford | Early-enrolling trio

Scott Frost and Erik Chinander travel to Minnesota in the Huskers’ quest to land four-star outside linebacker Kaden Johnson. | Saturday ticker

The Athletic Department is continuing to explore ways to improve the fan atmosphere inside and outside the stadium.

It’s a major score for Husker recruiting as Omar Manning, the nation’s top-ranked juco receiver, commits to Nebraska. | Coverage & highlights | 2020 class | Discuss

Offensive lineman Nouredin Nouili, a graduate of Norris High in Nebraska, announces he’s transferring from Colorado State to Lincoln as a walk-on. | Walk-on overview

Scott Frost is making a high-stakes visit Friday to Texas in hopes of landing four-star juco receiver Omar Manning.

Lincoln police reports link more cases to Andre Hunt and Katerian LeGrone.

Thursday’s recruiting ticker includes a top three for in-state 2021 prospect Avante Dickerson. | Pieces on the board | Slusher still in play* | Betts’ signing to wait* | Greene* & more Florida targets

Former Husker running back Correll Buckhalter is one of 10 ex-NFL players charged with scamming a program that helps retired NFL players pay for medical expenses.

Wan’Dale Robinson has been named a Freshman All-American by The Athletic.

The decade of the comeback was also the decade of the blown lead for the Huskers.

Lamar Jackson earns second-team honors on the AP All-Big Ten team.

Juco inside linebacker Eteva Mauga-Clements announces his commitment to the Huskers. | Discuss | 2020 class | Wednesday ticker

Four dozen football Huskers earn Academic All-Big Ten honors, including four-time honoree Mohamed Barry.

Nebraska’s top target at wide receiver, Omar Manning, isn’t expected to sign a letter of intent until February. | Kaden Johnson’s athleticism | Notes

Bill Moos says he expects Scott Frost to stick with his blueprint on offense despite this year’s dip in production.

Katerian Legrone and Andre Hunt now face possible criminal charges in addition to university suspensions.

Husker Dan sees more tough sledding for the Huskers in 2020.

Scott Frost’s contract extension is now official.

The 46th Annual Nebraska Classic Golf Tournament in Palm Springs will be on Feb. 17th, 2020. Sign up here.

Tom Osborne is No. 4 and Bob Devaney is No. 26 in ESPN’s all-time ranking of college football coaches. Also ranked: Fielding Yost (18) and Dana X. Bible (104). | Nick vs. Tom

Tuesday’s recruiting ticker includes a recent Nebraska visitor’s decommitment from Tennessee.