Fresh Links
February 24, 2020
It’s shaping up as a crucial spring for linebacker Caleb Tannor.
Newcomers have a chance to make an impact at wide receiver and tight end.
The bigger-than-before plans for the track stadium could serve as a catalyst for economic development around the Innovation Campus.
Adam Carriker outlines the steps to success Nebraska must take.
February 23, 2020
Fan sentiment seems to have shifted Adrian Martinez’s way during the offseason, Steven M. Sipple writes.
From Hail Varsity, some redshirt freshmen who might be ready to step up.
February 22, 2020
Greg Austin says center Cam Jurgens “made big-time strides” throughout last season and should continue to improve with a healthy offseason and more reps.
February 21, 2020
Offensive line coach Greg Austin says early enrollee Turner Corcoran is off to a good start and can play multiple spots on the O-line.
The Chicago Bears have released former Husker cornerback Prince Amukamara.
New offensive coordinator Matt Lubick says in this video that he’ll “give everything I’ve got” to get Husker football “back to the standard Nebraska fans expect.”
Athlon surveys the competition at running back heading into spring.
February 20, 2020
“Yeah, it’s real,” former Husker Ahman Green says of his new role as head coach of esports at a Wisconsin university.
The 1983 “Scoring Explosion” of Gill, Rozier & Fryar reunite for an Omaha-area fundraising event and talk about their time as Nebraska’s “triplets.” | ’83 games
February 19, 2020
It’s a dead period in recruiting, but there are still updates to catch up on. | Greg’s guys
Athlon begins its Nebraska spring position previews with the quarterbacks.
February 18, 2020
The spring game will have a 1 p.m. start and a BTN telecast.
The hiring of Jonathan Rutledge as senior special teams analyst is now official.
February 17, 2020
Monday Morning Quarterback: Should the NCAA be exempted from antitrust laws?
The season’s first ESPN Football Power Index rankings have the Huskers at No. 22. | Win projections | Shatel: Too much hype?*
Athlon lists five newcomers who could be factors for the Huskers in 2020.
February 16, 2020
Scott Frost says its best for a coach to ignore both praise and blame.
This week fortnight in Husker history: A February start for 1950 spring drills.
Six months after his wife’s death, former Husker Chris Dishman is focused on “being an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide awareness.”
February 15, 2020
An examination of at the 2016 recruiting class finds a success rate of a shade under 50 percent.
February 14, 2020
Nebraska reportedly is hiring Jonathan Rutledge of Auburn as special teams analyst.
Freshman wide receiver Darien Chase has decided to transfer, saying he needs to be closer to home in Washington state for personal reasons. | Discuss
O-lineman Christian Gaylord announces he’s been granted a sixth year of eligibility.
February 13, 2020
Nebraska and Oklahoma State will play in 2034 and ’35, and several other schedule spots have been filled for 2024-2030 seasons.
A number of last year’s redshirts could become key contributors in 2020.
ESPN’s Bill Connelly has Nebaska at No. 25 in his preseason SP+ rankings. | McKewon commentary*
It will be a Lincoln reunion for former housemates Ashton Hausmann and Nouredin Nouili, walk-ons from Norris who took different paths to becoming Huskers.
February 12, 2020
Sporting News sees Cincinnati at Nebraska as college football’s best under-the-radar September game and a “huge” one for Scott Frost.
Mel Tucker will become Michigan State’s head coach after one season at Colorado.
Adam Carriker talks to Grant Wistrom about the culture change in the first two years under Scott Frost , his favorite Nebraska memories and more.
February 11, 2020
Monday Morning Quarterback: Should Nebraska legalize sports betting?
Elkhorn South offensive lineman Teddy Prochazka, a Nebraska commit for 2021, is among the nation’s top 60 recruits in the latest Rivals rankings. | Player info
February 10, 2020
Tom Osborne testifies against a proposal in the Nebraska legislature to legalize sports betting.
Former Nebraska offensive coordinator Troy Walters has landed with the Cincinnati Bengals as assistant wide receivers coach.
Athlon’s roster rankings have Nebraska fourth in the Big Ten.
See how former Huskers fared in the XFL’s debut weekend.
Scott Frost is bullish about the incoming receivers and linebackers in his recruiting recap show.
February 9, 2020
The transfer market could be used to bolster the 2020 Huskers at these positions. | Quiet period*
This week in Husker history: Lawrence “Biff” Jones, the hall-of-fame coach who led the 1940 Huskers to the Rose Bowl, dies at age 84.
Rosters for the Nebraska Shrine Bowl in June include a dozen Husker walk-ons.
February 8, 2020
Dicaprio Bootle says players are working hard at improving themselves in the weight room.
Retiring Big Ten official Dan Capron says Bo Pelini* is the worst coach he ever worked with, and it’s “not even close, no one within 10 miles.”
February 7, 2020
A ranking of teams’ returning production for 2020 has Nebraska at No. 2 on offense, No. 82 on defense and No. 17 overall.
Four Blackshirts — Lamar Jackson, Darrion Daniels, and Carlos and Khalil Davis — receive invitations to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Experience is thin at running back, so newcomers will have a chance to contend for early playing time.