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Anatomy of an Era: Cory Schlesinger explains why he “knew it was going to be a touchdown” when the play was called in the huddle on the first of his two TDs in the ’95 Orange Bowl.

He’s a firefighter, drummer and coach, and now former walk-on Bob Sledge* is entering the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.

The Big Red Cobcast guys discuss how the season plays out, go over the depth chart and make their Akron predictions.

Quarterback transfers are becoming the new normal in college football. | B1G youth movement*

The defensive line gets a B-minus in Jeremy Pernell’s preseason analysis.

No Blackshirts will be issued before the opener, defensive coordinator Erik Chinander says. Get all the coverage from Tuesday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion | Practice schedule

Nebraska will look once again into getting an NCAA waiver that would make transfer quarterback Noah Vedral immediately eligible.

Adam Carriker predicts the outcome of the Akron game — and the 11 others on the Huskers’ schedule.

Husker Doc Talk: Does Tristan Gebbia’s exit add to or ease the pressure on Adrian Martinez?

Here’s a look at performances by notable true-freshman quarterbacks in season openers over the past several seasons.

Tristan Gebbia’s departure is now official as Scott Frost confirms the quarterback has been granted a release from his scholarship.

Anatomy of an Era: There were 11 fullbacks when Cory Schlesinger arrived in 1990, and he wondered, “How in the world am I going to get up there and start playing?”

Tad Stryker says the biggest vote of confidence for Adrian Martinez was cast by Tristan Gebbia — with his feet. More commentary on the Monday presser page.

Bobby Bowden won’t be in Lincoln to watch his son coach against Nebraska on Saturday.

Scott Frost makes the top five in this list of best college football offensive masterminds.

Oregon State is reportedly the transfer destination of linebacker Avery Roberts.

Check out this week’s Nebraska Football Show in six parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

The Akron game could be a confidence-builder with the Huskers favored by more than three touchdowns.

No. 2 quarterback Tristan Gebbia missed practice Monday and is no longer enrolled at the university. Get the details and more news and commentary from Monday’s game-week press conference here. | Updates | Gebbia discussion | Practice schedule

Former Husker AJ Bush is named Illinois’ starting quarterback after less than a month on campus.

Jeremy Pernell previews the improving offensive line.

Athlon looks at what sort of run-pass ratio to expect from Scott Frost.

The Athletic Department’s fundraising program is getting a makeover that will be launched this week.

Poll question: Will you be watching Thursday night’s games?

Husker running back commit Ronald Thompkins II suffers a knee injury in his season-opening game in Georgia.

The Huskers’ 2018 season is likely to rise or fall with Erik Chinander’s defense,* Sam McKewon writes.

The depth chart has been released, and Adrian Martinez will make history as the Huskers’ first true-freshman starter at quarterback in a season opener. Chart, coverage and analyis here. | Carriker gut reaction | Discuss

Jeremy Pernell gives the Husker receiving corps an A-minus grade.

Sean Callahan writes about Scott Frost’s unique connection to small-town Nebraska.

From Hail Varsity, a conversation with quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco.

Anatomy of an Era: Tom Osborne on in-game adjustments, players’ ownership of the program, and how his coaching philosophy evolved.

This week in Husker history: A pair of Kickoff Classic victories (1983 & ’88) and Bo Pelini debuts (2003 & ’08).

With the arrival of game week, here are six storylines* to watch.

The OWH* and LJS roll out their season preview sections. | Shatel: 8-4 season* | Sipple on QB decision

Saturday night’s practice was open to students. Look for “Boneyard Bash” updates here.

Jeremy Pernell previews the Huskers’ promising stable of running backs.

Sophomore left tackle Brenden Jaimes is taking his big role on the O-line in stride.

Sam McKewon says it’s been eight years since Nebraska football has been this fun.*

Anatomy of an Era — Tom Osborne: “If a player felt that I at least tried to understand him, understood where he was coming from, it made a difference. It seemed to fire them up to play to the best of their ability.”

Good news for Comcast cable subscribers: BTN will stay in the channel lineup.

Running back Tre Bryant is retiring from football because of his chronic knee issues, Scott Frost announces after Friday’s practice. Word on the quarterback job may come this weekend. | Video & coverage | Updates & discussion

Jeremy Pernell previews the Husker quarterbacks.

UCF transfer Tre Neal is already a leader in the Husker secondary.

Greg Austin sees promise in Brenden Jaimes and the offensive line.

Rivals has Adrian Martinez on its list of 10 true freshmen likely to make the biggest impact this season.

Tim Riley had a mouse problem at his Omaha screen-printing shop in the mid-1980s. Here’s the story of how that led to the birth of the Blackshirts logo.

Offensive coordinator Troy Walters has high expectations for Mike Williams* at wide receiver. | McQuitty’s restart

Hail Varsity takes a crack at putting together a depth chart for the season opener.

Bill Moos says the Nebraska brand just needed a little dusting — and now, “it’s dusted”: 1, 2,* 3

Here are photos (1, 2) from Thursday’s practice, which had no media access. | Practice schedule