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September 19, 2019
Henry Gray, a four-star cornerback from Miami, has committed to the Huskers. | Class of 2020 | Discuss
An Illinois fan site scouts the Huskers and says special teams is where Illinois may have an advantage.
Room availability in the Champaign area is becoming scarce with Husker fans making the trip.
Thursday’s practice is done, and Scott Frost recapped the week of game preparation but provided no news on the injury status of Brenden Jaimes or Cam Taylor-Britt. Updates & discussion
Matt Waldoch has been added to the roster as a placekicker.
September 18, 2019
Previewing the Illini: H247, LJS, OWH* | Carriker prediction* | More picks
Former Husker Patrick O’Brien is expected to make his first collegiate start Saturday when Colorado State plays Toledo.
Colorado set a program record for revenue when Nebraska visited Sept. 7.
Two starters who left Saturday’s game with injuries took part in practice Wednesday. More details here. | Updates & discussion
Watch BTN’s preview of Nebraska at Illinois.
Here’s a look at sequential play-calling and heavy use of 12 personnel that worked against Northern Illinois.
Senior co-captain Darrion Daniels* talks with Adam Carriker about the Blackshirts’ performance thus far and the different coaching styles of Mike Gundy and Scott Frost.
September 17, 2019
Check out the Athletic Department’s GBRewind, a ten-minute recap of Northern Illinois at Nebraska including behind-the-scenes footage.
Does a blowout win mean the tide has turned, or are fans looking at a mirage? Husker Doc Talk takes up that and more.
Jack Hoffman, now 13 and taller than his dad, plays* in his first junior high school football game. | Help Team Jack
Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander says the Blackshirts will be tested by one of the Big Ten’s best running backs in Illinois’ Reggie Corbin. More from Tuesday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion
Athlon takes stock of the Huskers after the first quarter of the regular season.
Walk-on Lane McCallum describes being rushed in for his first kick as a Husker.
September 16, 2019
Stryker Report: Finally, a relaxing evening at the stadium.
Husker Dan is seeing flashes of UCF in the 2019 Huskers.
Scott Frost says the Illini have improved substantially on defense and appear bigger and faster than a year ago. Get full coverage of Monday’s weekly presser here. | Updates & discussion
Monday Morning Quarterback: Do you agree the Huskers “rounded a little bit of a corner” in the NIU game?
The Ohio State game will have a 6:30 p.m. start and an ABC telecast.
September 15, 2019
The defense takes center stage in day-after commentary and analysis from Steven M. Sipple, Sam McKewon* and Brian Christopherson, while the offense is the focus for Parker Gabriel and Derek Peterson. | Five burning questions
Illinois students are being offered free tickets to the Nebraska game.
See how the Huskers and the Illini match up statistically.
Nebraska picks up a few votes in the coaches poll but none in AP.
This week in Husker history: Nebraska’s use of two quarterbacks at once provides controversy in a 1959 loss to No. 17 Texas.
September 14, 2019
Nebraska 44, Northern Illinois 8. The Huskers get 116 rushing yards from Dedrick Mills and win comfortably in a game marked by special-teams troubles on both sides. Get all the coverage on the game page. | Stryker commentary | Highlights | Postgame presser | Photos
Next week’s opponent, Illinois, loses to Eastern Michigan on a field goal as time expires. | Buffs fall in OT
Two years after a program-altering loss to Northern Illinois, the Huskers say there’s no looking past the Huskies this time. Here are the gameday reads from Lincoln (1, 2), Omaha* and Grand Island. Commentary: Sipple, Babcock, Shatel,* Callahan | Hype video
FLIP SHEET | PREDICTIONS | CHAT+AUDIO | BBS
September 13, 2019
Nebraska commit Sevion Morrison eclipses 4,000 career rushing yards and breaks the school rushing record at Tulsa Edison set by Spencer Tillman.
Nebraska’s famed Tunnel Walk entrance celebrates 25 years this weekend. | The first one
Athlon previews the game and picks Nebraska by 10. | More predictions
ESPN’s Bill Connelly says that if the Huskers struggle against NIU, “they might keep struggling for a while.”
Take a look at a day inside the program* as Northern Illinois prepares for Nebraska. | Upset alert
September 12, 2019
Steve Sipple says Scott Frost probably understands Nebraska fan frustration because he felt the same way during the Mike Riley era
Brenden Stai says the O-line’s youth is at the root of some of its struggles in picking up blitzes.* | Austin sees progress
Two Devaney-era Huskers have passed away in the last week, Jim McCord and Gary Brichacek.
Scott Frost said the team “improved big-time in practice this week on both sides of the ball” and confirmed that Nebraska is adding a placekicker to the roster after reaching out to the men’s soccer club. More from Thursday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion
Urban Meyer believes the Huskers can still win the Big Ten West. | Video
September 11, 2019
Previewing the Northern Illinois Huskies: LJS, CN, H247, OWH* | Carriker prediction*
Husker Dan advises fans to lay off the Kool-Aid and be patient.
Corn Nation examines some of the defensive adjustments that worked for Colorado after halftime. | Discuss
A MAC fan site previews the Northern Illinois game and picks the Huskers by 11. | More predictions
Offensive coordinator Troy Walters says he needs to get the ball distributed to more of his wide receivers. More from Wednesday’s practice here. | Updates & discussion
A neck injury has ended former Husker Quincy Enunwa’s season with the New York Jets.
Nebraska is No. 5 in a Sports Illustrated “panic meter” ranking of once-proud programs. | Five remedies
Mohamed Barry* talks with Adam Carriker about rebounding from the Colorado loss, respecting Northern Illinois and more.
September 10, 2019
What went wrong after almost three quarters of solid defensive play in Boulder was one topic of discussion after Tuesday’s practice even though the focus is now on Northern Illinois. Get all the coverage here. | Updates & discussion