Fresh Links
September 27, 2017
After a mostly quiet start, freshman receiver Tyjon Lindsey is keeping a proper perspective, his coach says. | More totes for Bradley?
Sam McKewon says there are history lessons* to keep in mind when assessing the 2017 season and Mike Riley’s future.
Athlon and College Football News preview the game and predict a close Husker victory. | More picks | No Huddle preview
Chris Weber is named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.
Jason Peter says it’s essential that Blackshirts be earned, not given.
Larry the Cable Guy talks with Adam Carriker about Dave Rimington, Scott Frost and more.
Signing the right executive search firm could be key in landing Nebraska’s next athletic director.
For most millennials, Nebraska football’s glory days are just something they’ve heard about. | Vols-Huskers parallels
Charlie McBride talks about the style of Husker legend Tom Osborne and how it helped him as a coach.
September 26, 2017
The Huskers leaned heavily on the “duo” running play Saturday.
Speedy Illinois pass rusher James Crawford will make his 2017 debut against Nebraska after serving a three-game suspension.
Tale of the Tape breaks down some top plays from the Rutgers game.
Senior cornerback Chris Jones has returned to practice but hasn’t been cleared to play. More from Tuesday’s practice: Videos | Notes: 1, 2,* 3,* 4 | Photos: 1, 2*
Nebraska officials say they have not been contacted* by federal investigators in connection with an Adidas bribery scandal.
Boyd Epley* says Mike Riley deserves more time.* | Pioneering role
Former Husker great Dave Rimington is named interim athletic director, and he says he’s there to help and to try to ”calm things down.” | Press conference video | Commentary: Carriker, Callahan, McKewon (1,* 2), Keeler | Gallery | Discuss
Rob Zatechka and Travis Justice discuss all things Huskers and assess whether things are getting any better.
A watch party will take place Friday night at Memorial Stadium for students, faculty and staff.
The PDF 2-deeps for the Illinois game are now ready for printing.
September 25, 2017
Tom Shatel sees upsides to going local* for the A.D. hire.
Ben Stille* is striving for more after getting his first snaps* as a Husker.
Devine Ozigbo talks about his return to major game action and more on the latest Carriker Chronicles
Offensive coordinator Danny Langsdorf says he saw encouraging signs from the ground game Saturday. More from Nebraska’s practice Monday: Video | Notes: 1, 2,* 3*
A case is made for bringing Trev Alberts aboard as athletic director.
Here’s a wrap-up of the weekend’s recruiting developments.
Mike Riley says Tanner Lee* needs to avoid bad choices, but improving the passing game isn’t solely up to the quarterback. More from the press conference Monday: Videos | Injury updates | Notes: 1,* 2,* 3 | Jaimes moves up | Depth chart | Pregame release
The Wisconsin game gets a 7 p.m. start and a BTN telecast.
Adam Carriker breaks down the win over Rutgers and discusses the QBs and more. More commentary and analysis: McKewon,* Christopherson, Sipple,* Barfknecht,* Husker Mike, Washut, York, Gabriel,* Scott
Through These Gates, The Lost Tapes: Barry Switzer recalls getting the bird from hundreds of fans at once.
September 24, 2017
The Blackshirts have strung together a solid 2½ games since the first-half debacle at Oregon.
I-back Devine Ozigbo and center Michael Decker* answered when opportunity knocked.
Husker Dan weighs in on the game and last week’s developments.
See how Nebraska and Illinois match up statistically.
Hear the Big Red Replay recap and analysis of Saturday’s game.
This week in Husker history: Nebraska upsets Michigan in Ann Arbor in Bob Devaney’s second game as Husker head coach.
September 23, 2017
Nebraska 27, Rutgers 17. The Huskers take command with a 97-yard third-quarter drive and the Blackshirts clamp down in the second half. See the game page for details. | Stryker commentary | Postgame presser | Highlights | Carriker gut reaction | McKewon recap
Receiver Stanley Morgan is suited up but might not play, and Michael Decker appears set to start at center.
Tad Stryker’s pregame poll finds strong support for Shawn Eichorst’s firing.
ESPN’s College GameDay takes up the state of affairs* at Nebraska.
A New Jersey scribe sees signs of trying times for the program on the streets of Lincoln on gameday.
On the first full weekend of Big Ten play, Dave Feit rolls out his predictions of how the East and West standings will shake out at season’s end.
The Huskers will try to right the ship against a Rutgers team whose last Big Ten win came nearly two years ago. Here are the pregame reads from Lincoln (1, 2, 3),* Omaha (1, 2),* Grand Island (1, 2), Trenton and Newark. Commentary: Sipple,* Shatel,* Callahan, Dunleavy, Christopherson.
ROSTERS | PREDICTIONS | BBS | BAG POLICY
Gene Moody today will attend his 400th consecutive Husker home game, a streak that stretches back 62 years.
September 22, 2017
Ameer Abdullah will receive the Detroit Lions’ Ed Block Courage Award.
A Husker football film reel from 70-plus years ago has been removed from a state unclaimed-property auction and will be returned to the owner, a granddaughter of Hall-of-Famer Clarence Swanson.
At Central Florida, Scott Frost addresses the rumblings from Nebraska boosters who want him to return to Lincoln.
Nebraska’s football program is valued at more than half a billion dollars, fourth in the Big Ten, in a finance professor’s analysis.
The last three weeks have put a damper on expectations about the Huskers’ season. Can the next three weeks turn that around?
Brenden Jaimes’ start against Rutgers will be a rarity* for a true freshman offensive lineman at Nebraska.