NEWS ARCHIVE
Jan.-July 2000
(Links were not systematically saved until May 2001. Listed here is an incomplete collection.)• DE recruit Manaia Brown won't be eligible this fall.
• Beanie Barnes puts NU football in her rear-view mirror.
• Frank Solich gets a raise.
• HuskerWire files its midsummer update.
• Athlon's is the latest addition to the lineup of preseason magazine reviews. ESPN.com rolls out its online Big 12 preview, and the OWH analyzes all the hype.
• If all goes as planned, it'll be grad student Bobby Newcombe wearing No. 12 this fall.
• Another Coloradan joins the recruiting class of 2001.
• Husker Press Box turns the clock back to 1915 as it begins a game-by-game look at the NU-Notre Dame series.
• Cast your vote in TSN's balloting for best college football town.
• NU comes out on top as CNNSI rates the nation's offenses.
• The only thing missing is Ed McMahon as the Red Clad Loon plays Carnac.
• WR recruit Ross Pilkington opts for baseball.
• Street & Smith's is the latest preseason mag to be reviewed.
• The online sale of playbooks riles some coaches but doesn't affect NU.
• By the OWH's reckoning, the league's all-sports crown goes to NU.
• The Citizenship Through Sports Award goes to ex-Husker Will Shields. (Scroll to last item in article.
• The NU All-Century Team is unveiled and will be honored at a June 25 dinner.
• Linebacker Barrett Ruud of Lincoln SE joins the ever-growing recruiting class of 2001.
• Mark Vedral is ordered to stand trial, and his attorney wants the case resolved before fall.
• The Washington Post takes a look at the Osborne candidacy.
• Crouch and Lord are both looking healthy.
• The 2001 recruiting class doubles as two linemen unofficially join the fold.
• The Grand Island paper has a long chat with Bobby Newcombe.
• Fox Sports previews the Big 12 North.
• Arizona State still has Bill Byrne in its sights.
• The Red Clad Loon brings you ATHLOON's preseason top five.
• The NCAA News profiles Johnny Rodgers, Heisman winner and diploma earner.
• Mark Blaudschun assesses the 2000 Buffs.
• CBS Sportsline's Dennis Dodd takes a look at the Osborne candidacy.
• The O-line works at meeting everyone's sky-high expectations.
• He's been to the mountaintop (three times), and now Tony Veland plays for the fun of it with the Lincoln Lightning.
• Coloradans, here's your chance to see & hear Frank Solich.
• KFAB says not so fast on that radio deal.
• Take George Amaya's Husker quiz.
• One of the earliest TeamMates success stories: Sean Applegate.
• The Tulsa World reports on NU's high hopes for 2000, and the OWH looks at the quarterback position around the conference.
• Go to the game with Vince: Two travel & ticket packages for the Notre Dame game are being auctioned off for a good cause in conjunction with Vince Ferragamo's golf tournament.
• There is no place like The Sidetrack on a football Saturday.
• The site is called Polkamaniacs, but don't go there expecting any accordion music. It's an online tribute to No. 13, Carlos Polk.
• The Columbine anniversary haunts Husker recruit Jake Andersen.
• As expected, Dan Hadenfeldt must sit out the season opener, the NCAA says. (And what will it have to say about the wrestling program?)
• Spring game coverage moves inside, but the Colonel stays out front for one more day, since his column was delayed for nearly 24 hours by our untimely server outage.
• Steve Warren, Ralph Brown and Mike Brown are the only Huskers picked in the NFL draft. Julius Jackson, Eric Johnson and Tony Ortiz sign free-agent contracts.
• With Jammal Lord out, who are these guys taking snaps at QB?
• Joe Walker is aiming to make the most of his senior season.
• Changes appear likely in how the BCS is run.
• The 2001 recruiting class has its first member, Millard North QB Mike McLaughlin.
• Grab a copy of Mark Fricke's "I see red people" wallpaper.
• Meanwhile, Eric Crouch talks about his rehab from surgery and his approach to spring practice.
• The game at Notre Dame might be the toughest ticket yet.
• Speaking of the Irish, Mark Blaudschun sees this season as pivotal for the Golden Domers.
• Gary Barnett takes heat over a familiar issue.
• Frank Solich assesses the holes he must fill on defense (1, 2) and says Eric Crouch will see light duty in spring drills.
• Will Dan Hadenfeldt be penalized for playing in the Hula Bowl?
• A California columnist writes about the Darryl Strawberry case and Dr. Tom's book "Faith in the Game."
• Johnny Rodgers tops the list as the Omaha World-Herald completes its countdown of the 50 greatest Husker players of the 20th century.