NEWS ARCHIVE
July 2001
• The Desert Husker warms up to the 2001 season.
• The Loon checks in with his August predictions.
• TSN's Tom Dienhart assesses the Big 12 and says to look for NU to run a little more spread offense.
• Tight end Matt Herian of Pierce commits to the 2002 recruiting class.
• Frank Solich discusses the running game and the high hopes for 2001. Eric Crouch, meanwhile, says there's a sense of urgency for 2001.
• Dan Alexander is Big 12 Sportsman of the Year.
• Freshmen Danieal Manning and Daniel Bullocks won't be eligible to play this fall.
• Jon Rutherford stays upbeat as he rehabs his knee.
• The Desert Husker responds to some of the slings & arrows directed at NU football.
• At Green Bay, Ahman Green is rewarded with a 5-year contract and Steve Warren battles back from injury.
• The coaching staff gets cracking on the 2001 season.
• Tommie Frazier is released from the hospital.
• A new golf tournament helps the Shrine Bowl cause.
• NU is positioned prominently in the Las Vegas over/unders on victory totals and national championship and Heisman odds.
• Dominic Raiola agrees to terms with the Lions.
• Big 12 coaches pick Nebraska to win the conference.
• In Provo, Utah, there's a yearning for fan devotion like Nebraska's.
• Summer workouts end with team chemistry reportedly in good shape.
• Frank Solich and other head coaches get pay raises.
• Shrine Bowl QB Mike McLaughlin says he's getting used to the Crouch comparisons.
• A sponsorship deal between Alltel and NU is in the works.
• A political column by Debbie Schlussel degenerates into an anti-Osborne smear job.
• A more bulked-up Tracey Wistrom talks with TSN.
• Frank Solich says he'll eventually hand the offense over to someone else.
• TSN scouts the Buffs, ranked 26th by the magazine.
• AP looks at the big business that is Husker athletics. And the CEO, Bill Byrne, makes the top 10 list of most influential people in college football.
• Scott Frost is hurt slightly in an auto accident.
• Bill Marks, a.k.a. The Desert Husker, makes his HuskerPedia column-writing debut.
• John Gibson works through the pain of knee rehab.
• Aaron Golliday is assaulted and loses a tooth.
• Russ Hochstein signs with Tampa Bay.
• Summer workouts can be a real eye-opener for the newcomers.
• QB Curt Dukes from North Carolina becomes the fourth member of the recruiting class of 2002. Here's Max Emfinger's take on the kid.
• Another story on the Canada connection.
• Will Shields is named the NFL's No. 1 "good guy."
• On NPR, commentator Meghan Daum describes her adaptation to Nebraska red.
• NYT and Dunkel get the ax and "quality wins" count for more in the new BCS formula.
• Here's some ticket info that may come in handy.
• Kyle Vanden Bosch and Dan Alexander sign NFL contracts.
• KFAB fails to pull off a return of Kent Pavelka.
• Josh Brown pleads no contest and is fined $350.
• A bunch of Husker memorabilia goes on sale.
• NU loses its director of performance nutrition.
• Eric Crouch makes Street & Smith's preseason All-America team.
• Sporting News previews the Big 12.
• Several more ex-Huskers will be enshrined in the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
• Arena football is no cakewalk for Troy Watchorn.
• Students can continue selling their tickets, the Athletic Dept. says in dashing a rumor.
• From Athlon Sports, a feature on Eric Crouch.
• Transplanted Husker fans in Alabama get some ink.
• Terry Bowden and Kiper preview the Big 12.
• Mark LeFlore says his commitment is still solid.
• A pain-free Judd Davies discusses his rehab.