NEWS ARCHIVE
August 2001
(Separate listings: Troy State pregame | TCU pregame | Fall camp)
• The "Vili Waldrop" question is answered.
• The Browns pick up Scott Frost, and Bobby Newcombe goes on injured reserve.
• Bonus money gets handed out at the Athletic Dept.
• The NU-Northwestern game comes up in an article on defending the spread offense.
• Eric Crouch leads ESPN's Heisman poll.
• The NFL ax falls on Scott Frost, Doug Colman, Loran Kaiser, Donta Jones and Jared Tomich. But Kyle Vanden Bosch continues to impress.
• The exclusive Champions Club makes its debut.
• Former Husker Herb Dewitz has died at age 99 in Idaho.
• The Athletic Dept. fires up an Eric Crouch page.
• Randy Stella could return -- in 2002.
• Cast your vote in MSN's stadium poll.
• Get up to date on the O-line's John Garrison and Toniu Fonoti.
• Will this year's defense get better?
• A raft of pictures from Photo Day.
• Warren Swain discusses his job and the criticism.
• The Desert Husker breaks down the defense.
• Three of 2001's great games involve NU, says SI. And the OKC paper welcomes the NU-Oklahoma revival.
• The San Antonio paper looks at Eric Crouch's Heisman chances.
• From the OWH, a mammoth football preview section and the final installment of a team-by-team Big 12 preview series.
• Congrats to three-year grad Demoine Adams.
• Rice loses its top QB.
• Heisman conjecture involves prominent mention of Eric Crouch (1, 2). Of course, a 2,000-yard passing season wouldn't hurt the cause.
• See the latest from the Colonel and the Loon.
• TSN puts out a Big 12 "most-feared" list, while CNNSI looks at the conference's balance.
• What does it take to win a national title? Tom Osborne and others share their thoughts.
• Running back Dusty Stamer plans to transfer to NU.
• Grant Wistrom has an injury scare.
• Matt Turman takes over as Valley High's coach.
• Columnists' corner: Frank Solich is putting his own stamp on the program; a look at the 2001 offense; and it may be 1995 all over again.
• Life after football is a little fishy for T.J. DeBates.
• Congrats to Wade Williams and Raymond Unks, who each won a pair of
tickets to the Pigskin Classic in the season's first Californians for Nebraska ticket raffle.
• ESPN The Magazine visits with Eric Crouch.
• Athlon Sports pencils in Turner Gill and Eric Crouch as future head coaches.
• The new Husker Century installment debuts on NETV.
• Josh Brown will miss a game; Thunder Collins won't.
• NU is picked No. 8 by Sports Illustrated. Meanwhile, USA Today's Erik Smith, who last year picked Alabama to win it all, goes with NU this year.
• The aforementioned newspaper talks with Rep. Tom. (Meanwhile, Debbie Schlussel goes off the deep end.)
• The Loon takes the wraps off some poll results.
• Kyle Vanden Bosch has a strong start with the Cards.
• TSN previews its 15th-ranked K-State Wildcats.
• That car crash in Iowa last month could have been a lot worse, Scott Frost says.
• NU starts out fourth in the coaches' poll.