NEWS ARCHIVE
June-July 2002
Fall camp items here• NU is #1 and #3 in Mel Kiper's all-time Top 25.
• NFL report: Kyle Vanden Bosch comes back from knee surgery, Keyuo Craver is set for early playing time, Mike Brown breaks a bone in his hand, Ralph Brown hopes to step up, and Eric Crouch takes it one step at a time. 
• Bill Byrne defends NU's scheduling as he fields questions online.
• San Jose State joins the '03 schedule.
• NU takes the conference lead in alumni in the NFL.
• A new poll will debut in August.
• Happy 97th to former player and coach Glenn Presnell.
• Tonui Fonoti and Tracey Wistrom sign NFL contracts.
• Grant Wistrom is named defensive captain of the Rams.
• NU's ball for 2002 will be smaller and burnt orange.
• TSN previews Penn State.
• Ex-Husker Barron Miles is Mr. Mom between games.
• Carl Crawford, the '99 Husker QB signee who chose pro baseball, talks about his quick rise to the majors.
• Lincoln Southeast receiver Andy Birkel joins the unofficial recruiting class of '03.
• The 2003 season may open with Oklahoma State to make room for an extra nonconference game.
• In & out of trouble: Abdul Muhammad, Ahman Green.
• Keyuo Craver and the Saints agree on a contract.
• CollegeFootballNews.com has NU going 1-2 in the big games of 2002.
• With the season fast approaching, the sportswriters pick NU second in the Big 12 North.
• The OWH visits with the Ruud family.
• Eric Crouch signs a three-year deal with the Rams.
• Greg Austin, an OL recruit from Cypress, Texas, joins the unofficial class of 2003. Meanwhile, DT recruit Carnell Stewart shows interest.
• Tim Layden comments on steroids and Tom Osborne. Responses from the BBS.
• Bobby Newcombe leaves the Alouettes.
• Nine former Huskers get set to join the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
• Ex-Husker Herman Rohrig dies at 84.
• NU is in the running for OL Martin O'Donnell. Meanwhile, receiver Andy Birkel ponders NU's scholarship offer.
• Thunder Collins bulks up as players go through summer workouts.
• NU is honored for its graduation rate.
• NU works at reducing groin injuries.
• Lawrence Phillips has another good outing.
• Willie Amos might sit out through next spring. Josh Bullocks' injury, meanwhile, won't keep him out of fall camp, Frank Solich says.
• There's no "Nebraska rule" and no oversight committee as the BCS undergoes its annual revision. And there is no shortage of opinions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Cornerback Fabian Washington gets a jump on his freshman season.
• Bobby Hohn lives with ALS and works for a cure.
• Lawrence Phillips scores three TDs for Montreal.
• Isaiah Fluellen is again named Male Athlete of the Year for Defense Dept. dependent schools in Europe.
• Freshman-to-be Mark LeFlore pleads no contest.
• An ATV crash injures Josh Bullocks.
• Steve Craver, brother of Keyuo, will commit to NU.
• The BCS debate will soon heat up as conference commissioners decide whether to tinker with the forumla.
• Lawrence Phillips leaves the Alouettes.
• Bill Jennings, the former NU coach, dies at age 84. In a recent World-Herald interview, he took stock of his legacy. Also, here's an interview from December 2000.
• Jason Richenberger will transfer.
• Colorado assistant Tom McMahon loses his battle with cancer.
• Husker-to-be Kurt Mann is the Lincoln Journal-Star's Nebraska male high school athlete of the year.