NEWS ARCHIVE
June 2003
• Strength coach Bryan Bailey's job dedication earns praise.
• Richie Incognito says he has "grown up a lot" and intends to avoid costly penalties.
• Cory Schlesinger has become the foundation of the Detroit Lions' backfield.
• Memorial Stadium is No. 6 on Dennis Dodd's top 10 list.
• Five assistant coaches are still working without contracts.
• Lannie Hopkins says he's nearly fully recovered from athletic pubalgia.
• The recruiting class of 2004 gains three more commitments.
• Cancer takes the life of former NU wingback Tim McCrady.
• Thursday's Husker Nation Tour gains a corporate sponsor.
• Athlon's previews the 2003 Huskers.
• A judge refuses to lift a no-contact order involving Junior Tagoa'i and his domestic-violence case.
• Zac Potter isn't ready to commit to NU's scholarship offer.
• HuskerVision's Jeff Schmahl takes a job at A&M.
• NU's summer football camps allow the coaches quality time with prospects.
• Josh Brown signs with the Seahawks.
• Ten players join the Husker Nation Tour lineup.
• Mike Stuntz works at improving his strength and speed.
• Scott Frost signs with the 49ers.
• The Academic All-America Hall of Fame will honor Tom Osborne.
• Nebraska Wesleyan hires Nelson Barnes.
• NU tenders an early offer to Creighton Prep's Zac Potter.
• NU's first four games will be on TV.
• Car perks for coaches come under fire.
• The Big 12 considers anchoring the title game at a site for three years at a time.
• Clinton Childs isn't giving up on his NFL dream.
• No surprises in the Big 12's football schedules for 2004-07.
• It's camp time, a key step in talent evaluation and recruiting.
• Phil Steele puts NU at No. 12 in his preseason ratings.
• Ex-Huskers call strength coach Bryan Bailey a perfect fit.
• Newcomers update: Andy Birkel is the OWH's Nebraska male high school athlete of the year, and Brett Byford gears up for his move to Lincoln.
• Boyd Epley comments on the OWH report that his 34-year run as strength and conditioning director is about to end.
• Marques Simmons chooses Iowa.
• College Football News pegs NU at No. 30 in the nation and No. 4 in the Big 12 North.
• Scott Downing and NU get a jump on recruiting. Meanwhile, UCLA joins the pursuit of Omaha Central's Cortney Grixby and Brandon Gunn.
• Steve Pederson reviews the revised radio-rights bids.
• Eric Crouch tries his hand at kick returns.
• The June 26 Husker Nation Tour firms up its 15-town itinerary.
• Backup Penn State QB Greg Hennigar is killed in a car crash.
• Jammal Lord works at being a better passer.