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• Bo Pelini is a candidate for the Syracuse job and his brother joins the Ohio staff.

• Dahrran Diedrick gets a roster spot with the Washington Redskins.

• Ola Dagunduro, a defensive lineman from Compton, CA, signs with the Huskers.

• Former Nebraska football standout Charles Bryant passes away at 71.

• Reserve linebacker Mark Brungardt leaves the Huskers.

• Tom Osborne sees problems with the BCS and Ken Hambleton has his view.

• Bowl games create some family feuds.

• Bobby Newcombe is doing well in Phoenix and working on a doctorate.

• The Lincoln Journal Star looks back on some great bowl-game memories.

• Barron Miles spends his free time helping others.

• Zach Potter looks forward to life as a Husker.

• Lawrence Phillips spends some time with friends in Omaha.

• Bob and Colleen Billings remain diehard Husker fans.

• Turner Gill and Barney Cotton aren't on New Mexico State's "serious list."

• Dave Wannstedt accepts the coaching job at Pitt, NU's opponent next Sept. 17.

• Terry Douglass talks about healing the Husker Nation.

• Steve Pederson counters the Houston AD's criticism, and ESPN tells its side.

• Cory Ross looks forward to next year.

• There's a new web site called Huskers Who Believe.

• Frank Solich is expected to hire former assistants Tim Albin and Jimmy Burrow.

• Jay Brady asks the Do You Remember question about this holiday season.

• Bob Hamar asks the question what do Husker fans want?

• Frank Solich may be the highest paid coach in the MAC conference.

• For the Blackshirts, it's time to wipe the slate clean.

• NU finalizes its 2005 schedule by adding Wake Forest and Division I-AA Maine, and Houston's athletic director is upset about being left out. More reaction from CA, MI, NY, and FL.*

• Bo Pelini interviews for the Pitt job.

• Turner Gill and Barney Cotton are interviewing for the New Mexico State job.

• Bill Busch was the speaker at the final Big Red Breakfast of the season.

• Turner Gill received a lot of thank-you notes following his resignation.

• Husker Dan gets more mail from Iraq.

• Tom Osborne has a tough time getting phone calls returned.

• Frank Solich accepts the Ohio job, and Tom Osborne says the Bobcats got a steal. More: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

• Cory Ross & Stewart Bradley say the team is united despite all the departures.

• Ex-Huskers meet with Steve Pederson and come away with positive feelings.

• Four juco recruits sign letters of intent.

• Ross Pilkington quits the team, and fellow ex-Husker Andy Birkel bemoans his treatment by Bill Callahan. Running back Kade Pittman also is gone.

• Frank Solich has another interview at Ohio and seems to have the job: 1, 2, 3, 4

• Juco linebacker Steve Octavien goes with his heart and commits to the Huskers.

• Nebraska and Wake Forest discuss a possible series.

• Andy Birkel is granted a scholarship release and plans to transfer.

• A knee injury puts Grant Wistrom out of commission for six weeks.

• Husker Dan has more mail from Iraq and Afghanistan.

• David Horne faces possible discipline after a weekend arrest.

• AP names Barrett Ruud a third-team All-American.

• Offensive tackle Marcus Gordon (1, 2) and QB Zac Taylor (1, 2) commit to NU.

• Seven Huskers are honored at the team banquet.

• George Foreman is a Husker fan

• Frank Solich interviews for the Ohio job.

• Heisman finalist Alex Smith gives credit to Bill Busch.

• Tom Osborne will receive the Duffy Daugherty award.

• Trevor Johnson sees more playing time for the Jets.

• QB Zac Taylor will make a recruiting visit, and a Georgia lineman will check out NU's weight room.

• The weather is cooperating with the facility improvement project.

• Frank Solich is interested in the Indiana job.

• It's a big recruiting weekend for Bill Callahan & Co.

• An Omaha couple donate $5 million to the building fund: 1, 2, 3, 4

• Matt Herian plans on returning in time for spring practice.

• Husker Dan checks in with some mail and an editorial.

• Barrett Ruud sets his sights on the NFL and looks back on his NU career.

• Marlon Lucky says his commitment to NU is firm.

• The focus is on academics in recruiting.

• Turner Gill calls it quits after 13 years on the Husker staff: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 . Send Turner a thank you e-mail.

• Speaking at the Big Red Breakfast, Phil Elmassian says the staff is systematically looking for answers.

• Husker Dan and Khus the Red check in with their CU analysis.

• JUCO quarterback Zac Taylor will make a recruiting visit.

• A Texas BCS game would help the athletic department bottom line.

• It's back to the weight room for the football players.

• Coach Callahan is impressed with the performance of the offensive line.

• Is the focus on recruiting fuzzy logic?

• Matt Herian has additional surgery and responds to his get-well card.

• Honor roll: Barrett Ruud is a coaches' and writers' All-Big 12 first-teamer, and Josh Bullocks makes the coaches' second team. Chad Sievers joins the long list of NU Academic All-Americans, and Kellen Huston makes the second team.

• Tom Osborne says he's disappointed in the season but that firing the A.D. isn't the answer: "We need to try to make things work."

• A running back from Texas becomes recruit commitment No. 20.

• Turner Gill says he does not plan on going anywhere.