NEWS ARCHIVE
November 2006
• Stats don't tell the whole story of all-Big 12 fullback Dane Todd.
• Husker Dan reviews the Colorado game.
• It's official: It'll be the Fiesta or the Cotton Bowl for the Huskers.
• Big 12 sportswriters bestow another top honor on Zac Taylor.
• KETV has a video retrospective of the NU-OU classic of 35 years ago.
• The Zac Taylor* story: Who would have believed it?
• The league's coaches* name Zac Taylor the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year,* and Adam Carriker is Defensive Lineman of the Year. Those two are joined by Dane Todd and Bo Ruud on the all-conference team.
• The K.C. Star names Zac Taylor the Offensive Player of the Year as he joins Adam Carriker on the paper's All-Big 12 team. Two Huskers are second team.
• Iowa State hires Texas' Gene Chizik as its new coach.
• Barry Turner is named Big 12 special-teams player of the week.
• Adam Carriker is coming on strong* in the season's home stretch.
• All-Big 12 honors* might prove elusive for the standouts on this year's NU team.
• Zack Bowman is gauging his NFL draft stock, Bill Callahan confirms.
• Raising a Husker: Dan Erickson.
• Jay Norvell is no longer a candidate* for the ISU job.
• Is it time to make Oklahoma-Nebraska a Thanksgiving tradition* again?
• Fifteen Huskers are named first-team Academic All-Big 12.
• Linebacker recruit Blake Lawrence is playing through pain.*
• Bill Callahan says he supports Jay Norvell's head-coaching aspirations.*
• The OWH's Lee Barfknecht says Zac Taylor is the league's MVP.*
• Who would be the tougher foe in Kansas City, the Sooners or the 'Horns?
• Bill Callahan borrows from John Wooden in building a coaching philosophy.
• Free time comes at a premium for scholar-athlete Dane Todd*
• The Husker receiving corps makes strides in its playmaking ability.*
• Iowa State talks to Jay Norvell about its coaching job.
• NU looks for answers to its defensive lapses and third-quarter offensive woes.
• Maurice Purify's basketball prowess is what sold Ted Gilmore on the receiver.
• There are two sides* to Husker recruit Blake Lawrence.
• Former adversaries* Andre Jones and Maurice Purify help each other improve.
• Will Zack Bowman enter the '07 draft? And would doing so be a mistake?
• Tom Osborne is returning to NU — to teach.
• The defensive line stays loose with its pregame "slow-mo" moves.
• The million-dollar college football coach has become the norm.
• Zac Lee,* a standout JUCO quarterback, commits to the Huskers' recruiting class of 2007 and will enroll in January.
• Steve Octavien hopes to put his injury problems* behind him.
• Younger players form a solid foundation* for the O-line's future.
• Long snapper T.J. O'Leary is a Husker from way back.*
• Tommie Frazier resigns* as head coach at Doane.
• Kurt Mann tries to remain positive* as his playing time dwindles.
• Husker Dan and the Colonel assess the A&M game.
• NU fans must adapt to a new variety of excitement, Ed Howard writes.
• Maron Lucky says his mix of running and receiving plays to his strengths.*
• The Husker defense has plenty of family ties to members of past teams.
• A look at five fourth-quarter plays* that made the win over A&M possible. A couple of walk-ons also played key roles.
• Up next is Colorado, a winner Saturday against Iowa State. Meanwhile, Texas is still a win away* from the Big 12 title game as the 'Horns stumble at KSU.
• Nebraska 28, A&M 27: The Huskers are your Big 12 North champions with a wild 28-27 win over the Aggies at Kyle Field. Find links to coverage on the game page. Order this classic on DVD. Get your Big 12 Championship tickets now.
• Bill Byrne* talks about his change of allegiance and other matters.
• Raising a Husker: Andy Christensen. Catching up with Danny Noonan.
• Four Huskers are Academic All-District; Dane Todd is a Wuerffel Trophy finalist.
• Jay Norvell is seen as a possible candidate for the job in Ames.
• Dan McCarney's exit* has QB Phillip Bates reconsidering* his ISU pledge.
• Don't believe everything you hear or read about recruiting.*
• Husker Dan checks in with his Missouri assessment/A&M preview. Jeff checks in with this week's Scarlet Commentary.
• Dave Humm and Zac Taylor "shoot the breeze".*
• Maurice Purify talks about his big day and his September frustrations.
• Jacob Hickman holds up well in his first start on the offensive line.
• Raising a Husker: Dan Titchener. Catching up with Jesse Kosch.
• A look way back at Nebraska's 1944 upset of Mizzou in Lincoln.
• Early-graduating QB recruit Patrick Witt looks forward to spring drills in Lincoln.
• Californians4NE and NEKansans4NE are having drawings for CU game tickets.
• A missing ingredient this season for NU: the game-changing kick return.
• Backup defensive ends Zach Potter and Barry Turner try to exercise patience.*
• Jeff and Husker Dan offer their OSU postscripts.