NEWS ARCHIVE
January 2007
• Jamie Williams will be the guest speaker at the Bay Area Huskers Brunch.
• Sitting out the Super Bowl is painful for former Husker Mike Brown.
• Husker recruit Niles Paul is named to the Parade All-America* team.
• Some unusual approaches to recruiting pay off for the Huskers.
• Jay Moore and Stewart Bradley have a big day at the Senior Bowl.
• A Texas receiver becomes NU's 29th and perhaps final commitment for 2007.
• Upcoming events: Nebraska Classic golf tourney in Palm Desert. Iowans4Nebraska recruiting presentation.
• Trev Alberts says the program is making obvious strides in the right direction.
• Two eastern Nebraska players accept walk-on invitations.
• Bill Callahan's visit to Elkhorn High is lower-key* than Charlie Weis'.
• Marlon Lucky reportedly considered transferring at the end of the 2006 season.
• A pundit's list of Heisman contenders for 2007 includes Sam Keller.
• USC offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin becomes head coch of the NFL's Raiders. And Kevin Cosgrove's name comes up in speculation about the Vikings' staff.
• Matt Slauson has a scrape with the law.*
• The Husker staff masters the numbers game* when it comes to recruiting.
• Injuries force Kenny Wilson and Cody Glenn to skip winter conditioning.
• Zac Taylor finds that the future is coming fast.*
• NU's bumper crop of Arizona recruits takes Bill Busch by surprise.
• Charlie Weis* visits Elkhorn High, where junior Trevor Robinson is a top recruit of Notre Dame, Nebraska and other schools.
• Several publications* see a top 20 finish* for the Huskers in 2007.
• Buddy Wyatt's next task is to develop a new set of starters on the D-line.
• Six seniors get ready to play in postseason all-star games.
• Defensive end recruit Patrick Grant is an apparent academic casualty.
• It's decision day for Brandon Jackson.
• Rivals.com picks Nebraska #13 in an early preseason poll.
• Bill Callahan's name stays out* of the rumor mill despite NFL job vacancies.
• Zack Bowman again resists the temptation to turn pro.
• Two draft analysts see Brandon Jackson as a potential middle-round pick.*
• Tom Osborne makes his return to the classroom.
• Upcoming events: UT4NE Founders Day with Jesse Kosch. CAL4NE Founders Day with Johnny Rodgers. 33rd Nebraska Classic golf tourney in Palm Desert.
• Rate the top teams of the last 10 years.
• A Vanderbilt placekicker transfers to Nebraska, and QB Zac Lee is on crutches.
• Patrick Witt* arrives on campus and joins an intriguing mix at QB.
• The Huskers come up two spots shy of the AP and coaches' Top 25s.
• Adi Kunalic* hopes to give NU's special teams* a boost.
• Former Husker coach Frank Solich leads Ohio to its first bowl game since 1968.
• USC's placekicker* is found dead at the bottom of a cliff.
• Tippy Dye, the man who hired Bob Devaney, enjoys his golden years.*
• Niles Paul* gets ready for the Army All-American Bowl.
• Jordan Congdon puts football on hold* to donate part of his liver to an uncle.
• Nebraska goes west for recruits.
• Receiver-cornerback Tyrell Spain is no longer with the team.
• All eyes will be on Sam Keller* this spring as the 2007 offense takes shape.
• Ex-NU assistant Kevin Steele joins the Alabama staff as defensive coordinator.
• A look ahead at Kevin Cosgrove's 2007 Blackshirts.*
• Husker Dan reviews the Cotton Bowl.
• The game leaves the Colonel disappointed but encouraged.
• Next season's opening foe, Nevada, takes Miami down to the wire in a one-point loss. Other 2007 foes in bowl games: Wake Forest, Southern Cal, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas, Kansas State.