NEWS ARCHIVE
October 2007
• The book For Husker Fans Only is now available in Kimball, McCook, select Hy-Vee stores and in Arizona. Read the latest excerpt here.
• Jeff writes his Texas Scarlet Commentary.
• Husker Dan gives his Texas review and has more Army mail.
• It's time to say thanks to Sam Keller and Lance Brandenburgh and hello to Joe Ganz, who may have Kansas puzzling over what to expect.
• Sam Keller and Lance Brandenburgh are out for the rest of the season. Joe Ganz is eager to take the reins of the offense.
• Can the Huskers take some positives from Saturday's loss and move forward?
• The Athletic Department issues a clarification after a remark by Tom Osborne during a TV interview fuels more speculation.
• A spread set, a mobile QB and a few option plays can confound a defense.
• David Max gives his 2 cents on the game in Austin. Sam McKewon says the Huskers now know they have the talent and passion to finish 2007 the right way.
• The Huskers have fallen to last in Division 1-A in rushing defense.
• Zac Taylor comes to the defense of the coaching staff.
• Buffalo hopes it can hang on to Turner Gill as the coach's stock rises.
• New Tom Osborne shirts - Wizard of Os, and Tradition & Order.
• Bill Callahan and players agree that the 2003 Oakland and 2007 Nebraska collapses are two entirely different situations.
• Tim Griffin's Big 12 Insider notes how recruiting rankings don't always pan out.
• The New York Times takes a look at the developments in Lincoln.
• NU needs to dial up Bo Pelini, says Denver columnist John Henderson.
• ABC's Terry Bowden says he didn't see the Huskers' collapse coming.
• Tom Osborne meets with Athletic Dept. staff and hopes to bring back Paul Meyers. He also tries to reassure recruits. (Blaine Gabbert now a decommit.) 
• NU is one of three former powerhouses looking for answers. And the Huskers aren't alone with their wavering recruits.
• Generation-Y players: Do they require a different kind of motivation?
• Five-star defensive end Simi Kuli, the nation's top-rated JUCO player according to Rivals.com, commits to the Huskers.
• Players say fan negativity is becoming hard to take.
• The Huskers' small-ball passing game is paying diminishing returns.
• At Tuesday's press conference, Bill Callahan describes his job performance as "excellent" and bemoans the uncertainty that is hurting recruiting.
• Steve Pederson's severance is being paid largely by season ticket holders.
• Prized running-back recruit Jonas Gray decommits.
• A top headhunter says NU need not rush a decision on Bill Callahan's future.
• Husker Dan has a "Calla-Franchione Bowl" review and another Army update.
• Be the first to get the Tradition N Order and Got Tom! T-Shirts.
• The Kansas game will have an 11:30 a.m. kickoff and FSN telecast, but it could become a split national broadcast.
• Wall Street Husker still has some optimism about the Texas game.
• The fans deserve straighter talk from the coaches, Sam McKewon writes.
• How did the Huskers' 2007 season go south in such a short time?
• Nebraska should not go overboard in turning to its past, Lee Barfknecht writes.
• Steve Pederson's hiring of an East Coast consultant helped poison the atmosphere at the Athletic Department, staffers say.
• The OWH looks at Tom Osborne's first game day as interim athletic director.
• Tom Osborne will receive the Paul “Bear” Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award.
• The defensive line's woes may have been four years in the making.
• It's a buyer's market for game tickets, even though the sellout streak is intact.
• The regents see no reason to challenge Steve Pederson's buyout.
• ESPN.com showcases the changes and what Saturday's NU-A&M game might mean.
• Double Nickel (Jason Peter) gives his two cents, and Jeff offers up his latest Scarlet Commentary.
• A Wisconsin columnist dismisses talk that Barry Alvarez could land at NU.
• Tom Osborne and Bill Callahan try to mend fences after details emerge from a forthcoming book that chronicles the decline of Nebraska football.
• Tom Osborne's first day on the job includes a visit to football practice and some time in The Jungle (1, 2). He also tells former players they're welcome any time.
• Baker Steinkuhler is selected for the prestigious All-American Bowl.
• Nebraska's gain is Creighton's loss.
• Perspectives on the Nebraska situation from Miami and Detroit. Also, hear what former Huskers have been saying on the radio.
• The legality of Steve Pederson's contract buyout is questioned.
• Now is the time for Husker fans to get behind the players, Jason Sturek writes.
• Support the Athletic Department and the TeamMates Mentoring Program and get a great book. Buy the "Donation Edition" of For Husker Fans Only. The book is now available in 36 retail locations.
• As Tom Osborne takes the helm at the Athletic Department, the commentary flows: The Colonel | Posnanski | Sipple | Merrill | Brown | LeBreton
• Is it now open season on NU's recruits? Blaine Gabbert is reconsidering.
• Own a piece of Husker history at a special price. HuskerPedia exclusive.
• Dr. Tom has tried to keep current on college football, and today's players remember his successes.
• Thick skin may be the No. 1 requirement for being an athletic director.
• Turner Gill has Buffalo pointed toward respectability in his second season. And Craig Bohl has North Dakota State gunning for a No.1 finish.
• Tom Osborne says he will evalute the football program but will make no midseason changes in the coaching staff as he rejoins the Athletic Department as interim athletic director. 
• Bill Callahan calls the A.D.'s firing a huge distraction for the team and says he is not considering resigning. Players say the team does not need an overhaul.
• Tom Osborne gets support for the interim A.D. position from Dennis Dodd, and David Max starts a petition. More commentary: Sipple, Barfknecht, McKewon, Douglass (1, 2), Mandel, Dienhart
• Johnny Rodgers seeks a pardon in his 1970 robbery case.
• Harvey Perlman fires athletic director Steve Pederson and says the decision had to do with leadership deficiencies, not football fortunes. Reaction: Callahan (1, 2, 3), Boosters (1, 2), Osborne (1, 2), Staffers (1, 2), Players, Others (1, 2, 3). Additional coverage: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Big-money boosters sound off about what should happen next as rumors fly. Commentary: McKewon, Russo
• Wall Street Husker and David Max give their 2 Cents on the OSU game. HuskerPedia poster Lutheran Husker takes his 3-year-old son to his first Nebraska game.
• Tom Osborne says leadership was key to the success of the 1997 team.
• An update on Husker recruit Josh Williams.
• Alumni and Booster chapter leaders send a letter of support to the team.
• As Bo Pelini's stock rises, he talks about his year at Nebraska.
• The Athletic Department's marketing director leaves for the private sector.
• J.B. Phillips is Nebraska's nominee for the Draddy Trophy.
• This week in Husker history: Nebraska's first game at Memorial Stadium.
• The next two games are as crucial as any in the Callahan era, Blair Kerkhoff writes.
• A father decides to delay his young son's Husker "indoctrination."
• "This isn't where we hoped we'd be at this point," Steve Pederson says. But the A.D. won't make any decisions on the basis of a "snapshot in time."
• Blunt-talking Jason Peter says his loyalty is to the program.
• Marlon Lucky and others discuss what has happened to the running game.
• Kyle Vanden Bosch is a nominee for NFL defensive player of the week.
• Hunter Teafatiller appears in court on a DUI charge.
• Steve Sipple looks at some of the characters that made the 1997 team click.
• Husker Dan checks in with his Missouri report and more Army news.
• Chase Daniel says NU's defensive scheme Saturday was "high school stuff."
• The OWH's Mitch Sherman says recruiting hype isn't matched by performance.
• Offensive lineman Brandon Thompson from Texas commits to the Huskers.
• Bill Callahan rejects the notion that the players lack intensity.
• NU's defense is on pace to set a number of records it would rather avoid.
• Ex-Husker Kris Brown's historic performace lifts the Texans to victory.
• The Blackshirts try to come up with a scheme to slow down spread offenses.
• Bill Callahan's passion for the game isn't rubbing off on his players, Steve Sipple writes. Sam McKewon has advice for the disgruntled fan.
• Turner Gill's Buffalo Bulls roll past Frank Solich's Ohio Bobcats, 31-10.
• Defensive end Riley Reiff commits to Nebraska's recruiting class of 2008.
• This week in Husker history: Bob Devaney's first conference win at NU.
• The 4th-grade class at Perris, CA adopts Nebraska as its school and team.
• Saturday's Big 12 TV matchups are a couch potato's dream, Tim Griffin writes.
• A shoulder injury keeps Husker recruit Blaine Gabbert on the sideline for his team's game on national TV.
• Paul Meyers, associate AD for major gifts, has resigned.
• Congrats to Barrett Ruud, the NFC Defensive Player of the Month.
• Husker Dan gives an update on his Army, Iowa State and Missouri.
• Winners of the CA4NE ticket drawings were Mike Synovec of Lincoln, NE and Jeff Rosenberger of Cedar Rapids, IA.
• Recruit update: Blaine Gabbert is pushed by an intense competitive streak. Collins Okafor keeps striving to improve.
• Nebraska's football graduation rate is second-best in the conference.
• Coloradans 4 NE are going to see Larry the Cable Guy in Colorado Springs on Oct. 11. They also have three OSU ticket/lodging packages for auction.
• For Husker Fans Only is now available at the University Bookstore and the Depot Deli in Shenandoah, IA. Read a new excerpt about Marv Clausen here.
• Big Red Diary: Niles Paul.
• Kyle Larson reflects back on his days at Kearney High.
• The Oklahoma State game will be on pay per view with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff.
• Tragedy again befalls Maurice Purify as his girlfriend dies in a car crash.
• COL4NE has three OSU ticket/lodging packages for auction.
• The two-minute drill seems to suit this Husker offense.
• Two Blackshirts earning praise: Zach Potter and Cortney Grixby*
• Wall Street Husker is a new contributor with an East Coast perspective.
• David Max gets some feedback from his My 2 Cents commentary and offers a follow-up commentary about future expectations.
• Taking stock of Saturday's defensive performance: Sam McKewon, LJS
• Steve Sipple says it's time believe all the talk about parity.