NEWS ARCHIVE
January 2009
• Huskers who went on to play for the Cardinals recall the franchise's decades of futility. Ralph Brown, meanwhile, gets set to join the list of Super Bowl Huskers.
• Roger Craig will participate in the coin toss at the Super Bowl.
• Husker recruit Cole Pensick shows some old-school orneriness.
• About 40 students run after their dream at walk-on tryouts.
• Shawn Bodtmann's coach says Nebraska has withdrawn its scholarship offer.
• Watch former Husker defensive back Willie Amos put on a show.
• Live in the Baltimore area? Join the new Husker booster club forming there.
• Three Huskers are happy to get late invitations to the NFL Combine.
• Taylor Martinez says he just wants a shot at QB. He might be a two-way player.
• Ralph Brown finally finds his way to a Super Bowl.
• Adam Treu recalls his experiences from the 2003 Super Bowl.
• QB Ron Kellogg Jr. and O-lineman Brodrick Nickens decide to walk on at NU.
• Three former Husker players are named in a lawsuit filed by Michael Vick.
• HuskerPedia™ interviews Al Zikmund from the 1941 Rose Bowl team.
• Bo Pelini will pay a home visit this week to QB/athlete recruit Taylor Martinez.
• Football is in the family tree of defensive back recruit Andrew Green.
• Mike Ekeler and John Papuchis have developed into dynamic recruiters.
• Joe Ganz finds himself in the underdog role again with the NFL draft even after beating the odds at Nebraska.
• Tom Osborne doesn't expect the recession to force Athletic Department cuts.
• Nebraska ranks No. 5 all-time since 1936 in this ESPN analysis.
• Nebraska coaches must keep working hard to overcome geographical recruiting disadvantages, Tad Stryker writes.
• Husker Dan checks in with his postseason update.
• Marlon Lucky lets his latest performance on the field speak for itself.• The Grixby brothers are arrested after a disturbance at a bowling alley.
• SI.com looks at the state of recruiting at Nebraska and other schools.
• See the summary of Huskers in the NFL conference championships.
• Nebraska will be selective with its final few recruiting spots. | 2009 list
• Three decades after playing in the Senior Bowl, Kelly Saalfeld returns as a ref.
• Review the 2008 season with the Husker Extra Football Yearbook.
• Winter is prime time for is strengh and conditioning coach James Dobson.
• Marlon Lucky's Shrine game performance pumps life into his NFL hopes.
• Khiry Cooper gets acclimated to the baseball side of his two-sport regimen.
• Former Husker punter Sam Koch is one win away from the Super Bowl.
• Marlon Lucky rushes for 68 yards and is offensive MVP of the Shrine game.
• The Shrine game invitation was a pleasant surprise for T.J. O'Leary.
• Wideout Antonio Bell, a 2008 signee, joins the Huskers for the spring semester.
• Ralph Brown contributes to the Cardinals' unlikely run in the NFL playoffs.
• The redshirts of 2008 get ready to step up in 2009.
• A bill establishing rules for sports agents is introduced in the state legislature.
• Future Husker Brent Qvale also excels on the basketball court.
• Mike Rucker will speak Jan. 24 at Sports Night at Elkhorn Mount Michael.
• Nebraska appears set for a dose of stability in the coaching staff this offseason.
• T.J. O'Leary is added to the East-West Shrine Game roster.
• Rich Glover to speak at MLK events in North Platte on Monday.
• The defense may be called on to shoulder a big load in 2009.
• James Dobson aims to keep players' competitive fires burning during winter.
• Despite stellar play, Tampa Bay's Barrett Ruud remains under the radar.
• See how former Husker players fared in the NFL's divisional playoffs.
• Bo Pelini says new QB Cody Green, who started classes Monday, faces some tough times in his first few months. | Notes: 1, 2
• Ndamukong Suh decides he'll stay for his senior season, and he intends to meet the challenge of being a team leader.
• The 2010 Washington game may be played in a different stadium.
• With a new QB, the offense might rely more on the running game in 2009.
• Incoming recruit Taylor Martinez wins the Glenn Davis award.
• Grant Wistrom and Jason Peter are glad they stayed for their senior season but understand Ndamukong Suh's tough decision. And agents can be the wild card.
• Matt Slauson and other seniors begin working to enhance their NFL chances, while the underclassmen get set to work on winter conditioning.
• After decommitting from Kansas in favor of NU, defensive end Kevin Young changes his mind again. But there's good news, too, on the recruiting front.
• Hunter Teafatiller gets 10 days in jail for DUI.
• Erick Strickland could have had a football career at Nebraska and beyond.
• The Nebraska Football Academy will have an all sports combine on Jan. 17th.
• Eschewing the safe hire has paid off for Nebraska, Tad Stryker writes.
• Kevin Cosgrove lands at Minnesota as co-defensive coordinator. And Kevin Steele takes the defensive coordinator position at Clemson.
• Oklahoma's loss to Florida validates what NU is doing with its offense, Sam McKewon writes.
• The Huskers fail to crack the final AP and coaches rankings.
• The team's resilience has the Colonel encouraged.
• Joe Ganz went from Western Michigan reject to Gator Bowl MVP.
• Conference pride and longtime rivalries have some Husker fans feeling conflicted about tonight's BCS title game. (See end of story for some team news.)
• Should he stay or should he go? Some thoughts about Mr. Suh.
• Peter King of SI.com puts Stewart Bradley on his all-pro team.
• The four team captains say the foundation is set for future success.
• Bo Pelini assesses the Oklahoma-Florida game* for the New York Times.
• Roger Craig isn't among this year's Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists.
• David Max gives his 2 cents & pics from the Gator Bowl.
• The OWH's Dirk Chatelain offers reasons for both hope and worry in 2009.
• From Sam McKewon, a report card for the 2008 Huskers.
• See how former Husker players did in the first round of the NFL playoffs.
• The numbers and intangibles both show 2008 to be a success, Tom Shatel writes as the local papers look ahead to '09.
• Justin Prestidge submits his Gator Bowl review.
• Taking stock after the Gator Bowl win: Laying a foundation | A dominant D-line | A successful "Plan Q" | Notes
• Hoops coach Doc Sadler eyes the football team as a source of talent.
• Past Husker: Dave Rimington | Future Husker: Jason Ankrah