NEWS ARCHIVE
March 2009
• Despite the recession, the Athletic Dept. appears to be on solid footing financially.
• Steve Warren's DREAM organization has several Spring Game events.
• Improved depth should make defensive tackle less of a two-man show in '09.
• The Spring Game media guide/program is available in PDF form.
• Offseason training has turned Helu & Castille into near-bookends at I-back.
• Tight end Mike McNeill works on improving his blocking and his routes.
• Marcus Mendoza's switch to WR may let him help the team and get on the field.
• Tad Stryker finds a fan base that may be even more fanatical than Husker fans.
• Several former Huskers & the Sidetrack Band will do a benefit event on the 17th.
• The defense comes up with a strategy to counter the no-huddle offense.
• Much is expected this season from the young linebackers. Saturday notes: Turner's return, New-look Helu, Huskers.com
• K-State transfer Derek Meyer intends to make the most of his one season as he tries to "beat the clock."
• Linebacker Will Compton was prepared to play last season but is glad he didn't.
• Alfonzo Dennard hopes to step into a bigger role in 2009.
• Latravis Washington, the newcomer to the QB competition, shows a strong arm during the first practice of spring. And Kody Spano intends to stay in the hunt. Notes: Dillard's downgrade, Mendoza's switch, Sipple's impressions
• Lots of talk revolves around the quarterbacks (1, 2, 3) as Tuesday's press conference kicks off the spring season. More: Helu & Castille | Defense | Pelini (1, 2) | Huskers.com | Notes | Commentary: Shatel | Video: Pelini, Suh, Helu, Castille, Hickman, Lawrence
• They're NU's Three Musketeers: coaches Pelini, Sadler and Manning.
• Mason Wald brings a hard-hitting reputation to the competition at strong safety.
• Charges against tight end Ben Cotton are dismissed.
• Ndamukong Suh knows there can be danger in becoming too comfortable.
• Steve Sipple speculates about the possibility of a no-huddle offense in '09.
• Players list the things that turned NU into a strong second-half team in 2008.
• Why do recruits choose Nebraska? The No. 1 reason is the coaches.
• Jacob Hickman says good chemistry is key to the O-line's performance.
• Damon Benning becomes head coach at his alma mater Omaha Northwest.
• Marvin Sanders expects a less daunting learning curve for the DBs this season.
• Johnny Rodgers will be the guest speaker at the UT4NE Founder's Day.
• Robert Marve's dad explains his son's interest in NU. | McKewon commentary
• Spring is in the air with This Just In and Corn Nation preview commentary.
• Tad Stryker runs down the attributes the Huskers need in their next quarterback.
• Former Husker Harrison Beck decides to transfer again, to North Alabama.
• It's part two of Sam McKewon's priorities of spring for the Huskers.
• Get your Gator Bowl Championship shirt, same one as the players.
• David Oku says his semester in Lincoln truly is all about academics.
• Jared Crick heads a group of contenders for Ty Steinkuhler's old job.
• Thursday is Joe Ganz's big chance to turn heads of NFL scouts.
• Steve Sipple makes a case for televising the Spring Game.
• Husker Dan writes about the NE Kansans for Nebraska banquet and an upcoming shooting event with former Huskers.
• Ndamukong Suh places family and heritage over NFL glory.
• Sam McKewon lists some priorities to keep an eye on for the spring season.
• Brenden Stai gets back his long-lost 1995 AFC championship ring.
• The Devaney Center Improvements Project gets a big financial boost.
• Joe Dailey begins climbing the coaching ladder at Buffalo.
• Next season will be pivotal if NU wants to become a major factor in both football and basketball, Tad Stryker writes.
• Sean Callahan will be the guest of the Chicagoans for Nebraska.
• Bill and Jesse Kosch will be at the Washington Cornhuskers spring event.
• The NU Spring Coaches Clinic will feature Barry Alvarez and Sonny Lubick.
• Registration is Tuesday for the Husker Youth Experience.
• The David Oku saga finally ends as he signs with Tennessee.
• An invitation to Frank Solich means old wounds are healing, Steve Sipple writes.
• No charges will be filed against Barry Turner.
• Anthony Blue battles back from injury to vie for a starting slot in the secondary.
• Husker Dan writes about the recruiting dinner and other items.
• Major Culbert tells the Daily Nebraskan leaving NU was a mutual decision.
• Look for bold strokes from Bo Pelini in his second spring, Sam McKewon writes.
• Will Shields, Trev Alberts & Grant Wistrom make the CFB Hall of Fame ballot.
• For now, anyway, Ndamukong Suh is left off the Lombardi Award watch list.
• Mike Ekeler turns down a second offer from South Florida's Jim Leavitt.
• Senior-to-be Major Culbert is off the team.
• A new contract for Bo Pelini is in the works.
• Shawn Watson's track record with quarterbacks should provide comfort to Husker fans this season, Steve Sipple writes.
• Ndamukong Suh is a CollegeFootballNews.com player you need to know.
• Husker seniors hoop it up on the hardcourt in towns across Nebraska.
• Tad Stryker becomes the editor of NebraskaPedia™ on admission day.
• Tight end Ben Cotton is ticketed after a campus disturbance.