NEWS ARCHIVE
November 2009
• Stats show that the defense has stepped up when the pressure is on. | Notes
• Charlie McBride calls Ndamukong Suh “as good as there’s ever been” at NU. | More
• Join the Sidetrack Band in Texas for the
Big 12 game. CU pix are here.
• The Huskers remain firmly atop the Holiday Bowl’s wish list.
• The season’s final Walk-On Club luncheon is Dec. 10 in Lincoln with Shawn Watson and Brandon Rigoni as speakers.
• Brook Berringer’s legacy as a player was cemented 15 years ago vs. Colorado.
• Future Husker: Five things about Jay Guy.
• The Denver Post looks at the scope of Nebraska’s defensive turnaround.
• A year later, the kick is a blur to reluctant hero Alex Henery.
• Three Huskers take time to do some sharing during Thanksgiving week.
• Ron Brown says character, not X’s and O’s, is Tom Osborne’s greatest influence.
• Listen to Bob Zenner’s call of the 1959 Oklahoma game.
• Carl Pelini is one of 34 nominees for the Broyles Award for top assistant coach.
• Watch ESPN’s interview with Ndamukong Suh.
• Mitch Sherman & Sam McKewon take a look at where the offense is headed.
• Nebraska’s special teams are proving to be quietly effective.
• Twenty-two Huskers are first- or second-team Academic All-Big 12.
• See the Week 11 rundown of Huskers in the NFL.
• NU’s remaining Big 12 title game tickets go quickly. | High-demand trip
• Ndamukong Suh is one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy and the Bednarik Award, and he is named the Lott Trophy defensive player of the week.
• Hoping for some BCS chaos, a Fox Sports columnist picks Nebraska over Texas.
• Larry Asante & Alex Henery earn Big 12 player-of-week honors.
• The O-line has had to get more physical lately, and Barney Cotton sees progress on that front. | Monday notes | Commentary: McKewon, Sipple, York, Dickson
• NU climbs to 23rd in the coaches’ poll but stays unranked by AP.
• Future Husker: Four things about Tobi Okuyemi
• Assistant coach Tim Beck discusses the offense’s evolving identity.
• Saturday’s visiting recruiting prospects will include a star defensive end from Ndamukong Suh’s old stomping grounds.
• Will the 2009 coaching carousel involve any NU assistants? | McKewon on Mangino
• Ndamukong Suh is a Nagurski Trophy finalist. | New website
• Jacob Hickman takes his old-man image in stride.
• Bill Snyder’s unifying touch is working. | Shatel: Old guys rule
• Eric Hagg and Dejon Gomes have become something more than nickel & dime specialists.
• Huskers.com will auction sellout streak program covers donated by HuskerPedia™
• Husker Dan reviews the Kansas game
• A hungrier and more confident Zac Lee emerges after his time on the bench.
• Bid on six Heisman autographed game program and SI cover.
• In the leadership department, the seniors have let their work ethic speak for itself.
• The power "22" personnel grouping is producing big plays for the offense.
• The Holiday Bowl has hopes of landing the Huskers.
• A Nebraska-Boise State series reportedly is under preliminary discussion.
• Tom Osborne’s teams were big influences on Bill Snyder & Bob Stoops.
• Justin Prestidge files his report on the Kansas game.
• Carl Pelini’s influence on the defense shouldn’t be overlooked, Steve Sipple writes. More Monday commentary: McKewon, Kerkhoff, Carlton
• Looking back at the KU game: Niles Paul, playmaker | Osborne’s input
• From Bloomberg News, another look at Patrick Witt’s move to Yale.
• The Huskers re-enter the coaches’ top 25 but don't crack the AP rankings.
• Future Husker: Four things about Quincy Enunwa.
• Tom Osborne and Vince Ferragamo will headline the Californians for Nebraska Founder’s Day on Jan. 23. Doc Sadler will stop by Nov. 28.
• Mike Ekeler marvels at Phillip Dillard’s turnaround.
• How does the defense compare to the great Blackshirt units? | K.C. Star on Suh
• Brandon Kinnie has had to learn a thing or two about playing at this level — and about Husker history.
• When running backs become hurdlers, their coaches become nervous.
• A defiant Thunder Collins is sentenced to life in prison.
• Oklahoma’s Landry Jones talks about the loss and that puzzling Hail Mary.
• Alfonzo Dennard & Prince Amukamara have earned the team’s trust with their coverage skills.
• Cornerback Anthony Blue serves as the team’s unofficial digital music man.
• Tim Griffin and Randy York are the latest to tell the Matt O’Hanlon story.
• Ndamukong Suh is one of eight semifinalists for the Lott Trophy.
• Husker Dan files his report on the Oklahoma game.
• Johnny Rodgers will be at the UT4NE watch site for the Kansas game.
• Tad Stryker: The defense’s rapid ascent shows that Tom Osborne chose wisely.
• Bo Pelini says recruiting for 2010 is on track but that the staff needs to finish strong.
• Ndamukong Suh is one of four Lombardi Award finalists.
• See how former Huskers fared in Week 9 of NFL play.
• Sam McKewon says NU should put Boise State on the 2011 schedule. | Related
• Matt O’Hanlon snags Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• Roy Helu decided he had to answer the bell for the team’s sake. | Shatel on Helu
• The Washington Post features Blake Lawrence* in a story about helmet safety innovations.
• An NU-Texas title game would make the Big 12 brass happy, Lee Barfknecht writes.
• David Max gives his 2 Cents on the OU game and the rivalry.
• The OU game begets another account of Husker hospitality from the opposition.
• Congrats to Matt O’Hanlon, named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.
• The defensive backs’ aggressiveness has risen with their confidence level.
• Three perspectives on the QB quandary: McKewon, Chatelain and Sherman. | More commentary: Sipple on the game plan, McKewon's Monday review.
• The top of the Big 12 North has a 1990s look to it again.
• Three for the defense: Minnesota DE Tobi Okuyemi, California CB Joshua Mitchell and Texas DT Jay Guy commit to the recruting class of 2010.
• Justin Prestidge checks in with his OU postgame report.
• In the town of Pender, there’ll be a fundraising watch party for the Colorado game featuring a huge HD screen and buffalo sandwiches.
• Tom Sieler makes his points in a Las Vegas high school classroom these days.
• Tickets to the home finale against K-State have become available.
• There’s something about the Heisman that turns heads and opens doors.
• Future Husker: Four things about Andrew Rodriguez
• Fifty years later, NU’s 1959 upset of OU is still fresh in players’ memories. | More
• Tom Osborne recalls his rare decisions to play true-freshman QBs. | Green up close
• Even after football, Will Shields continues to clear the way.
• The Nebraska-Oklahoma Heisman Legends tour gets off to a big start.
• Tad Stryker looks at what it’ll take to revive NU’s running game.
• Eric Martin prides himself on being a special-teams terror. Jared Crick finds himself uncomfortable in the limelight.
• Tom Shatel surveys the financial hazards that football stardom can bring.
• The Big 12 needs to make NU-OU an annual event again, says an OKC columnist.
• Newcomers give Nebraska’s offensive huddle a “different vibe.”
• Taking care of details pays off for Brandon Kinnie. Chris Brooks says he’s good to go after two weeks on the mend. Justin Blatchford recounts his big moment in Waco.
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• Cody Green hopes to show his cool on the big stage.
• It’s another honor for Jared Crick: Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week.
• Highly touted as a recruit, Colorado’s Darrell Scott has quit the team.
• Ndamukong Suh answers questions in an ESPN online chat.
• Husker Dan shares his Baylor game thoughts.
• See the Week 8 recap of Huskers in the NFL.
• The Big 12 will discuss possible changes to its scheduling model.
• Jared Crick’s big game in Waco was a special treat for 34 members of his family.
• Commentary: McKewon on the O-line, Shatel on “training wheels,” York on the rivalry, McKeever on Stoops’ start
• The Kansas game gets a 2:30 p.m. kickoff and an ABC regional telecast.
• Monday night’s “Big Bang Theory” has a Nebraska football flavor.
• Justin Prestidge reports back from the Baylor game.
• Jared Crick adds to his player-of-the-week honors.
• There’s room to grow for Cody Green after Saturday’s simplified outing on offense. | Notes | Monday musings: McKewon, Sipple
• Ndamukong Suh is ticketed after an overnight traffic accident.
• The Oklahoma game will kick off at 7 p.m. on ABC (regional).
• Congrats to Jared Crick, the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s national defensive player of the week.