NEWS ARCHIVE
December 2009
• Zac Lee will undergo surgery next week on his throwing arm.
• Texas Tech fires Mike Leach three days before the Red Radiers’ bowl game.
• Future Husker: Five things about running back Braylon Heard.
• Great things are expected of the still-raw true freshman Eric Martin.
• Tad Stryker and Tom Shatel offer up their decade retrospectives.
• Barry Turner’s 2008 injury may have been a blessing in disguise.
• Improvement in Marvin Sanders’ secondary is reflected in the stats.
• Bo Pelini says he understands Urban Meyer’s quandary.
• Bo Pelini discusses the season in a Q&A with Tom Shatel.
• Sam McKewon looks back on a tumultuous decade for NU.
• Steve Sipple says the Blackshirts might be even better in 2010.
• Russ Hochstein aims for the NFL playoffs in a Denver uniform. | Buckhalter Q&A
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| Dennis Hubbard photo |
| • Suh archive and awards |
• Curt McKeever isn’t crazy about the Big 12’s future bowl lineups.
• Footballdiner.com interviews Roger Craig.
• The LJS looks back at an up-and-down 10 years for the Huskers: The good | The painful | All-decade team
• Injury rehab becomes a learning experience for Rickey Thenarse.
• As its curtain call approaches, the ballyhooed 2005 recruiting class remains a tough one to judge. | Beck in ’Bama
• A visit to a Lincoln school reminds Husker players what being a role model is all about.
• Filling Barry Turner’s shoes could be the next task for Cameron Meredith.
• A journey of faith is what led Turner Gill to Lawrence via Buffalo.
• Braylon Heard would like to bring home-run potential to NU's offense.
• Tad Stryker tries to make sense of what NU’s coaches are saying about the offense.
• Ndamukong Suh becomes the first defensive player to be named AP College Football Player of the Year. | Awards page
• See the Week 15 wrap-up of Huskers in the NFL.
• Ndamukong Suh’s decision to stay will pay dividends in April. | Other NU talent
• From USA Today, how one second changed the college football season.
• Tom Osborne says the Big 12 is taking no disciplinary action against the Pelinis.
• Scott Frost, set to coach in the Rose Bowl, cites Tom Osborne as a major influence.
• Ndamukong Suh is named to College Football News’ all-decade team, and Eric Crouch, Dominic Raiola and Kyle Larson earn honorable mention: 1, 2
• Jason Ankrah tops a list of 2009 redshirts to keep an eye on in 2010.
• Curenski Gilleylen knows he must earn his way back onto the field.
• Bo Pelini voices confidence in Shawn Watson and says a stout run game is a must.
• Bo Pelini takes a hard line on soft commits.
• The Big 12 commissioner isn’t saying whether the Pelinis were disciplined for their outbursts after the Texas game. | Title game location
• Steve Sipple yearns for a return of the Pipeline’s glory days.
• Dejon Gomes says his big take-aways are the simple result of “relentless effort.”
• SI.com places Ndamukong Suh on its all-decade team and on its list of memorable performances of the 2000s. | Vote
• Lawrence Phillips gets a 31-year prison sentence.
• Bowl finances pose a balancing act for the Athletic Department.
• Brandon Kinnie isn't easing up after a strong second half of the season.
• Former Husker John Decker comments on the Big 10 expansion plans.
• Freshman linebacker Chris Williams is released from his scholarship.
• The offense has gone back to addressing basics in recent practices.
• Sam McKewon looks at what might unfold in the QB competition in the spring.
• The cupboard at safety is far from bare, even though NU is losing two senior starters.
• After Jared Crick’s emergence in 2009, will 2010 be Baker Steinkuhler’s turn?
• As the Big 10 explores adding a team, Tom Osborne doesn't see NU making a move.
• David Max reports on the Heisman Awards dinner.
• See the Week 14 report on Huskers in the NFL | Rams release Incognito
• Husker Dan files his mid-December report.
• Sam McKewon reviews the 2009 offense. | Sipple commentary
• From Turner Gill's first day at Kansas: Ten things | Quotes | KC Star coverage | Jeff Smith | Dennis Dodd | Not a first
• Ndamukong Suh becomes NU’s first unanimous All-American in 12 years as he’s named to the AP and Sporting News teams, the last of the five NCAA-recognized teams to be announced. | Awards week | Suh archive
• Washington QB Jake Locker decides to return for his senior season. The Huskers play at Seattle next September.
• Jared Crick is named to College Football News' Sophomore All-America team, and Baker Steinkuhler is honorable mention on the freshman team.
• The Lott Trophy goes to TCU's Jerry Hughes, and thus ends Suh’s whirlwind week.
• Sam McKewon sees a big year ahead for Prince Amukamara.
• Coach Ron Brown isn't letting neck surgery keep him off the job.
• Mark Ingram wins the Heisman, and Ndamukong Suh finishes fourth as he nears the finish of a remarkable haul of postseason honors. Bo Pelini still thinks his guy is the best. | Balloting | Photos: 1, 2, 3 | Commentary: Stryker, Shatel, Sipple, Bishop, Visser, Chatelain, Dickson | Video: Press conference, ESPN feature
• Team awards were handed out Friday night at the annual team banquet.
• The 2010 edition of Football 101 is set for June 2.
• A case is made for voting Roger Craig into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
• Husker Dan reviews the Texas game.
• Shawn Watson says there’ll be another quarterback recruit in the fold come February.
• Sam McKewon's season in review continues with a look at the special teams.
• At age 31, Correll Buckhalter is doing better than ever.
• See Mr. Suh’s appearance on ESPN’s College Football Live, and listen to Jim Rome’s chat. | Music video
• Bonuses push Bo Pelini's pay over the $2 million mark.
• QB Tyler Gabbert reneges on his NU commitment, but the Huskers get pledges from OT Jermarcus Hardrick & LB LaVonte David. | 2010 list | McKewon commentary
• Ndamukong Suh says he almost transferred to Oregon State after the ’07 season. | Rich Glover impressed
• Grant Wistrom, newly inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, says he’s proof you don’t have to be a great athlete to be a great player.
• Sam McKewon takes a year-in-review look at the defense.
• Bo Pelini voted Texas No. 1 in the coaches’ poll.
• A national officiating official says the finish of the Texas game was handled correctly.
• See the Week 13 summary of Huskers in the NFL.
• A Husker fan’s daughter needs a marrow transplant. Maybe you can help.
• Receiver Curtis Carter from Louisiana decommits. | 2010 list
• New York, here he comes! Ndamukong Suh is one of five finalists for the Heisman. To gauge his chances, check the “exit poll” at StiffArmTrophy.com. | Forde's vote
• David Max gives his 2 cents on the loss to Texas in the Big 12 Championship game.
• League officials defend Saturday night’s game-clock decision.
• Turner Gill may have an inside track on the Kansas job. | McKewon commentary
• Phillip Dillard tells an OKC columnist he's having the most fun he’s ever had.
• Ndamukong Suh is making ’em proud in Cameroon.
• Tommie Frazier will play in a USO-sponsored flag-football game in Iraq.
• Future Husker: Five things about Joshua Mitchell.
• In 1996, UT’s James Brown talked big — and backed it up.
• See the Sidetrack Band’s odes to Suh.
• Ndamukong Suh finishes on top in the Nissan/ESPN Heisman voting.
• Ndamukong Suh is named to the AFCA All-America Team. Also, he’s the only NU player on the AP all-Big 12 team, but six Huskers make the second team.
• Tom Shatel makes a Suh-for-Heisman case. | AP honor
• The Dallas paper looks at the program’s progress under Bo Pelini.
• Ndamukong Suh is one of five finalists for Walter Camp Player of the Year.
• All-conference honors cap a rocky journey for Larry Asante.
• They’re writing about Rex Burkhead in Omaha, Lincoln & Dallas.* More player features: Alex Henery, Alfonzo Dennard
• Tad Stryker and Husker Dan preview the Texas game.
• Commentary: McKewon on the Pelini process | Sipple on the Carl & Bo Show | Austin’s Cedric Golden on the Huskers’ mindset
• Four Blackshirts are named to the coaches’ All-Big 12 first team: Ndamukong Suh, Jared Crick, Prince Amukamara and Larry Asante — and Suh is the Defensive Player of the Year. Three Huskers earn second-team honors.
• David Max gives his 2 Cents on the Colorado game.
• From the LJS, a look at some of the bowl scenarios.
• Three Eagles Communications pulls the plug on Jason Peter’s radio show.