NEWS ARCHIVE
July 2010
• A Rivals writer picks the Nebraska-Texas game as the game of the year to watch.
• Jared Crick never forgets his Cozad roots. Sipple: Nebraska fits in well at No. 6
• Add David Santos to NU's 2011 recruiting class.
• Thanks to Ndamukong Suh, there will be an Apple iPad for each locker.
• Adding 5,000 seats to the stadium seems about right to Tom Osborne. | Notes
• After parting ways with Nebraska, Dylan Admire lands at Kansas.
• Play-by-play guy Tom Morris helps Schick & Nick preview the Idaho Vandals.
• The newly released schedule for fall camp includes some new details.
• It'll be brother vs. brother for the Fisher clan when Nebraska and Iowa square off.
• Don't miss this year's trip to Lincoln, Kansas fans are advised.
• Congrats to Ndamukong Suh, the Big 12's Male Athlete of the Year.
• StatePaper sees eight potential upsets for Big 12 teams in nonconference play.
• The Pac-10 boss cites Texas leaks and politics as keys in June's conference drama.
• Pierre Allen intends to no longer be merely a supporting actor with the Blackshirts.
• Nebraska fans need to find a real rivalry, a columnist in Texas says.
• A big season, not the Big Ten, is on the minds of the 2010 Huskers.
• NU comes it at No. 8 in NBCSports.com's preseason rankings. | Flop potential?
• Schick & Nick and play-by-play guy Randy Lee preview Western Kentucky.
• Texas A&M wants its $20 million a year from the Big 12 – or else.
• Niles Paul is listed among 10 players expected to move up on the NFL draft charts.
• Sam McKewon explains why coaches play it safe at Big 12 Media Days. LJS capsules from the quotefest in Texas: Day 3 | Day 2 | Day 1
• Win two 2010 season tickets at the Catholic Social Services golf tournament.
• NU & UT tie for first in StatePaper's rankings of the league's defensive backfields.
• Stronger, faster and healthy, Pierre Allen is gunning for a big senior year.
• Niles Paul says fellow wideout Brandon Kinnie has turned into the real deal.
• Nobody will miss the Big Red more than K-State and Missouri, Tom Shatel writes.
• For Bill Snyder, the Big 12's near-demise was like a nightmarish flashback to 1989.
• From Indiana, a peek at what might transpire at next week's Big Ten meetings.
• Walt Anderson defends the clock reset at the end of the Big 12 title game.
• "Red-clad Weenies": That's a Dallas columnist's new name for the Huskers.
• Mizzou feels it has something to prove, especially against Nebraska.
• Niles Paul sees focus and confidence as keys to improving his game.
• Josh and Tony Davis will be Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.
• From Sam McKewon, a special Tuesday edition of his Husker summer takes.
• Kyle Vanden Bosch intends to be part of another turnaround, this time in Detroit.
• Dan Beebe expects a cordial resolution on NU's exit penalty by early autumn.
• Even for three Cyclones who didn't play, ISU's win in Lincoln last fall remains special.
• Tom Osborne will speak up if asked to at next week's Big Ten meetings.
• Wanting early playing time, O-line recruit Dylan Admire decommits. | 2011 list
• Steve Kragthorpe resigns as Texas A&M receivers coach; Troy Walters replaces him.
• Was 1951 the best year to be born a Husker fan? Commentary by David Max.
• Save on lodging with this HuskerMax™ special at the Omaha Hilton Garden Inn.
• Bo Pelini keeps it basic and keeps the focus off the Big Ten at Big 12 Media Days. More: QB race | The defense | Notes: 1, 2 | Opinion: Bohls, Forde, Dodd, Haskin, Sipple, Shatel, Curtis, Sittler, King, Hamar | Other perspectives: Boulder, OKC, Kansas City, San Antonio, Lubbock, St. Louis, Denver, USA Today | Video: Pelini, Crick, Allen, Paul
• It's cultural, it's political and it's personal: All eyes are already on Oct. 16.
• Tad Stryker: Alex Henery packs a wallop for the Huskers.
• Saving the Big 12: Dan Beebe talks about how it happened. | 2010 storylines
• The quarterback situation will be a crucial test for Bo Pelini, Steve Sipple writes.
• The Omaha Nighthawks mini-camp, featuring a few ex-Huskers, draws a crowd.
• John Papuchis likes the improved depth on the defensive line.
• $38 million: That's one prediction of the guaranteed money for Ndamukong Suh.
• Lee Barfknecht says the Big Ten can learn from the Big 12 about what to do and what not to do with the championship game. | Ideas from Alvarez
• For a shot at a little fame and a pair of tickets, describe your first Husker game day.
• Nebraska StatePaper ranks the league's linebacking corps.
• Former SEC boss Roy Kramer advises anchoring the Big Ten title game.
• A Missouri blogger turns his focus to the Husker defense.
• Chip Brown discusses Nebraska's move and the Big 12's near-demise.
• 1999 flashback: The Kirk Ferentz era at Iowa got off to a rough start. | Summary
• He won't have a vote, but Tom Osborne will participate in August's Big Ten meetings.
• A look at five potential breakout players for Nebraska in 2010.
• Ndamukong Suh draws a crowd at Children's Hospital in Omaha. | Waiting for Sam
• The preseason media all-Big 12 team has four Huskers – Jared Crick, Mike McNeill, Alex Henery & Prince Amukamara – and Crick is co-defensive player of the year.
• From a Missouri perspective, here's an extensive preview of the NU offense.
• A case is made for a permanent, indoors home for the Big Ten title game.
• Gothenburg's Brandon Koch: Once a Husker, always a Husker.
• StatePaper's rankings of the league's defensive lines have NU at No. 3.
• Is Nebraska overrated? ESPN's Big 12 blogger answers that and other questions.
• Nebraska is the Big 12 media's unanimous pick to win the North. | Recount!
• It's the last chance to register for Football 202; about 25 spots remain.
• The quarterback question might not be settled until after preseason camp.
• The conference change will affect how Nebraska teams travel.
• John Papuchis & Tim Beck will talk Friday in Omaha about the outlook for 2010.
• Washington dismisses tight end Kavario Middleton, an 11-game starter in 2009.
• The Gainesville paper lists Nebraska as one of five darkhorses for the national title.
• Four Huskers spread some cheer among Special Olympics Young Athletes. | More
• Alex Henery is nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
• The Athletic Dept.'s radio-deal announcement has an audio clip that never gets old.
• Bo Pelini's Big Red Kickoff Dinner for the Make-A-Wish foundation is next week.
• KFAB remains the flagship station for football radio broadcasts through at least 2014.
• Nebraska is in a No. 2 tie in StatePaper's rankings of the league's O-lines.
• Steve Sipple debunks rumors of an NU-South Carolina game in the works for 2011.
• Expectations for Western Kentucky aren't exactly sky-high for 2010.
• Which road trip(s) to choose in 2010? Here are some things for a fan to consider.
• Catch Nate Swift & Todd Peterson on Saturday's Legends Radio Show.
• The HuskerMax™ schedule widget now lets you pick one of four time zones.
• Lots of rivalries are at stake when the Big Ten discusses scheduling next month.
• Three NU games make this list of the 12 best matchups on Big 12 teams' slates.
• Here's some video from Grant Wistrom's Hall of Fame enshrinement.
• The LJS looks at the Big 12's top players on defense.
• Alex Henery learned composure and focus during his years on the soccer field.
• A HuskerMax™ reader gives his perspective on the final Big 12 season.
• The Athletic Department explains the thinking behind Red Out Around the World.
• From the LJS, a look at the Big 12's top offensive players.
• Register now for the Big Sky Huskers July 31st golf tourney in Billings.
• Sam McKewon says the first Big Ten title game belongs at Lambeau Field.
• Grant Wistrom's always-running motor takes him to the Hall of Fame.
• HuskerMax™ is looking for a local advertising sales specialist.
• Matt Hayes says this could be like 1999 again for Nebraska & three other teams.
• NU voices Sharpe, Grindle & Davison stop in Grand Island as they tour the state.
• A case is made for taking down the stadium's "Greatest fans" signs. | "Stay classy"
• Dan Alexander plays indoors these days and is excited to reconnect with NU.
• Former Husker Quentin Castille goes unselected in the supplemental NFL draft.
• Lambeau Field is the latest to express interest in hosting the Big Ten title game.
• Nebraska StatePaper rates the Big 12 teams' wide receiver corps.
• Larry Asante signs with the Browns in a four-year deal reportedly worth $1.96 million.
• Innovations by Tom Osborne found their way into NFL playbooks.
• Niles Paul is doing community service in lieu of a fine for MIP.
• The Hall of Fame enshrinement of Grant Wistrom and 23 others will be viewable Saturday live on the web. | Bio: 1, 2
• Three seniors will speak for Nebraska on July 26 at NU's final Big 12 Media Days.
• A K-State backer attempts to put Nebraska fans in their place.
• The incoming Husker freshmen get their jersey numbers. | Updated roster
• Some leaps of faith are worth the risk, Scott Criss knows.
• See Big Red Wrap-Ups summer special focusing on the conference change.
• Bid on Grant Wistrom's classic red 1967 GTO convertible.
• A Tulsa columnist sees an NU-OU league title game as a perfect ending.
• Colorado football just won't be the same without the Huskers, says Boulder columnist Neill Woelk. | Journal Star's NU-CU preview: 1, 2
• Bubba Starlings multiple talents draw some East Coast attention. | Harper a no-go
• The Aug. 14th Legends Radio Show will be a 40-year national champions reunion.
• Husker Dan gives us an update on this years Husker Salute to the troops.
• Florida State's 1980 win over NU is rated FSU's top all-time road victory. | Summary
• Get to know your way around the new league with the HuskerMax Big Ten Explorer.
• Nebraska StatePaper ranks NUs running backs No. 2 in the Big 12. | Helu No. 4
• Tad Stryker says Nebraska has bigger fish than Texas to fry.
• Scott Criss talks about his decision to transfer from Wyoming to Nebraska.
• Roy Helu is part of a stable of talented Big 12 running backs returning in 2010.
• Northeast Kansans for Nebraska will have their annual golf outing on Aug. 21.
• Todd Millikan had a knack for making it count when he caught it.
• Even the digital Huskers of EA Sports draw a loyal following.
• Scott Criss, an offensive lineman at Wyoming, is transferring to NU as a walk-on.
• The pay-per-view games have been a financial success for the university.
• Tom Rathman says he's better as a coach than he was as a player.
• Nebraska's entry may prompt Penn State fans to more heartily embrace the Big Ten.
• Ndamukong Suh and seven other former Huskers are tapped for the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame. | Man of the World | Big weekend coming for Wistrom
• A new team means a rare change in color schemes for Sandro DeAngelis.
• Daniel Bullocks is released by the Lions and Jay Moore by the Titans.
• Nebraska StatePaper rates the Big 12 quarterbacks for 2010.
• Peruse the new 50 state directory of personalized Husker license plates.
• National Football Post takes a look at the competition at quarterback.
• Nebraska is No. 12 in Scout.com's initial rankings of the 2011 recruiting classes.
• Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 11, Texas A&M.
• The fans' message to the university: Expand the stadium, but not at the expense of the sellout streak. | Survey results
• Eighty-five years ago, it was a different story: Big Ten rejects Nebraska.
• Like father, like son: Baker Steinkuhler lets his play do the talking.
• Danny Noonan and other players make the rounds at Childrens Hospital in Omaha.
• A Tulsa columnist says Bill Snyder knows exactly how to deal with Texas.
• Mike Ekeler will speak at the July 16th Iowans for Nebraska golf outing.
• Alex Henery is No. 1 on a list of top special-teams performers in the Big 12.
• Niles Paul is ranked in the top 20 by the same NFL scouting group that lists Prince Amukamara as the No. 1 prospect in the 2011 draft.
• Unlike three years ago, no one's laughing now at the Big Ten Network.
• What might have been: Nebraska vs. Penn State for the conference title in 1994.
• The Big 12's best player might be the opposing QB on a late-November road trip.
• Some advice to Husker fans new to the Big Ten: Don't act like you own the place.
• StatePaper's Big 12 preview ranks the league's coaches.
• Former Husker punter and major-leage baseball all-star Darin Erstad is set to join the Nebraska baseball staff as a volunteer assistant coach. | Bio
• ESPN asks what would have changed if Nebraska had won the 1984 Orange Bowl.
• Future destination: Michigan's $226 million Big House renovation is nearly done.
• The pay-per-view price hike strikes Sam McKewon as a little steep.
• Jim Delany: A powerful person who doesn't carry himself like a big shot.
• The OWHs 2010 Frederick Ware Award goes to Ndamukong Suh.
• Bob Devaney talked with Jim Delany in 1992 about a move to the Big Ten.
• For a Buckeye fan with a touch of Husker fever, these are interesting times.
• The Hawkeyes are excited about the new border rivalry. | NU's focus on 2010
• Tommy Tuberville's comments draw an official reprimand from the Big 12.
• See classic footage of Bo Pelini from his high school football days in Ohio.
• Start times and pay-per-view telecasts are set for the season's first two games.
• Fan Day will run from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 7 in Memorial Stadium.
• Hear Lyell Bremser's call of the 1982 Iowa-Nebraska game. | Box score
• Documents shed light on Dan Beebes intense efforts to save the Big 12.
• Nebraska finishes 17th in the 2009-10 NACDA Directors Cup standings.
• Requiem for a rivalry: Nebraska-Oklahoma will be gone but not forgotten.
• The academic side of Nebraska's move is already unfolding.
• From Wisconsin, a look at Nebraska's off-the-gridiron sports pedigree.
• StatePaper's Big 12 preview continues with ten overrated and underrated players.