NEWS ARCHIVE
March 2011
31 THU
• The "defensive offense" will be a thing of the past if Tim Beck's plan clicks.
• Husker Dan reports back from this year's Hunt With the Huskers experience.
• Nebraska's transition to the Big Ten is taking place at different speeds.
• Something new: Jamal Turner practices at WR, Curenski Gilleylen at running back.
• It's a clean slate for the Husker receiving corps in 2011.
• He's the Kansas kid with a big decision to make this summer: Bubba Starling
• Winning takes a back seat as former Huskers hit the basketball court for charity.
• It's mostly a waiting game now for DeJon Gomes as the NFL draft approaches.
30 WED
• The ESPN blogger takes a look at Taylor Martinez 2.0.
• Patrick Peterson or Prince Amukamara? Here's an on-paper showdown.
• Watch Sean Fisher discuss his rehab and the state of the linebacking corps.
• A revamped diet turns guard Andrew Rodriguez into a slimmer and quicker guy.
• Sam McKewon says Taylor Martinez is starting to move forward as a leader.
• With the loss of key personnel on special teams, who will step up?
29 TUE
• Get tickets for the April 15 spring-game pep rally benefiting Angels Among Us.
• Fired up by the new approach on offense, Yoshi Hardrick aims to give it all he has – something that was missing last season.
• Steve Sipple says it's not worth adding seats if it imperils the sellout streak.
• Adrian Fiala is part of a new sports radio station coming to Lincoln.
• Watch as Lavonte David talks about spring drills and his personal growth.
• More details about the retooled offense emerge as Taylor Martinez meets the media and discusses what's changed since 2010. Notes: 1, 2, 3 | Video: 1, 2, 3 | Audio: Pelini, Martinez, Burkhead, Compton, Reed
• Matt Davison will be the speaker at the Washington Cornhuskers spring event
• ESPN's Big Ten blogger gives his first impressions of his maiden voyage to Lincoln.
• Here's another telling of Prince Amukamara's story – with a little malaria thrown in.
28 MON
• The National Football Foundation honors Charlie McBride in Phoenix.
• Here's another welcome to the Big Ten, this one from an Indiana blogger.
• Steve Warren's D.R.E.A.M organization has several Sprng Game events planned.
• The revised East Stadium expansion plans allow for future flexibility.
• Sam McKewon looks at what's brewing on the 2012 recruiting front.
27 SUN
• Bethune-Cookman in Florida hires Joe Daily as quarterbacks coach.
• Bo the CEO: Joe Moglia sees Pelini growing into the role.
• Former Husker Jon McWilliams, all-conference in 1955, dies at age 77.
• Trev Alberts owns up to mishandling some aspects of the changes at UNO.
26 SAT
• Ciante Evans works at staying even-keeled during a cornerback's ups and downs.
• Pro Football Weekly has Prince Amukamara going at No. 7 to San Francisco.
25 FRI
• Do the numbers back up the Big Ten's smash-mouth reputation?
• The defensive backs say it's been a smooth transition under their new position coach.
• Mike Marrow's imminent transfer to Nebraska is confirmed by his father.
24 THU
• Husker Dan presents his last installment of the Danno Awards for the decade.
• NationalChamps.net lists Jared Crick & Lavonte David as first-team All-Americans.
• Greg Sharpe reportedly was a candidate for Oklahoma's play-by-play job.
• A list of a dozen Big Ten players to watch includes two Huskers.
• Nebraska StatePaper examines five position battles that are likely to heat up.
• Growing up fast is part of the drill for Tyler Moore and other early-arriving freshmen.
• Could NU's battle at QB play out the way Michigan's did last season?
23 WED
• Here's a Big Ten welcome mat for Nebraska from an Iowa follower.
• Tommie Frazier & Will Shields get Missourian Dave Matter's Hall of Fame votes.
• The pressure will be on Nebraska's young guards to produce.
• An opportunity has opened up for little-used I-back Collins Okafor.
22 TUE
• Game experience gives Ciante Evans a leg up in the competition at cornerback.
• Nebraska has plenty of company in the Big Ten in terms of staff changes.
21 MON
• Vote for Ndamukong Suh in the balloting for the Madden NFL 12 game cover.
• The conference change is raising out-of-state students' interest in NU.
• ESPN's Adam Rittenberg looks at the 2011 Huskers' strongest and weakest points.
• Steve Sipple on Jim Tressel: A good man who made poor decisions.
• Here's more on UNO kicker Greg Zuerlein and his chances of becoming a Husker.
• See how the Big 12 schools stack up in terms of football money-making.
20 SUN
• College Football News rolls out its Big Ten spring preview.
• O-line coach Barney Cotton welcomes the help he's getting in John Garrison.
19 SAT
• Know your Big Ten: 10 more of the league's top 40 recruits.
• For Collins Okafor & Austin Jones, now's a chance to step out of the shadows.
• Hear
Roy Helu Jr. talk with Yahoo Sports about the NFL draft and much more.
• Maturity is a key asset for Brent Qvale as he moves into a likely starting role.
• Could UNO's All-America placekicker finish up as a Husker?
18 FRI
• Add a top-10 Wonderlic score to Prince Amukamara's post-combine résumé.
• O-lineman Mike Smith isn't giving up on football after missing his senior season.
• P.J. Smith focuses on regaining what he lost – a starting spot at safety.
• Another day, another Prince Amukamara story & video worth looking at.
17 THU
• A breakdown of Taylor Martinez's passing stats shows fast starts, slower finishes.
• Tim Beck isn't just tweaking: "We've changed everything," Barney Cotton says.
• ESPN.com tells the story of Prince Amukamara and a reluctant move that paid off.
• Husker Dan doles out more awards covering Husker football since 2000.
• Mike Rozier makes a Rivals.com list of 10 best juco transfers.
• Roy Helu's NFL draft stock is said to be on the rise.
16 WED
• Bo Pelini is embracing the pause in spring drills but says players had better be ready to roll when they return. More from practice Wednesday: 1, 2, 3 | Photos: 1, 2 

• Christian Peter stars in the 1995 team's pump-up video for the Fiesta Bowl.
• Austin Cassidy is ready for any role – and for stiff competition.
• The NCAA needs to be more transparent, Jim Delany tells an Omaha audience.
• Adidas announces marketing deals with Prince Amukamara and several others.
• Here's your chance to help UNL's Global Friends of Japan support the relief efforts.
• Can the the season-ending punch in the mouth be turned into a positive?
15 TUE
• CBSSports.com looks at NU's chances of winning the first Legends Division title.
• A Missouri fan marvels at Nebraskans' pride in their state.
• Another Husker to know: offensive tackle Jeremiah Sirles.
• Rex Burkhead expects Ron Brown to make the running backs a tougher bunch.
• Brandon Kinnie intends to help NU's receiving corps become a force.
14 MON
• Bo Pelini says he's drawing motivation from the doubters.
• Sam McKewon rolls out a mammoth edition of his Monday Takes.
13 SUN
• The Council Bluffs paper looks back at the NU-Iowa games of the 1890s.
12 SAT
• A Detroit columnist says the Motor City needs a guy like Ndamukong Suh.
• The staff changes prove to be no problem as the Huskers' spring drills get off to a smooth start. | Notes | Closer look | Photos: 1, 2, 3 | Video: 1, 2, 3, 4 

• Spring drills kick off today with Rex Burkhead ready to carry the load and Alfonzo Dennard striving to polish his game | Spring roster
11 FRI
• Sam McKewon's five questions for spring start with the offense.
• Carl Pelini enjoys the mad scientist role and says this defense could his best yet.
• Despite the loss of top talent in the secondary, the cupboard is far from bare.
10 THU
• Eighteen Nebraska athletes receive the Big 12's top academic honor.
• AP touches all the bases in a wrap-up of the Huskers as they enter spring ball.
• Today is Mike McNeill's chance to prove himself to NFL scouts.
09 WED
• A hefty pay raise came with Tim Beck's promotion to offensive coordinator.
• With the attention on Tim Beck and the simpler offense, it's easy to overlook the changes on defense and what they mean for the big picture. More from Tuesday's press conference: McKewon & Shatel commentary | Notes: 1, 2
• From Yahoo Sports, an early assessment of the 2011 Cornhuskers.
• Hoopsters Jaron Boone & Terrance Badgett are Saturday's Legends Radio guests.
08 TUE
• Bo's vision for the offense: Multiple but simple. KLIN audio from Tuesday's presser: B.Pelini | Beck | C.Pelini | Dennard | Kinnie | Burkhead | Cassidy | Caputo 

• Details about the revised stadium expansion emerge: 6,000 seats instead of 5,000
• Nebraska gets a Big Ten welcome from an Ohio State blogger.
• Prince Amukamara discusses his NFL Combine performance in his draft diary.
• There could be trouble brewing for Ohio State coach Jim Tressel.
07 MON
• See the LJS's rundown of the Big Ten's Leaders Division heading into spring.
06 SUN
• Tim Beck isn't one to force his system onto players ill-suited for it, his ex-boss says.
• The LJS looks at the Huskers' new neighbors in the Legends Division.
• Nine-year-old Darius Antonides serves as inspiration to his favorite athletes.
05 SAT
• Three ex-Huskers help illustrate the benefits of a defensive strategy with finances.
• Former Husker Kenny Wilhite lands a coaching position at Central Arkansas.
• Kenny Wilson is cut by the Nebraska Danger but may get another chance.
• Dave Redding's retirement is seen as a setback for the Packers.
04 FRI
• Another two-sport star is on NU's radar – but the second sport will surprise you.
03 THU
• Angry Dad reflects back on the 50-year Husker dynasty.
• Khiry Cooper has no regrets about choosing a two-sport life.
• Ex-Huskers in the NFL brace for the financial effect of a potential lockout.
02 WED
• NU isn't much more than a footnote in a report on college football & crime.
• Sipple & Christopherson discuss who might step up at wide receiver and tight end.
• Husker Dan issues a slew of Danno Awards covering the best of 2000-2010.
• Nebraska gets a spring No. 8 ranking from Sporting News' Matt Hayes.
• Get a glimpse of Mike Ekeler's life outside the comfort zone.
01 TUE
• Two more Huskers to know in spring 2011: Donovan Vestal & Curenski Gilleylen