NEWS ARCHIVE
July 2011
31 SUN
• Was that a new Bo Pelini in Chicago? Nope: "I can't change who I am."
• The Saints pick up former Husker cornerback Fabian Washington.
• With preseason camp less than a week away, here's what to watch for.
• Jared Crick welcomes the chance for more snaps from the defensive end position, and Lavonte David looks forward to more three-linebacker sets.
• Iowa says hello to the Heroes Game but goodbye to a bronze pig.
30 SAT
• See how NU's home-field advantage stacks up statistically against other schools.
• Listen to Kevin Kugler's Day 2 wrap-up and more audio from Chicago.
• Bo Pelini's two hours with the media brought some of his Big Ten roots to the surface. | What we learned, Day 2 | Fun for fans | Husker notes: 1, 2, 3
• Cody Green says Nebraska's changes on offense prompted his transfer to Tulsa.
• Rex Burkhead hopes film study can help him become a greater long-gain threat.
• Defensive secondary coach Corey Raymond knows linemen are the key to winning.
• Taylor Martinez's development as a leader might be a product of growing confidence.
• Stewart Bradley, let go by Philadelphia, agrees to terms with the Cardinals.
29 FRI
• Get your Big Ten sound bites here: Burkhead, David, Persa, Hoke and more
• Barry Alvarez will be Wisconsin's guest captain for the Nebraska game.
• The NFL lockout wasn't all bad for new dad Matt Slauson.
• Brandon Jackson agress to a deal with the Cleveland Browns.
• Yahoo's Matt Hinton looks at what led to the retooling of the offense.
• Nebraska enjoys celebrity status at Big Ten Media Days. The view of NU from elsewhere: Detroit | Ohio | CBSSports.com | Indiana
• The Big Ten isn't ruling out the televising of high school games.
• Around the league: Now or never for Luke Fickell | Joe Paterno's still got it | Jim Delany lays down the law | Bret Bielema eyeing Oct. 1 | Notes (1, 2, 3)
• Lincoln police grapple with an unusual find inside Memorial Stadium.
28 THU
• Bo Pelini's weekly TV show will be cut to a half hour, per Big Ten rules.
• Jared Crick and Lavonte David make the Big Ten list of players to watch.
• Nebraska's four October games are seen as the Huskers' make-or-break stretch.
• BTN is rolling out a multi-platform extension of the network.
• A new season and a new conference will start taking shape today as the Huskers make their debut at Big Ten Media Days.
Scene-setters for the quotefest in Chicago: Jim Delany in charge | Five things from McKewon & Dodd | Primers from Chicago & Peoria | Picks by Sipple & Hamar | Live coverage and updates: BTN, OWH, LJS
• Ross Els is in his element at the annual Nebraska Coaches Association clinic.
27 WED
• Which young backs will emerge to complement veterans Burkhead and Legate?
• Hear Chad Kelsay, Jesse Kosch & Joe Moglia on Saturday's Legends Radio Show.
26 TUE
• Friday's the deadline to sign up for the Husker Athletic Fund luncheon with Bo Pelini.
• Don't expect Nebraska to throw Shaun Prater's way when Iowa visits in November.
• Bo Pelini isn't just a bit player in the Huskers' academic success.
25 MON
• It appears 2017 is the target for the start of a nine-game Big Ten league schedule.
• The new documentary "Bugeaters" explores the earliest years of Nebraska football.
• Sam McKewon shares interesting leftovers from Football 202.
• Tad Stryker sees hope that the offense's penalty bug will bite less often in 2011.
• Michigan QB Denard Robinson must adjust to a new offensive scheme.
• Tight end Sean Stackhouse looks forward to Chattanooga's "huge" season opener.
24 SUN
• Tim Beck's offense remains under wraps, but hints emerge during Football 202.
• Derek Moye, Penn State's 6-foot-5 wideout, will be a test for NU's corners.
23 SAT
• John Garrison says it's the mental game that younger O-linemen must master.
• The Big Ten style of play has linebacker recruit Michael Rose fired up.
• Like a lot of other Husker fans, Alex Gordon is on the Bubba Starling watch.
• Gerry DiNardo says NU gives the Big Ten a chance to be the top football league.
• Dan Persa gives Northwestern a dual threat at QB, but an injury is a question mark.
• The addition of Nebraska brings a change in Big Ten time-window rules for TV.
• Mike Ekeler's new job gives him a chance to prove his scheming prowess.
22 FRI
• Adi Kunalic keeps one hand in football and the other in business.
• Maurice Purify is no longer on the Omaha Nighthawks roster.
• Alfonzo Dennard lands at No. 4 among NFL draft prospects for 2012.
• Thunder Collins is granted a hearing in his appeal of his murder conviction.
• The Big 12 tries to calm the upheaval caused by the Longhorn Network.
• The possible end to the NFL lockout could mean a flurry of activity for ex-Huskers.
• Michigan State is solid at QB with the return of Kirk Cousins.
• The Austin paper previews the Huskers and gives them a No. 16 ranking.
21 THU
• Greg Orton and Dave Burke are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.
• Ex-Huskers are gathering this weekend in Gothenburg for golf and a good cause.
• The Athletic Department unveils a new luncheon series for fans.
• Minnesota's Da'Jon McKnight has the size and hands that give defensive backs fits.
20 WED
• Niles Paul recalls how he almost chose cross country over football.
• David Max remembers his mother Margaret with photos on her birthday.
• The Penn State game appears headed for a 2:30 p.m. CST start.
• The best team I ever covered: SI's Tim Layden remembers the 1995 Huskers.
• Colorado grad Rick Reilly, he of the rapier wit, has a Big Ten primer for the Big Red.
• Vincent Valentine, a top defensive tackle prospect, discusses his interest in NU.
• NU's most widely used helmet model comes out on top in safety tests.
• Will the versatility of Eric Hagg prove to be a blessing or a curse in the NFL?
• Ohio State lost a star defensive end to the NFL, but Nathan Williams returns.
19 TUE
• Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska is raffling a pair of NU season tickets.
• Wisconsin is already getting geared up for the Oct. 1 Nebraska game.
• Alfonzo Dennard grabs the No. 38 spot in Rivals.com's Top 100 player countdown.
• See where NU ranks in ESPN.com's compilation of Big Ten position rankings.
• A phone call from Tom Osborne in 1968 changed everything for Bob Terrio.
• Moving Fan Day to a workday strikes Steve Sipple as a bit insensitive.
• Cody Green says he has narrowed his school search to Tulsa and Baylor.
18 MON
• Watch as Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 12, the Iowa Hawkeyes.
• QB prospect Tommy Armstrong says it'll be Nebraska or Southern Miss.
• Josh Biezuns was a bright spot last season on Wyoming's beleaguered defense.
17 SUN
• Washington's Chris Polk will have NU's attention after his big bowl performance.
• Scott Frost's mother is still setting records at the Cornhusker State Games.
• New Hall-of-Famer Barry Alvarez says he likes what Nebraska brings to the Big Ten.
16 SAT
• Doug Welniak, a 1987 co-captain, has a daughter with a football career of her own.
• Ndamukong Suh is No. 7 on Rivals.com's list of the decade's top college players.
• The Huskers might need to double-team Fresno State D-lineman Logan Harrell.
• Mickey Joseph's break from football didn't last long.
15 FRI
• High school linemen get pointers from Husker Hall-of-Famer Will Shields.
• Tom Osborne would be open to a future Husker game in Kansas City.
• Chattanooga's QB, a transfer from Tennessee, can throw it around pretty well.
14 THU
• Demand for the NU game pushes Wyoming season-ticket sales to a record high.
• Three Huskers are featured in Rivals.com's look at past five- and two-star recruits.
• From Sam McKewon, a midsummer look at the Huskers' recruiting for 2012.
• Rex Burkhead and Ron Brown might lean on each other a bit this season.
• ESPN.com notes that Nebraska has lots of big shoes to fill on special teams.
• Key Huskers for 2011: No. 8, Baker Steinkuhler
• Tom Osborne will be honored tonight by a Kansas City sports group.
13 WED
• View time-lapse footage of progress on the East Stadium construction project.
• Nebraska has been good to former Blackshirt Lawrence Pete.
• Get the lowdown from coaches Beck and Papachis at an event next week in Omaha.
• Ndamukong Suh and Toniu Fonoti make the Rivals.com all-decade team.
• Mike Caputo is on the autumn watch list for the Rimington Trophy.
• Shane Swanson & Dave Burke are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.
12 TUE
• Crick, David & Meredith make the 125-man Lombardi Award watch list.
• The Omaha Nighthawks announce the signing of Eric Crouch.
• Cody Green says his choices are down to Tulsa, USC and Baylor.
11 MON
• Join the Big Ten Club of southern California and win Rose Bowl tickets.
• Sipple & Christopherson preview opponent No. 11, the Michigan Wolverines.
• A Chattanooga redshirt freshman must quickly get ready to start at left tackle.
10 SUN
• The NFL lockout has Prince Amukamara playing a waiting game.
• Sam McKewon shares some odds and ends from his Big Ten tour.
09 SAT
• Sam McKewon finds there's a lot to take in in Ann Arbor.
• Scott Frost will speak in Lincoln at a coaches' clinic later this month.
08 FRI
07 THU
• Nebraska must be smiling at the latest Big 12 development, Berry Tramel writes.
• Larry the Cable Guy waxes comedic about the Huskers' move to the Big Ten.
• Oh, the horror! A tongue-in-cheek look at Nebraska's NCAA "scandal."
• Junior-to-be linebacker Nick Ramirez reportedly has a 2013 offer from Nebraska.
• Lindy's ranks the Huskers' defensive line as No. 2 in the nation.
• Huskers Illustrated is launching a weekday radio show in Lincoln.
• Tim Beck will be among the speakers for Leadership 101 later this month.
06 WED
• A change at Fort Scott college in Kansas could alter an NU recruiting avenue.
• Niles Paul describes the stressful months that led up to the NFL draft.
• The flying wedge and the Big Ten: A fascinating bit of league history
• ESPN's recruiting director doesn't expect NU's Texas presence to wane.
• Countdown of key Huskers, No. 13: What Courtney Osborne brings to the table
• Athlon's Big Ten forecast has Nebraska winning the league title game.
• Steve Sipple applauds Tom Osborne's transparency with the NCAA violation.
• Greg McMullen tells an Ohio newspaper why he committed to Nebraska.
• Assistants' salaries at Nebraska have yet to hit the heights seen in the SEC.
05 TUE
• Phil Steele has Nebraska at No. 12 and playing in the Rose Bowl vs. Oregon.
• The LJS's Ken Hambleton notes that scandals are nothing new to the Big Ten.
04 MON
• Four-star defensive end Troy Hinds from Utah has the Huskers in his final six.
• The Pelini Foundation's dinner & golf event in Lincoln netted $200,000 for charity.
03 SUN
• The OWH's Lee Barfknecht shares a bevy of Big Eight memories.
• Vince Marrow discusses his latest coaching role, as a Husker grad assistant.
• Iowa's cornerback from Omaha, Shaun Prater, has had to roll with a few punches.
• Big Ten fans keep it mostly civil as Husker fans drop in on their message boards.
02 SAT
• Jared Crick and Lavonte David make Athlon's preseason All-America team.
01 FRI
• As the Huskers officially enter the Big Ten, Nebraska might have ESPN to thank because of the network's lowball offer to the Big Ten seven years ago.
Delany Q&A | Osborne message | BTN schedule
Delany Q&A | Osborne message | BTN schedule
• Bo Pelini discusses the Big Ten transition and the team's progress into the summer.
• Getting fired in Lincoln hasn't soured Purdue's Phil Elmassian on Nebraska.
• Here's some BTN Husker video:
Osborne interview |
Meaning of Husker football |
Facilities tour |
Heismans & titles |
Whirlwind 18 months |
Volleyball |
Men's hoops
• Tommie Frazier and Ahman Green answer fans' questions in a BTN live chat.
• The Nebraska plan has worked well for Barry Alvarez and Wisconsin.
• Alumni chapters in Big Ten country are revitalized but have much catching up to do.
• Need an up-to-date shirt? Get your Big Ten-themed Husker gear here.
• The Huskers finish 33rd in the Directors' Cup standings – fifth in the Big 12.
• A 1971 team reunion is one of the special events slated for this fall's home games.
• An ESPN.com ranking of the Big Ten's DEs has Cameron Meredith at No. 3.
• The Huskers' 2012 recruiting class leads the Big Ten in average star rating.
• Dave Rimington's primary focus these days involves supporting an important cause.
• Niles Paul, in his diary for the Washington Post, says he's his own worst critic.
• Larry Asante, with the NFL's Buccaneers, is fueled by his faith.