NEWS ARCHIVE
July 2012
31 TUE
• NU remains in the hunt for defensive tackles from the junior college ranks.
• Cameron Meredith makes the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award.
• It's about more than wins and losses, Bo Pelini tells fans in Columbus: At the end of the day, there's always that bigger picture.
• Hear Husker beat reporter Chris Whitney discuss expectations for 2012.
• Athlon says NU's defense is one of 10 Big Ten storylines to watch.
• A familiar face – and voice – joins the Athletic Department: Jim Rose.
• Husker players say preseason predictions* aren't prominent on their radar.
• Corn Nation offers up its preseason rundown of Northwestern.
30 MON
• Husker recruit Christian Lacouture of College Station, Texas, will play his senior season at Lincoln Southwest.* | 2013 recruits
• Justin Prestige gears up for the season – an his first Husker home game.
• Friday's the deadline to get in on the HuskerMax™ tailgate/ticket combo.
• ESPN.com's countdown of top Big Ten players starts with Nebraska's Taylor Martinez at No. 25.
• Dirk Chatelain is the latest to weigh in on fans' two-edged passion.
• Yahoo gives the Huskers a No. 19 preseason ranking, and the Orlando Sentinel has Nebraska at No. 14.
• The LJS previews Iowa,* the 12th team on Nebraska's schedule.
• Hear Jerry Murtaugh discuss the goals of the Husker Greats Foundation.
• Kyler Reed says it's time for the team to do something big.
• A new service connects football fans with Lincoln residents willing to rent out their homes* on game weekends.
• Arkansas State dismisses running back Michael Dyer, an Auburn transfer
• Ndamukong Suh says he's focusing on "some foundational things in my game" as he tries to rebound from his sophomore slump in the NFL.
29 SUN
• Get ready for more asterisks: The LJS is the latest to put up a pay wall.
• Touchdown countdown: Cory Dixon, 18 yards* vs. Kansas State in Tokyo
• Tom Shatel says Bo Pelini needs to embrace* the fans' passion instead of linking it to the team's ups and downs.*
• Will Compton's self-transformation* has turned him into a driven leader.
• This week in Husker history: Sam Francis emerges as the top vote-getter in nationwide fan balloting for a college all-star team.
28 SAT
• Bo Pelini says the foundation's been laid* for a successful year by players who have "embraced the culture." | Burkhead bandwagon | Notes: 1, 2*
27 FRI
• Here are the latest morsels from the Huskers' appearance in Chicago: Pelini comments | Photos: OWH, LJS | Video
• Bo Pelini bemoans the sped-up process of recruiting and says player evaluation is a challenging task.
• Husker Dan weighs in on the penalties imposed on Penn State.
• Bo Pelini on his Twitter ban: "To take your random thoughts and put them out there for the whole world to see, what good can ever come of that?"
• After images of the alternate uniforms* leak out, the design and the plan to use them vs. Wisconsin become official.
| Commentary: 1, 2, 3 


• The Huskers may be flying under the radar* this season, but Bo Pelini is confident his hungry team* will take a step forward.



• The backup running backs are ready to take a load off* Rex Burkhead.
• Bo Pelini says NU is set up to keep football worship from running amok.
26 THU
• Rex Burkhead talks at length about the team's detail-oriented approach to the 2012 season. | Heisman campaign?
• Jim Delany says the Big Ten will stick with eight conference games.
• The compliance expertise of Jo Potuto makes her an in-demand voice in the wake of the Penn State sanctions. | Delany on leadership*
• Here are some quick hits, interview nuggets, video, photos and more from the Nebraska contingent Thursday at Big Ten media days. | More coaches
• The Wisconsin game is rumored to be the venue for NU's alternate uniforms, but players say they're still in the dark about the design.
• Athlon ranks NU's linebacking corps in the Big Ten's lower half.
25 WED
• Taylor Martinez makes the 25-man watch list for the Manning Award.
24 TUE
• A Husker fan hopes you might be in position to help find his brother, who disappeared in China eight years ago.
• With player transfers* from Penn State a possibility, Bo Pelini says NU is "researching" the Nittany Lions' roster.
• The Insight Bowl, a Big Ten-vs.-Big 12 game, gets a new name.
• Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests: Nate Swift & Hunter Teafatiller
• Several former Huskers head to NFL training camps for the first time.
23 MON
• Jim Delany says there will be no adjustments* to the Big Ten's divisions to account for a weakened Penn State. | Great damage | Potuto's take*
• Lee Barfknecht sees legends and leaders in short supply* as the Big Ten braces for its football media days. | Sipple's skepticism | Shatel* | More
• Athlon Sports lists Nebraska as a possible destination for three potential Penn State transferees. | Bad chemistry?
• Penn State's penalties: A $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban and scholarship reduction, and all 1998-2011 wins vacated. | More | Discuss
• Jared Crick packs his bags for training camp with the Houston Texans.
• Four of 10 key Big Ten games on this list involve Nebraska.
• Sample the commentary in advance of today's news about Penn State.
• What if Tom Osborne had landed the Texas Tech job in 1969?
22 SUN
• Husker commit Johnny Stanton makes the final Elite 11 quarterback list after five days of competition in California. 

• NCAA penalties against Penn State will be announced Monday morning, one day after the university removed the Paterno statue.
| Discuss


• The OWH looks back half a century* at how the hiring of Bob Devaney unfolded – and how it changed everything.
• This week in Husker history: New Nebraska coach Bill Jennings is seen as part of a conservative trend nationally on the offensive side of the ball.
• Ahead of Big Ten media days, Steve Sipple says justice, not vengeance, should be applied to Penn State.
21 SAT
• Johnny Stanton and other dual-threat QBs must battle negative preconceptions about their passing abilities. | Leading the pack 

• Will Shields, who will be enshrined tonight in the College Football Hall of Fame, is also somewhat legendary for his prowess on the dance floor.
• Toby Johnson, a top juco defensive tackle, likes what he sees in Lincoln.
20 FRI
• A dedicated fan in California is gone, but he is not forgotten – and neither are the great lengths he would go to in order to follow the Huskers.
• A Michigan scribe sees a likely Nebraska loss in East Lansing this fall.
• Spencer Long is rated among the league's top five offensive linemen.
• Rex Burkhead makes the watch list for the Walter Camp award.
• Braylon Heard reportedly has returned from cornerback to running back.
• Harvey Perlman says reports about possible Big Ten changes in response to the Penn State scandal are at best misleading. *
• QB Johnny Stanton welcomes the pressure of the Elite 11 competition.
• Sam McKewon lists the top 15 players to watch* in the Big Ten.
19 THU
• Aaron Babcock gears up for next month's debut of Hail Varsity magazine.
• Stan Parker & Kevin Kaelin are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.
• Will Shields' enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame can be viewed live online Saturday.
• The Big Ten commissioner would have power to fire a coach under a plan reportedly being crafted in the wake of the Penn State scandal. | Discuss
• Rex Burkhead makes the watch list for the Doak Walker Award.
• A UCLA fan site analyzes the Huskers and predicts a 31-20 NU win in L.A.
• Nebraska's Uplifting Athletes chapter gets off to a strong start.
• Pre-Snap Read previews the Huskers' 10th opponent, Penn State.
18 WED
• Hear KOIL's Tom Becka explain his unusual idea for the Penn State game: Give your tickets to kids. Also, listen as Brian Christopherson shares his thoughts about the upcoming season.
• Taylor Martinez makes the watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award.
• Athlon Sports reports on the efforts of the Husker Greats Foundation.
• Yahoo's Graham Watson doesn't see NU underachieving in 2012.
17 TUE
• Alfonzo Dennard's trial date in Lincoln is delayed until December.
• Hear HuskerOnline's Nate Clouse discuss the latest on NU recruiting.
• Prince Amukamara makes an equipment donation to Lincoln High football.
• A ranking of Big Ten quarterbacks as Taylor Martinez at No. 4.
16 MON
• ESPN's Rose Bowl deal nearly triples the Big Ten & Pac-12's yearly take.
• Taylor Martinez does a stint as a camp coach at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La.
• John Bishop is moving from KLIN in Lincoln to 1620 The Zone in Omaha to co-host "Unsportsmanlike Conduct," and Gary Sharp will be Jason Peter's co-host on KOZN's new morning show.
• Sam McKewon says Michigan State's defense is one to watch.
• Join in the fun and help some good causes at the HuskerMax Kickoff Classic on Aug. 25 at Zorinsky Lake Park in Omaha.
• It'll have to do for now: SB Nation's hall of fame inducts Tommie Frazier.
• Baker Steinkuhler and Spencer Long make the Lombardi Award watch list.
• Athlon Sports has an NU-Oklahoma Fiesta Bowl penciled in for January.
• Tight end recruit Greg Hart* sees a new dimension coming to the offense.
15 SUN
• A message from Tom Osborne helped former Husker receiver Ricky Simmons turn around his life of addiction and incarceration.
• Southern Miss coach Ellis Johnson says his young squad faces a stern test in the season opener against Nebraska.
• This week in Husker history: Turner Gill accepts a job on the NU staff.
• Tom Osborne says safeguarding against abuse has always been a top priority* in the TeamMates mentoring program.
• NU occupies a spot near the top and another near the bottom as Sam McKewon ranks every nonconference Big Ten game.*
14 SAT
• Touchdown countdown: Bobby Reynolds flirts with disaster on his 33-yarder against Missouri in one of the most memorable plays in Cornhusker history. There's video and more here about the 40-34 shootout of 1950.
• Sam McKewon looks at 15 potential high-impact Big Ten newcomers.*
13 FRI
• Hear Prince Amukamara & Blake Lawrence discuss the ESPYs, winning the Super Bowl and more on Unsportsmanlike Conduct.
• Tim Beck discusses the state of the offense with BTN's Tom Dienhart.
• Born to Run: Johnny Rodgers' feats are described in song titles.
• Steve Warren's delayed degree took care of unfinished business.
• John Papuchis is listed as one of the Big Ten's rising coaching stars.
• Athlon Sports gives the Husker O-line a No. 4 ranking in the Big Ten.
12 THU
• The Orlando Sentinel ranks Iowa 32nd in its preseason countdown, and Corn Nation previews the Wisconsin Badgers.
• Tom Osborne reacts with sadness* to the Penn State report but hopes that positives will emerge from what has been learned about the cover-up.
• Husker players are suddenly silent in the Twitterverse.
• Nebraska's stable of running backs is rated second in the Big Ten.
• Sentencing is delayed in the drug case of former Husker Lance Lewis.
• Pre-Snap Read previews the Huskers' second opponent, UCLA, and likes the coaching staff Jim Mora has assembled in Westwood.
• A Joe Paterno letter defending Penn State football is released on the eve of an independent report on PSU's handling of Jerry Sandusky's crimes.
11 WED
• David Max explains the origins of the Husker Greats Foundation and why making a donation is the right thing to do.
• Will Compton, Rex Burkhead & Kyler Reed will represent Nebraska at the Big Ten Media Days and Kickoff Luncheon on July 26 and 27 in Chicago.
• Vegas' over-under numbers for wins suggest a wide-open Big Ten race.
• Pre-Snap Read previews the Huskers' seventh opponent, Northwestern.
• Ex-Husker Keith Neubert is hosting a new show on the History channel.
10 TUE
• Matt Hinton of CBSSports.com is the latest to look at Taylor Martinez's efforts to improve his passing game.
• Prince Amukamara talks about playoffs, weddings and more in a Q&A.
• Long snapper Gabe Miller, a 2013 Nebraska commit from Indiana, says he's been told to expect to start as a true freshman.
• From Schick & Nick, the final "Grin and Barrett" with Barrett Ruud.
• Kyler Reed makes the 33-member watch list for the Mackey Award.
• Fueled by his detractors, Taylor Martinez keeps working on his passing. Rex Burkhead, meanwhile, aims to improve his reaction time.
• ESPN.com's Big Ten bloggers rank the NU coaching job as the league's fourth-best and Rex Burkhead as the conference's No. 2 running back.
• The LJS's Camp Previews series takes a look at Urban Meyer's Buckeyes.
09 MON
• Johnny Stanton commits, giving the Huskers a dual-threat quarterback for the recruiting class of 2013.



• Athlon Sports picks Rex Burkhead and Brett Maher as second-team All-Americans, and Burkhead makes the watch list for the Maxwell Award.
• Here's a look ahead at the Northwestern and Idaho State games.
• Steve Sipple: Empty seats will put any NU football coach on the hot seat.
08 SUN
• Join Johnny Rodgers & Vince Ferragamo at the HuskerMax UCLA tailgate.
• Pocket passer or dual-threat guy? Here's a rundown of the types of quarterback play* the 2012 Blackshirts will face.
• The Austin paper gives NU a No. 22 ranking and notes that the Huskers have the nation's top returning rushing duo.
• This week in Husker history: Bob Devaney coaches a July game.
• Boosters help recruiting take wing via the Husker Air Force.*
07 SAT
• Former Husker receiver Khiry Cooper signs with the Red Sox* but says he still intends to play football at Tulsa this fall.
• Dale Klein,* soon to enter the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame, recalls his magical seven-field-goal game against Missouri in 1985.
06 FRI
• Here's the story behind the Memorial Stadium groom's cake featured here earlier in the week. It cost $2,000 and took 40 hours to make. 

• The Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook previews four Husker opponents – UCLA, Arkansas State, Ohio State and Michigan – and picks Nebraska for a third-place Legends Division finish.
• Christian Lacouture* and 19 other Big Ten commits showcase their abilities at The Opening in Oregon. | QB Kincade picks Ole Miss
• Athlon rates Nebraska's receiving corps as tops in the Big Ten.
• From Pre-Snap Read, an extensive preview of Southern Miss.
• Thanks to a late push by Husker fans, Rex Burkhead, Tom Osborne and Tim Miles come out on top in four BTN.com fan polls.
05 THU
• Ralph Brown surprised a lot of people by choosing NU over USC in 1996.
• Lee Barfknecht says the Big Ten should consider ousting Penn State.*
• Dan & Cara Whitney git-r-done for NU and the greater community.
• Iowa has been doing some catching up* in the facilities race.
04 WED
• Reggie Cooper recalls how NU lured him out of Louisiana 25 years ago.
• Kansas' Charlie Weis likes what he sees in ex-Husker Josh Williams.
• Tom Osborne is comfortable with NU's scheduling philosophy going forward into the playoff era.
03 TUE
• Steve Manstedt, the one-time skinny walk-on from Wahoo, relishes his selection to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.
• Tom Shatel tips his hat to Jerry Murtaugh's Husker Greats Foundation.*
• Marcel Jones agrees to terms on a four-year contract with the Saints.
• Tom Osborne recalls Ahman Green's contributions to two national titles.
02 MON
• Jason Peter joins 1620 the Zone to co-host a new weekday morning show.
• Kyler Reed talks about the coming season and how his "tweener" size might affect his NFL draft stock next year.
• 1620 the Zone's Matt Schick becomes Unsportsmanlike Conduct co-host.
• It's time for Taylor Martinez to build his legacy, Tad Stryker writes.
• Steve Sipple in Lincoln and David Jones in Pennsylvania weigh in on the latest Joe Paterno revelations.
01 SUN
• Steve Sipple wants former coaches on the playoff selection committee.
• The Orlando Sentinel previews Northwestern, NU's seventh opponent.
• This week in Husker history: Tom Osborne makes a successful case against scholarship reductions.