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• Receiver prospect Blake Bone from South Carolina discusses the recruiting process with Jeremy Pernell.

• Comments by Ohio State chief Gordon Gee have the Big Ten in damage control mode and are testing the league's collegiality. | Much ado ...*

• Nebraska's D-line is seventh in Tom Dienharts Big Ten unit rankings.

• Mickey & Terry Joseph are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.

• It's all red in the top three slots of Hail Varsity's ranking of Big Ten offenses.

• John Havekost, Russell Gary, Reggie Cooper and Keyuo Craver are slated for induction in the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.

• A Big Ten sportsmanship award goes to Rex Burkhead.

• NU has the No. 4 O-line in Tom Dienhart's Big Ten unit rankings.

• Derek Johnson examines some neutral-site possibilities for Husker nonconference games.

• Hear actor James Denton talk about his Jack Hoffman card purchase.

• Nebraska is casting its net for quarterbacks in SEC country.*

• Jeff Jamrog helps tackle the logistical challenges* that come with a playoff.

• Tom Dienhart's Big Ten unit rankings have Nebraska's receiving corps at No. 1 in the league, the running backs at No. 4 and the QBs at No. 2.

• Facebookers can enter to win one of ten copies of the Nebraska edition of Athlon's college football preview magazine.

• Dirk Chatelain says the latest Rutgers controversy takes even more shine off the Big Ten's eastward expansion.

• Taylor Martinez tops an ESPN.com list of Legends Division players with a lot to prove in the 2013 season.

• Hear Jay Foreman's thoughts on talent evaluation and more.

• SEC coaches Nick Saban and Bret Bielema take swipes at the Big Ten.

• There's a happy ending to the story of the Jack Hoffman card auction that was won by a deadbeat bidder.

• A Michigan State beat writer sees the Huskers as the Spartans' toughest test this season. | Handicapping the Legends

• North Dakota State's Craig Bohl is finding recruiting success in Nebraska. Meanwhile, the Huskers remain in the hunt for juco linemen.

• New questions arise about Julie Hermann, the former NU volleyball player recently hired as Rutgers’ athletic director, and she says she won’t resign.

• Putting family first led to Matt Finnin’s roundabout path to Nebraska.

• This week in Husker history: Future Hall-of-Famer Fielding Yost gets set for a brief stint as Nebraska's coach.

• The newcomers who will contend for playing time on the D-line are filled with potential but are mostly short on experience.

• USA Today previews Illinois, No. 110 in its college football countdown.

• Bo Pelini and Tim Brando discuss Jack Hoffman's run and the ’13 season.

• Avery Moss is ordered to stand trial* on a public-indecency charge.*

• The Iowa game will kick off at 11 a.m. for an ABC telecast.

• Nebraska is last in the conference in returning starters for 2013, but returning starts are a different matter.

• Former Husker Fred Pollack* is one of 47 new Omaha firefighters.

• Future Husker Nate Gerry hopes for a big finish* to his high school athletic career at this weekend's South Dakota state track meet.

• Three coaching legends will gather in Lincoln in July to discuss how to instill players with responsibility, ethics and integrity.

• The Illinois game gets an 11 a.m. start, with TV plans to be determined.

• Daniel Davie & Kevin Williams are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.

• Eric Crouch tells the St. Louis newspaper he regrets* that he "was never passionate about being a receiver" in the NFL. | 1620 interview

• Steve Sipple questions the wisdom of banishing FCS schools* from Big Ten teams' schedules.

• A Twitter milestone has been reached by Husker athletics: A nation-leading total of 90,000 followers.

• Demornay Pierson-El, a versatile Virginia athlete with offers from NU and six other schools, discusses the recruiting process with Jeremy Pernell.

• Hail Varsity looks at how assistants' share of the coaching pay pool varies among the major conferences.

• A new Rex Burkhead shirt is for sale to help the Team Jack cause.

• Times & TV for this season's bowl games are set. | Big Ten lineup

• Hear Jay Foreman discuss recruiting and the case of Kenzo Cotton.

• Tom Osborne will turn his attention to TeamMates after his official exit from the Athletic Department on June 30.

• A movement is afoot to turn the Jack Hoffman card problem into a positive.

• Cole Pensick makes the spring watch list for the Rimington Trophy.

• Former Husker Dave Gillespie* is named athletic director at Midland.

• Tom Osborne continues to share his ideas on the playoff selection process.

• The O-line needs to become an exclamation point, Tad Stryker writes.

• The benefit golf outing for Dave Humm is all about Husker brotherhood.*

• Incoming defensive end Randy Gregory* has a hurdle or two to clear if he is to take part in the Huskers' summer workouts.

• The online auction of an autographed Jack Hoffman card turns sour as the winning bid of $6,100 goes unpaid.

• Johnny Rodgers and Eric Crouch golf for a good cause in Las Vegas.

• Hear former Husker Curtis Cotton talk about his speedy son's future.

• Derek Johnson breaks down the 2014 Big Ten schedule.

• Steve Sipple says the strength of Nebraska's brand will be tested by the pursuit of wideout Monte Harrison.

• NU's pay total for its assistant football coaches ranks third among the 10 reporting Big Ten schools, and Tim Beck ranks No. 2 among coordinators.

• Jeremy Pernell interviews wide receiver prospect Kenric Young of Florida.

• Lee Barfknecht says getting creampuffs* off the schedule is in Big Ten football programs' self-interest. | 2014 schedule analysis*

• This week in Husker history: A schedule change moves a major intersectional game from the end of the season to the beginning.

• See the teaser for the Through These Gates documentary, which will be shown on tour beginning in late August.

• This preview of Wyoming ranks the Cowboys 101st nationally.

• New DVDs are out that capture moments from a most memorable spring: Full spring game, with Jack's run | Osborne retirement banquets | Combo

• From Sam McKewon, a recruiting update and a look at NU’s strategy.

• Mean Joe Green says Ndamukong Suh mustn’t “let other voices dictate how he plays.”

• Logan Rath, a defensive tackle from Giltner, Neb., is transferring from South Dakota State to Nebraska as a walk-on. | Bio

• Hear Matt Vrzal's thoughts on what can be done to improve players' buy-in.

• Nebraska draws Rutgers & Michigan State as cross-division opponents as the Big Ten unveils its revised schedules* for 2014. | Composite | Discuss | Reactions: Shatel, Rittenberg, Christopherson,* Vogel

• Conor McDermott is awarded a $7,500 Big Ten postgraduate scholarship.

• Former Husker Cory Ross* becomes interim head coach of the Lincoln Haymakers after the suspension of Dave Brumagen.

• Alex Lewis' attorney backtracks on his comments that Lewis might have been accosted for wearing Nebraska gear.

• The Big Ten intends to inject freshness* and variety* into teams' bowl destinations as the league takes more control over the pairings. | Notes*

• A CBSSports.com columnist has three ex-Huskers – Carl Nicks, Ndamu­kong Suh and Lavonte David – in his NFL Top 100. Suh, meanwhile, is ranked as the third-best player in Big 12 history.

• Derek Johnson addresses some issues regarding early-season scheduling.

• Congrats to former Husker volleyball player Julie Hermann, hired by Rutgers as its new athletic director.

• Former Husker Carl Nicks is No. 21 on Sports Illustrated's list of top-earning U.S. athletes in 2013.

• See where Nebraska stands in its recruiting quest for cornerbacks.

• From the Big Ten athletic directors' meetings in Chicago: Playoff questions* | Stronger scheduling | Eichorst's role* | Notes*

• The pieces of the future Big Ten bowl lineup are coming together.

• UCLA loses junior defensive end Owamagbe Odighizuwa for the 2013 season due to hip surgery.*

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• Bo Pelini faces a difficult decision* on Alex Lewis, Tom Shatel writes.

• The Big Ten's bowl lineup* will be a focus when the league's athletic directors meet Tuesday in Chicago.

• Trevor Roach & Corey Cooper are Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests.

• Rex Burkhead signs with the Bengals for undisclosed terms.

• Nebraska gains a walk-on wide receiver from Iowa City, Alex Balke.

• More details emerge in the assault case involving Alex Lewis.*

• Oklahoma and Nebraska top Athlon's ranking of greatest college football dynasties of the AP poll era.

• David Max interviews Ralph Brown from the 1996-99 Husker teams.

• Brett Maher signs with the Jets after a tryout at rookie mini-camp.

• Alex Lewis, the Colorado O-lineman whose plans to transfer to Nebraska were made public Friday, is arrested* in an assault case.

• Linebacker-turned-placekicker Rich Sanger looks back on his playing days in the early ’70s and his decision to attend NU.

• Shawn Eichorst remains comfortable in the background and isn't out to remake* Nebraska athletics. | Q&A*

• Husker-to-be Nate Gerry's competitive streak* has him sprinting into the high school record books in South Dakota.

• This week in Husker history: There are no injuries as a 189-seat concrete section of Memorial Stadium's south end zone collapses.

• Rex Burkhead's "Team Jack" wristband motivates him at mini-camp.

• It's been a rough road to Lincoln for O-lineman Matt Finnin. | Bio

• NU picks up an O-line transfer in Alex Lewis, a 12-game starter in 2012 at Colorado* and the son of former Husker center Bill Lewis. | The decision*

• Strength & conditioning staffer Chad Wade gets Master coach designation.

• “The beginning of an era”: Scroll down in this link to read Tom Shatel's column from Tommie Frazier's first start at QB in 1992. | Game page

• Ross Els doesn't expect Nebraska's recruiting to be hurt by the Big Ten's new east-west divisional setup.

• Jason Hall's high school coach in Texas says the new Husker commit's speed is much better than advertised.

• Former Husker Dave Mason of the 1971 national championship team has found satisfaction after football as a Green Bay dentist.

• Hail Varsity looks at why football makes financial sense for colleges.

• Pete Fiutak of College Football News previews the 2013 Huskers.

• Did Tommie Frazier's choice of NU boil down to the luck of the draw?

• Star offensive lineman D.J. Foster of Lincoln Southeast discusses the recruiting process with Jeremy Pernell.

• An impressive collection in St. Paul, Neb., joins our Husker shrines gallery.

• The Athletic Department's finances put NU in rare company nationally.

• Hear new Southern Miss coach Todd Monken discuss his plans to get the Golden Eagles back to their winning ways.

• Tom Osborne says the playoff selection committe should include former coaches,* which he says has worked well for the Legends Poll.

• Jason Hall, a defensive back from Texas, becomes the second* known commitment to Nebraska's recruiting class of 2014. | Need for patience

• Your vote can help the son of a Husker fan win a wheelchair-accessible van.

• Tom Osborne and Bo Pelini are helping promote the No Girl Should Be For Sale Walk. See the video here.

• Check out the view from high in the new East Stadium seating section.

• Corn Nation examines what Big Ten parity scheduling might look like.

• See how Nebraska's revenues and expenses for athletics stack up nationally and among Big Ten schools.

• The “Through These Gates” documentary film tour starts Aug. 22 in Scottsbluff. There's still time for organizations to add their town to the tour.

• Hear Jay Foreman's thoughts about Tommie Frazier's selection to the College Football Hall of Fame. | More coverage

• Athlon puts NU at No. 21 in its preseason top 25. | Unranked by Staples

• Saturday's Legends Radio guests: Conor McDermott & Kenny Anderson

• Frazier is in: Get all the coverage of Tuesday’s College Football Hall of Fame announcement, hear thoughts from Tommie himself and Mike Babcock, and watch TF’s Lincoln press conference. | HOF Huskers

• Big Ten payouts are set to reach a new high this year.

• Husker teams from the last 32 years vie in a virtual tournament.

• From Randy York, a tip of the hat to NU's sports information staff.

• Lindsey Moore joins Burkhead and Suh on the Team Jack All-Star Team.

• The first two games of the 2013 season* will be BTN night games.

• A source has told Sporting News that Tommie Frazier* has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. | TF info | Discuss

• Bo Pelini is the Twitter king of Big Ten football coaches, even though his tweets are few and far between.

• A top NU target at receiver* for 2014 is seeing his stock rise.

• Former Huskers take to the basketball court to raise money for the family of the late John Clarke.

• This week in Husker history: The first spring game under Tom Osborne draws a record crowd of 20,000. Also, Mike McCloskey fesses up.

• Congrats to the Huskers who got diplomas Saturday. | Sirles’ message

• Nebraska's sports information department earns a spot in the Super 11 of the Football Writers Association of America.

• The OWH offers a wrap-up of the latest developments on the recruiting trail.

• James Dobson on The Program: It's "another way to develop leadership through shared adversity."

• Derek Johnson examines Nebraska's prime-time snub by ABC/ESPN.

• NU is No. 3 as the ESPN blog handicaps the Big Ten race. | Spring wrap

• Two promising in-state D-line prospects* have yet to receive NU offers.

• Recruiting deregulation is placed on hold as NCAA directors officially suspend changes passed in January.

• The SEC Network will launch in 16 months under a deal with ESPN.

• Hear Tom Shatel discuss the state of the program, the fan base and what might be riding on the 2013 season.

• Former Husker middle guard Ken Graeber's donation is aimed at helping the walk-on program, whose history he is a part of.

• The Big Ten bowl lineup may be in for lots of changes. | Husker Mike's take

• A new Suh shirt supports the Team Jack cause. | Big heart in Cincy

• Harvey Perlman says the composition of the playoff selection committee* should differ from its basketball counterpart in one key respect.

• The Program returns to NU for a second round* of military-style training.

• Tom Osborne Field's #Huskers hashtags must go, under a new NCAA rule.

• Brion Carnes announces he'll transfer to Northern Iowa.

• Tim Beck says the 2013 offense could be one of the country's best if turnovers and pentalties are curtailed.

• Go 12:40 into this audio segment to hear Jay Foreman's concerns about players' mindset arising from last week's "State of the Huskers" roundtable.

• What if football becomes taboo? Steve Sipple considers the implications.

• The Hoffmans take enduring memories home from their White House visit.

• Who'll win the Legends? Athon writers point to Michigan.