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• Bo Pelini gets a $100,000 pay raise* to bring his total to $3.075 million.*

• Sam McKewon says the spring game isn't the proving ground* it once was.

• Can Stanley Jean-Baptiste be the next Richard Sherman? Vote in our poll.

• Inexperience at offensive tackle means a number of players are legitimate contenders for starting spots.

• Nebraska is No. 3 as Athlon Sports ranks the rosters in the Big Ten.

• Rob Zatechka weighs in on the Huskers at the NFL combine.

• Bo Pelini says Mike Moudy, Alonzo Moore and Daniel Davie will miss spring ball,* which begins a week from Saturday. | O-line primer*

• Hear former Husker Aaron Taylor talk about the NFL combine, the draft and more.

• Can Nebraska escape “four-loss purgatory”? Two views: 1, 2

• ESPN.com looks at the position battles in the defensive secondary.

• Cory Ross* likes Ameer Abdullah's "want-to." | Callahan influence*

• Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests: Bruce Chubick and Tony Farmer.

• Athlon previews Big Ten spring ball and makes note of the Huskers' reloading project on the offensive line. | OT rundown

• Eric Warfield, preparing for a move to Texas, offers some thoughts on Stanley Jean-Baptiste's NFL potential and more.

• Who has the inside track on being Ameer Abdullah's top backup?

• Go three minutes into this segment for Jay Foreman's thoughts about the NFL combine's metrics and how the process has improved.

• ESPN.com has spring previews capsules for the Big Ten West and East.

• There's talk of possible future Friday night games in the Big Ten. | Discuss

• The spring game's kickoff is set for 2 p.m.* April 12, and the online ticket office is always open.

• Stanley Jean-Baptiste* makes some quality jumps at the NFL combine.

• ESPN.com sizes up the Armstrong-Stanton battle this spring at QB.

• The Miami game looks like a contender for ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

• After a “good run” as a bobsledder, it's time for a new stage* for former Husker Curt Tomasevicz.

• Steve Sipple offers some NFL combine and draf numbers* to chew on.

• ESPN.com looks at the position battles that will take place at linebacker.

• Quincy Enunwa runs a 4.45 forty at the NFL combine,* but a hamstring problem* keeps him out of most other testing.

• This week in Husker history: NU loses its captain for 1914 as quarterback Max Towle is declared ineligible by the Missouri Valley Conference.

• “It's about relationships, the character of our people,” John Garrison says of his success at recruiting.*

• Future Husker Tanner Farmer wins another Illinois wrestling title.*

• The three ex-Huskers at the NFL combine* face different challenges.

• Tommy Armstrong is ESPN.com's top Husker player to watch this spring.

• Olympian Curt Tomasevicz learned it in Shelby, Neb., and applied it as a Husker: “You keep working hard whether you get attention or not.”

• Former Husker team psychologist Jack Stark has taken his winning formula to NASCAR.

• Jeremy Pernell breaks down NU's 2015 recruiting needs and likely targets.

• Ed Orgeron will be the headline speaker at the NU coaches clinic.

• Sam McKewon takes issue* with a recruiting analysis that found Nebraska's results to be on a sharp decline. | Poll

• Zaire Anderson is another player to watch this spring.

• Jeff Jamrog assesses the 2014 walk-ons in these videos.

• No longer under the radar, Stanley Jean-Baptiste aims to move up on the draft board at the NFL combine.*

• Senior associate AD Steve Waterfield* becomes the athletic department's sports administrator for football.*

• The 2014 conference schedules could give Wisconsin and Iowa a leg up in the Big Ten West race.

• Go 3:45 into this segment to hear Jay Foreman's thoughts and recollections about the NFL combine. | Spencer Long Q&A*

• Ndamukong Suh makes ESPN.com's Big 12 Mount Rushmore.

• Newcomer defensive end Joe Keels is a player to watch in spring drills.

• This might be the year that Big Ten November night games finally happen.

• Listen to the new podcast from Ryan Tweedy of “Through These Gates.”

• Running back Kendall Bussey gets a four-star Rivals rating. | 2015 class

• Will this be the year for a big leap by safety Charles Jackson?

• Newly re-signed with Detroit, Dominic Raiola aims to play two more years.

• Former Husker assistant Mike Ekeler* thanks his “Nebraska family” for helping him land his new job at Georgia. | Assistants' plight*

• Terrell Newby's versatility is likely to boost the sophomore I-back's playing time in 2014, Mitch Sherman writes.

• Stanley Jean-Baptiste's 40 time* at the NFL combine looms as pivotal.

• Sam Cotton continues a family tradition as letter winners receive their N's.

• Shawn Eichorst* says NU's support for recruiting* has never been higher.

• The OWH maps out the recruiting that has helped shape Nebraska football since Bob Devaney's arrival in 1962.

• Eric Lueshen* talks in detail about coming out to his teammates.

• This week in Husker history: Four Southwest Conference schools – Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor – are invited to join the Big Eight.

• The proposed pace-of-play rule is being ridiculed by a number of coaches.

• Nebraska's lettermen's wall began with a suggestion from Mitch Krenk.

• The Huskers send Faux Pelini a valentine and get a response.

• Richie Incognito is found to have engaged in a pattern of harassment: 1, 2.

• Ron Brown will speak at a NEKS4NE event on Feb. 15th in Topeka.

• Corn Nation gives its version of a Nebraska Mt. Rushmore.

• Rob Zatechka sees no need to force college offenses to slow down.

• Here are more details about the Team Jack gala on March 8 in Lincoln.

• ESPN.com looks at what's brewing with Nebraska's tight ends.

• Will redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Stanton get a serious look this spring? Sound off in our poll.

• Athlon rates Nebraska sixth in its Big Ten recruiting rankings.

• Ex-Husker Curt Tomasevicz could use your votes through March 17.

• Two new videos show what's happening at the Nebraska Athletic Performance Laboratory in East Stadium.

• Check out this new highlight reel from the 2013 season.

• Rule changes affecting the pace of the game and targeting penalties* are being proposed* by an NCAA committee.

• Bubba Starling remains a work in progress* for the Kansas City Royals.

• Richie Incognito sounds off* about the Jonathan Martin situation.

• Former Husker walk-on kicker Eric Lueshen says he was openly gay during his time on the team and was accepted by his teammates. | Bio

• Will the Fresno State game be moved to Friday night? Sam McKewon explores the factors the decision will entail.

• ESPN.com looks at Nebraska's situation at linebacker and quarterback.

• Hear former Husker Jay Foreman's thoughts on how Missouri's Michael Sam will be received in the NFL.

• Spencer Long's injury complicates his approach to the NFL combine.*

• This analysis shows how field position was a Husker nemesis in 2013.

• Sam McKewon lists NU's top recruiting prospects* for 2015 and says a top-20 class should be in the works. | 2014 Big Ten map | 2015 commits

• Nebraska's average home attendance for 2013 ranks ninth nationally.

• Rivals.com ranks Nebraska's John Garrison as a top 25 recruiter.

• Former Husker I-back Cory Ross* is trying his hand at coaching.

• The geographic specifics* of Husker recruiting vary from year to year, but Nebraska can be expected to always cast a wide net.

• Nebraska has some reloading to do in the secondary.

• Bo Pelini's respect* for the SEC is evident in his approach to recruiting, Steve Sipple writes.

• This video provides a look at the Huskers' winter conditioning.

• Nebraska must wait until 2017 to begin seeing the main financial fruits of moving to the Big Ten.

• Sam McKewon offers 10 opinions* on NU's recruiting class.

• This week in Husker history: More than 30 years after he last played, Bobby Reynolds is elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.

• As good a football prospect as Tanner Farmer is, some believe wrestling is actually his best sport.

• Do you know your NU recruiting history? Take Dirk Chatelain's quiz.

• Bo Pelini talks recruiting with ESPN.com and says doing away with specified signing dates might improve the process.

• Saturday's Legends Radio Show guests: Quincy Enunwa and Jared Crick.

• The Pelini-Farmer “wrestling match” gets some national play: 1, 2

• Spring game ticket sales have already reached the 21,000 mark.

• Listen to Rob Zatechka's diagnosis of the recruiting process and NU's 2014 class. | OWH roundtable* | Chatelain: Measuring success*

• Jeremy Pernell looks at where the top 300 recruits landed, and he rates the top 40 classes.

• Former Husker linebackers coach Mike Ekeler joins the staff at Georgia.

• Reading the tea leaves in the assistants' contract extensions, Steve Sipple sees shaky support for the staff from higher-ups.

• Athlon and Corn Nation assess the Huskers' recruiting class.

• Nebraska got the big blockers it wanted up front, and the anchor is Tanner Farmer* – thanks in part to Illinois' botched recruiting of him. | 2014 class

• Meet three of the walk-ons: Jarzynka | Poppen | Jacub

• Trai Mosley's high school coach in Texas says the Huskers got a steal.*

• Tom Shatel relays 10 nuggets of advice* for the newcomers from former Husker standouts. | Commentary: Sipple,* Callahan, York, McKewon*

• LB recruit Jaevon Walton gets some encouragement* from Lavonte David.

• Conference expansion has quickly turned New Jersey and Maryland* into Big Ten recruiting turf, while the SEC* is doing some damage in the more traditional B1G footprint. | Warren's impact

• The LJS sizes up the O-linemen,* QBs* and midterm enrollees.*

• The walk-ons* couldn't pass up a chance to follow their dreams.

• Early commit Luke Gifford took the initiative in peer recruiting.*

• The Huskers have a strong head start on the 2015* recruiting season.

• The decommits* went where they were expected to, with one exception.

• Jeremy Pernell breaks down the recruiting class by position group.

• Here's audio, video and notes (1, 2, 3)* from Bo Pelini's signing-day press conference, plus a list of the walk-ons. | Lewis on roster

• Former Husker Todd Peat criticizes the hype* of signing day.

• Some of the stories behind the signatures: Newell (1, 2)* | Brown* | Kitrell* | Walton* | Harrison* | Farmer* | Stoltenberg* | Tolbert* | Gifford* | Rose* | Stewart* | Foster* | Wilbon (1, 2)*

• The recruiting class of 2014 is signed,* with a last-minute defection* by Blake McClain* providing the only surprise. | Recruiting central.

• Working with ex-Husker Steve Warren has paid off for Mick Stoltenberg.*

• The assistant coaches' contracts are extended* through the 2015 season.

• Former Husker quarterback Dave Humm deals with short-term memory loss but maintains a passion for the sport that might have caused it.

• On the eve of signing day, Blake McClain* is wavering.* More on recruiting: Analyst's views | Munson's top 8 | ’15 commit Lee | Sipple commentary*

• Derek Johnson turns his attention to the state of Nebrasketball

• Hear from some of the recruits: Tanner Farmer | AJ Bush | Edna Karr trio*

• The recruiting stories of future Huskers Peyton Newell* and Mikale Wilbon* have different plot lines but similar endings. | Georgia encounter

• Ron Brown salutes C.J. Zimmerer as a true giver.

• Poll question: Is Bo Pelini's "lighter side" helping with recruiting?

• Former Husker player and assistant Jimmy Williams joins the staff at Eastern Michigan as defensive line coach.

• Blake McClain explains why he chose NU over South Carolina and others.

• The Huskers pick up another 2015 commit, from Christian Gaylord,* an offensive tackle from Baldwin City, Kan. | Highlights | 2015 commits

• After Nebraska's busy weekend in recruiting, there figures to be litle signing-day drama Wednesday.

• With “some issues” to work out, juco wide receiver commit Robert Lockhart won't sign Wednesday.

• The Huskers get a 2014 commitment from quarterback AJ Bush from Georgia. | Highlights | Discuss | 2014 class

• Four-star safety Avery Anderson* of Colorado Springs becomes NU's third* 2015 commit after flipping from Arizona State. | Highlights | Discuss

• DeAndre Wills, a defensive end/tight end* from Alabama, becomes the latest to commit.* | Highlights

• This week in Husker history: “King” Cole keeps Nebraska in suspense.

• It took time for the limelight to find Tanner Farmer.*

• Nebraska must find ways to overcome the many challenges* it faces in recruiting, Steve Sipple writes. | Saturday recap: 1,* 2*

• Will Shields is left out of the latest Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

• The Huskers get another commit for 2015, running back Kendall Bussey* from New Orleans. | Highlights

• It's another "Boom!" on the recruiting front as DE Blake McClain,* a Florida State decommit, says he'll be a Husker.* | Highlights

• Eric Lee,* a four-star cornerback from Colorado, becomes the Huskers' first 2015 commit. | Highlights | Discuss

• The 2014 and ’15 recruiting cycles overlap as NU holds junior day,* and a key prospect is Omaha North lineman Michael Decker. | Finish line

• Congrats to C.J. Zimmerer, winner of Uplifting Athletes' top award.

• Kicker Drew Brown* is following his brother's path to Lincoln.