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Hail Varsity Historical: Fast Start Sets Tone as Nebraska Football Defeats Iowa State
Two minutes, 54 seconds into the game, Nebraska football led Iowa State 14-0 on the way to a 49-17 victory at Memorial Stadium in mid-November 1993. The AP fourth-ranked Huskers improved to 10-0. It happened this way. Mike Minter forced a fumble on the opening…
Hail Varsity Historical: Kansas Went for the Win Against Nebraska Football — and Lost
Nebraska football’s 21-20 victory at Kansas the first Saturday in November 1993 came down to one play, a Jayhawks 2-point conversion attempt with 52 seconds remaining. “Basically, I think they were lucky,” Kansas guard Hessley Hempstead said of the Huskers. You…
Hail Varsity Historical: Defense, and Frazier, Critical to Nebraska Football Victory Over Colorado
Nebraska football scored 21 points, Colorado managed a field goal, in the first quarter of the eighth game of the season, on a cold day at Folsom Field in Boulder, October 30, 1993. Couldn’t ask for a much better start, right? But the Huskers wouldn’t score again,…
Sam Hoiberg Ready for Next Challenge after Breakout Senior Season with Nebraska Men’s Basketball
Sam Hoiberg is the ultimate underdog story, and after leading Nebraska men’s basketball to new heights, he’s ready for his next challenge. Sam joined the Nebraska basketball team as a walk-on in 2021 to play for his father, Fred Hoiberg. The guard spent five years,…
Nebraska Volleyball Adds to 2028 Recruiting Class
Two more prospects have joined in-state standout Shayla Rautenberg in Nebraska volleyball’s 2028 recruiting class as Dani Busboom Kelly and her staff continue to reload for the future with top-10 talents. On Wednesday, San Juan Hills (Calif.) opposite hitter…
Hail Varsity Historical: First half Not Good Enough in Nebraska Football Victory
The Hail Varsity Historical series focusing on Nebraska football during the 1990s, suspended when the baseball season began, resumes today. Nebraska led Missouri 21-7 at halftime of the seventh game of the 1993 season. But Husker defensive coordinator Charlie McBride…
Emmett Johnson will be joining the reigning Super Bowl MVP, Kenneth Walker III, in the Kansas City Chiefs’ RB room this season.
Following the draft, Johnson shared what excites him about the opportunity to learn from a running back like Walker.
“When I first committed, people around Little Rock, Arkansas, were like, ‘Nebraska, really?'”
Husker basketball freshman Jacob Lanier shares how last season proved to him he made the right decision by committing to the Huskers.
“You kind of have to step back and look at it as, I’m doing a role for a team.”
Will Cooper discusses his role on the scout team last season and accepting his role even if it wasn’t what he imagined when he joined the Huskers.
“Right now it’s competitive and everybody’s fighting for those spots.”
Cale Jacobsen emphasizes that players will need to embrace their roles on the team, even if those roles aren’t what they originally imagined.
Football
Hail Varsity Historical: Fast Start Sets Tone as Nebraska Football Defeats Iowa State
Two minutes, 54 seconds into the game, Nebraska football led Iowa State 14-0 on the way to a 49-17 victory at Memorial Stadium in mid-November 1993. The AP fourth-ranked Huskers improved to 10-0. It happened this way. Mike Minter forced a fumble on the opening…
Hail Varsity Historical: Kansas Went for the Win Against Nebraska Football — and Lost
Nebraska football’s 21-20 victory at Kansas the first Saturday in November 1993 came down to one play, a Jayhawks 2-point conversion attempt with 52 seconds remaining. “Basically, I think they were lucky,” Kansas guard Hessley Hempstead said of the Huskers. You…
Volleyball
Nebraska Volleyball Adds to 2028 Recruiting Class
Two more prospects have joined in-state standout Shayla Rautenberg in Nebraska volleyball’s 2028 recruiting class as Dani Busboom Kelly and her staff continue to reload for the future with top-10 talents. On Wednesday, San Juan Hills (Calif.) opposite hitter…
2028 Milford Middle Blocker Shayla Rautenberg Commits to Nebraska
The contact window for 2028 prospects opened at midnight on June 15, and the Nebraska volleyball staff wasted no time making a big splash as Milford junior-to-be Shayla Rautenberg announced her commitment to the Huskers. Rautenberg, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker, is a…
Soccer
Freshman Karli Williams Playing Key Role for Nebraska Soccer
Growing up, Karli Williams’ father had a red truck that said, “On my way to see the Cornhuskers play,’ and a house full of Nebraska memorabilia. Now, the freshman midfielder/defender is playing soccer for the university she grew up supporting. “I…
Nebraska Soccer Commit Kianna Perez Caps Lincoln Southwest Career with Second State Title
Kianna Perez found the back of the net in the 58th minute of Monday’s Class A Soccer State Championship for what proved to be the game-winner for Lincoln Southwest. The Silver Hawks defeated Omaha Marian 2-1 to repeat as Class A champions. Perez, a Nebraska…
Men’s Basketball
Sam Hoiberg Ready for Next Challenge after Breakout Senior Season with Nebraska Men’s Basketball
Sam Hoiberg is the ultimate underdog story, and after leading Nebraska men’s basketball to new heights, he’s ready for his next challenge. Sam joined the Nebraska basketball team as a walk-on in 2021 to play for his father, Fred Hoiberg. The guard spent five years,…
2026 Nebraska Men’s Basketball Offseason Tracker
Fresh off the best season in Nebraska men’s basketball history, a busy offseason has begun for Fred Hoiberg and his crew. The staff will have to replace a few key seniors from this year’s 28-7 Sweet 16 squad, with the NCAA transfer portal open April 7-21. To keep you…
Women’s Basketball
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Looking to Play Its Way into NCAA Tournament First Round
The Nebraska women’s basketball team is going dancing for the third consecutive season after hearing its name called in the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday. The Huskers will travel to Durham, N.C., where they will face Richmond in a play-in game on…
Nebraska Women’s Basketball Falls to Indiana Comeback in Big Ten Tournament
The 12th-seeded Nebraska women’s basketball team’s time in the Big Ten Tournament comes to an early end at the hands of the No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers on Wednesday afternoon. Nebraska (18-12, 7-11 Big 10) fell in the first round 72-69 to Indiana (18-13, 6-12) at…
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