LINCOLN, Neb. — Sunday at Nebraska football headquarters kicked off a 13-day mission to change the trajectory of Matt Rhule’s program. As Nebraska annihilated Akron 68-0 Saturday night, 400 miles to the south in Norman, Okla., Michigan went down 24-13 against Oklahoma. The Sooners presented a blueprint to slow the Big Ten bully. Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood was ineffective in …
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The 68-0 annihilation of Akron was a throwback game. Sitting in the stands, it reminded me of my college years (1993-1997) where Nebraska would routinely dominate and/or dismantle non-conference opponents.* *The average score of NU’s non-conference games in that stretch: 47-18. This includes wins over No. 13 UCLA and No. 2 Washington, as well as a 19-0 loss to No. …
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On a picture-perfect Saturday evening in Memorial Stadium, the Nebraska Cornhuskers crushed the Akron Zips 68-0 in a game that was worse than the final score indicated. Nebraska paid Akron a $1.45 million guarantee to play a game that was supposed to be the 2018 season opener. That game was canceled due to bad weather that involved multiple lightning strikes. …
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Manaia Ogbechie knew when she committed to come to Nebraska that she would have two All-American caliber players ahead of her on the depth chart. Instead of looking at the situation as a detriment, the 6-foot-3 middle blocker is thriving and trying to learn as much as possible from senior Rebekah Allick and junior Andi Jackson. Ogbechie showed her potential …
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During Nebraska’s season opener against Cincinnati, Arrowhead Stadium was packed with nearly 70,000 fans waiting for that first big play to lift the roof off, but it never really came. The biggest Nebraska offensive play by quarter in the 20-17 Husker win over Cincinnati went as follows: 1st Quarter: 11-yard Emmett Johnson rush, 11-yard Dane Key reception2nd Quarter: 24-yard Nyziah …
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There’s only one play from Nebraska’s 20-17 win over Cincinnati that’s considered to be the game-winning play. With 34 seconds left in the game and Cincinnati trailing 20-17, Bearcat quarterback Brendan Sorsby took a shot at the end zone. Nebraska senior Malcolm Hartzog Jr. made sure it was a game-winning play that went the way of the Huskers. He pulled …
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On a lovely summer evening in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, the Nebraska Cornhuskers held on late to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats 20-17. In the first meeting between the two schools since 1906, the Huskers nabbed their first victory over a Power 4 (5) opponent in a season opener since 2003 when Malcolm Hartzog intercepted a Brendan Sorsby pass in the …
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LINCOLN—The Stanford block didn’t want to get burned by Rebekah Allick again. As junior setter Bergen Reilly took a pass from Taylor Landfair, Allick loaded like she was ready to jump and attack the ball. Both Stanford defenders, Logan Parks and Erika Sayer, stuck on the NU middle blocker as she faked the attack. The set from Reilly sailed over …
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You can find it in every Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, and Pottery Barn across the country—sign..after sign…after sign reading “Home is Where the Heart is.” It’s not wrong, but in the case of Nebraska football, it’s not right either. New Nebraska punter Archie Wilson is proof of that. On Tuesday, he was asked about being away from everything he knew …
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Nebraska volleyball remains one of the premier programs for talent in the nation. Three Huskers were named to the AVCA Player of the Year watch list Wednesday. The list is being announced in three waves of 10, meaning Nebraska has 10% of the list going into the season. The three Huskers to make the initial list are outside hitter Harper …
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