Nebraska head coach Scott Frost made an appearance on the Husker Sports Network last night. Nebraska began its padded practices on Sept. 30th. The Huskers have purposely chosen, under Frost’s direction… heavy, physical practices. Nebraska will travel to Columbus, Ohio on October 24th for the season opener against Ohio State. Kickoff will be at 11:00.…… Read more »
Nebraska has begun making walk-on offers, and on Saturday extended a walk-on offer to Elkhorn running back Aiden Young. The 5-foot-9, 175-pound Young holds scholarship offers from Wayne State, Pittsburg State, Harding University, University of Mary, South Dakota Mines and Bemidji State. He has also received interest from Wyoming, Iowa State, South Dakota and South…… Read more »
Check out HUSKERMAX.com for links to these stories; Omaha native and Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers has passed away at age 77. Sayers graduated from Omaha Central before starring at running back at Kansas and then the Chicago Bears from 1965-1971. He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 despite…… Read more »
Check out HUSKERMAX.com for links to these stories; The Big Ten will kick off its football season the weekend of Oct. 24 after the league’s presidents and chancellors unanimously voted to resume competition, citing daily testing capabilities and a stronger confidence in the latest medical information. The league will attempt to play eight games in…… Read more »
The Big Ten Conference has 10-days to disclose additional information related to its decision to postpone fall sports. That according to a ruling in Lancaster County district court Wednesday. The order comes less than a week after eight Nebraska football players sued the league on multiple counts for the decision to postpone fall sports. According…… Read more »
Nebraska’s athletic department has furloughed 51 employees and cut other staffers’ salaries by 10 percent through the end of the year. The cost-saving measures were made to help offset the financial impacts of the postponement of the Big Ten’s fall athletic season. Iowa is dropping four sports to help offset revenue losses related to the…… Read more »
Budget restrictions were expected with the loss of fall sports for Nebraska, particularly football, and today Nebraska Athletics announced more cost saving measures. Athletic Director Bill moos says 51 staff members within athletics will be furloughed through the end of the year, beginning September 1. Those not furloughed will take a 10-percent salary reduction for…… Read more »
Check out HUSKERMAX.com for links to these stories; Former Husker defensive coordinator Carl Pelini is taking over as head coach at his alma mater, Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio. He recently served as defensive coordinator as Youngstown State under his brother, Bo Pelini. Athlon Sports sees upset potential in Nebraska’s games against Penn…… Read more »
More NCAA guidelines provide updated recommendations about a return-to-sport but say nothing of what will be mandatory as of yet. The NCAA Sport Science Institute released the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition Thursday afternoon. Among the recommendations are daily self-health checks, use of appropriate face coverings and social distancing during during…… Read more »
Legion Baseball Schedules: Kearney Runza Seniors (15-5) Tuesday – Double-Header vs. Norfolk @ Memorial Field Runza Seniors 8, Norfolk 3 Runza Seniors 0, Norfolk 1 Friday – Single Games vs. Omaha Burke/Lincoln Southeast @ Den Hartog – 5:30/7:30 Saturday – Single Games vs. Lincoln Northstar/Bellevue East @ Sherman Field – 3:00/5:30 Kearney Post 52 Juniors…… Read more »