Three days prior to its second game of the season, the Nebraska football team continued game week preparations for the Idaho Vandals with a two-hour workout Ed and Joyanne Gass practice field Wednesday afternoon.
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Cornhuskers continued their preparation for Saturday's showdown with the Idaho Vandals as they practiced in full pads on the Ed and Joyanne Gass practice fields Tuesday afternoon. After practice, Defensive Coordinator Carl Pelini talked about the NU defensive line, which looks to have a tough challenge this weekend.
By the fourth quarter Saturday night, Bob Harrington had seen enough to declare the last two items on his Bucket List huge successes: 1) Meeting a Nebraska football player; and 2) Watching the Huskers in their season opener - an event that he, his family and his hospice workers weren't sure would happen.
Openness, it seems, is one way to prevent disgruntled players. Before pointing to redshirted freshman Taylor Martinez early last week, Watson kept all three quarterbacks involved in the race well-info
It was a mostly satisfying Saturday for the Husker offense, but
still Shawn Watson's neighbor came with a suggestion for the
coordinator the next morning: You need to get those I-backs more
touches.
Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson fielded questions
Tuesday about how he thinks redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor
Martinez might handle his sudden celebrity.
Look around. That's what Mike Ekeler told his young linebackers before Saturday night's game. Lavonte David was a stud on the best high school football team in the country in 2007 but he never played
Nebraska sophomore defensive end Cameron Meredith said he
doesn't expect to be sidelined long after separating his shoulder
in Saturday night's 49-10 victory against Western Kentucky.
At noon, join World-Herald staff writer Rich Kaipust for Husker Talk Live, the chat where fans get to grill our beat writers about all things Huskers. Log on to get updates on the QB battle, the depth chart, upcoming games, the...
8:17 p.m.: A few of Nebraska's assistant coaches spoke to reporters as they left the practice field Wednesday, each giving his position-specific opinion of the Huskers' first game.
3:52 p.m.: Ciante Evans might be young and inexperienced at cornerback but the Nebraska freshman has two pretty good mentors to help with his development.
Life has delivered some body blows to Rickey Thenarse. The Nebraska senior lost two brothers in separate shootings in 2008. He missed time that season with a dislocated collarbone. As a high school freshman, he was even shot in...
When Alonzo Whaley left the practice field last Thursday, his primary mission was not eating or showering or studying. He needed to find his roommate. Whaley and Will Compton came to Lincoln the same year: 2008. They play the...
Mike McNeill said he and his Nebraska offensive teammates were on board. Taylor Martinez was emerging as the Huskers' starting quarterback last week, and major change was on its way to becoming official by Saturday night.
After seeing his team go 2-14 in Big 12 basketball last season, Nebraska coach Doc Sadler promised an extensive review of his program, including strength and conditioning. Changes in that area are now in progress, Sadler said...
Jessica Yanz closed the book on her life as a volleyball player, and she was perfectly at peace about her decision to move on. But Yanz's college career was defined by its unexpected twists and turns. Maybe it's fitting that...
Idaho football coach Robb Akey said he hopes a few Nebraska defenders on Saturday remember that Nathan Enderle is almost as much friend as foe — or, at least, that he's a Nebraskan. Enderle, the senior four-year starting...
I dont think you unworthy. I need a moment to deliberate.
Alanis Morissete, Uninvited
In a three-hour chunk of time, Boise State 33, Virginia Tech 30 was pretty much everything thats great and infuriating about college football.
Great: The ...
As Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson put the finishing touches on his Western Kentucky gameplan Friday night, he pulled aside Tim Marlowe for a word.
Jet sweep, Watson told the rarely-used sophomore wide receiver. Its on the play sheet. ...
Bo Pelini called his defense an "absolute embarrassment" after Nebraska's 49-10 win over Western Kentucky.
Not only did the Huskers' head coach temper that criticism considerably by Monday's Big 12 Teleconference, he said he ...
Lost amidst the dramatic Saturday night debut of Taylor Martinez was the surprising, dramatic return of his numerical equivalent on defense.
Safety Rickey Thenarse, who blew out his knee early in 2009 and appeared a bit lost in the shuffle of a ...
After playing its first six matches of 2010 on the road, the No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team will play its first match of the year at the Nebraska Coliseum on Thursday against No. 20 Dayton.
The Nebraska volleyball team finished a perfect weekend at the BYU Nike Invitational on Saturday night with a sweep of Idaho State (25-16, 25-17, 25-12) in the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The Huskers opened on Friday with a win over host school BYU (3-1) and then swept Cal Poly for the fourth consecutive time earlier Saturday afternoon.
The No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team improved to 2-0 at the BYU Nike Invitational with a sweep of Cal Poly (25-15, 25-18, 25-17). The Huskers were on top of their game as they hit over .300 as a team for the first time in 2010 at .348, marking their best performance since they hit .386 against Colorado at home last season.
The No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team opened the BYU Nike Invitational on Friday night with a hard-fought 3-1 win (21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15) after host-school BYU took the first set of the match.
After playing its first three games of the 2010 season in Omaha, Neb., the No. 7 Nebraska volleyball team will travel outside its home state for the first time in 2010 this weekend to Provo, Utah, for the BYU Nike Invitational.
NU officials, working with an outside design team, are actively pursuing an estimated $27 million project to transform the current home of Nebraska basketball into the volleyball team's future digs.
Playing its fifth and sixth matches in a hectic eight-day span, Nebraska (5-1) won the BYU Nike Invitational, sweeping Cal Poly 25-15, 25-18, 25-17 and Idaho State 25-16, 25-17, 25-12.
The Nebraska volleyball team's early match woes continued, but the No. 7 Huskers recovered in time to defeat BYU 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15 on Friday at the Nike Invitational in Provo, Utah.
It wasn't easy, but seventh-ranked Nebraska bounced back from Sunday's loss to Florida by sweeping Creighton 26-24, 25-18, 25-15 on Tuesday at a sold-out Sokol Arena.
Maybe you didn't notice when Alfonzo Dennard momentarily left
Saturday night's game with a hand injury.
Curt McKeever takes a look at the Idaho Vandals -- offense, defense, special teams and who to watch.
Openness, it seems, is one way to prevent disgruntled players. Before pointing to redshirted freshman Taylor Martinez early last week, Watson kept all three quarterbacks involved in the race well-info
Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson fielded questions
Tuesday about how he thinks redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor
Martinez might handle his sudden celebrity.
NU coach Bo Pelini said communication Saturday was the biggest issue, and that wasn’t just the fault of an inexperienced group of linebackers.
Look around. That's what Mike Ekeler told his young linebackers before Saturday night's game. Lavonte David was a stud on the best high school football team in the country in 2007 but he never played 
Old-school Nebraska football fans, rejoice. It appears the power
running game is coming back in style in the Big 12.
NU officials, working with an outside design team, are actively pursuing an estimated $27 million project to transform the current home of Nebraska basketball into the volleyball team's future digs.
Playing its fifth and sixth matches in a hectic eight-day span, Nebraska (5-1) won the BYU Nike Invitational, sweeping Cal Poly 25-15, 25-18, 25-17 and Idaho State 25-16, 25-17, 25-12.
The Nebraska volleyball team's early match woes continued, but the No. 7 Huskers recovered in time to defeat BYU 21-25, 25-18, 25-17, 25-15 on Friday at the Nike Invitational in Provo, Utah. 
For NU senior setter Sydney Anderson, her Utah homecoming brings with it a few extra emotions. And a few extra pokes from friends on Facebook.
It wasn't easy, but seventh-ranked Nebraska bounced back from Sunday's loss to Florida by sweeping Creighton 26-24, 25-18, 25-15 on Tuesday at a sold-out Sokol Arena.
