The Blackshirts
Nebraska sports coverage: Football, Volleyball, Softball and Husker News.
Next 3 Matchups Scheduled
- VBallSep 16Sep 16Creighton6:00 PM CTPinnacle Bank ArenaPinnacle Bank Arena
- VBallSep 18Sep 18North Carolina7:00 PM CTBob Devaney Sports CenterBob Devaney Sports Center
- FBallSep 19Sep 19North Dakota6:15 PM CTLincolnLincoln
Latest
- ProgramWhat Are the Blackshorts?Blackshorts is what Husker fans call Nebraska volleyball — a play on football's Blackshirts. What the name means, where you'll see it, and the one part nobody can tell you.
- PredictionI Said 52-10. It Was 56-7. Vegas Missed by 18.5.My Bowling Green pick finished seven points off the final margin. The betting line missed by 18.5 and the model by 21. Here's the scorecard — and the part I got wrong.
- HonorsWhat's Next: Anthony Colandrea Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the WeekAnthony Colandrea threw an interception on Nebraska's second play against Bowling Green, then four touchdowns before halftime. On Monday the Big Ten named him its Offensive Player of the Week — his first conference honor as a Husker.
- RecapFifty-Six to Seven, and the Same Sixty-Five YardsNebraska answered almost everything it spent the week talking about — the rush lanes held, the defense scored, and Colandrea threw four touchdowns. The penalty yardage did not move an inch.
- VolleyballThe First One They've Lost: Nebraska Drops a Set, Then Buries Georgia TechGeorgia Tech took the opening set 26-24 and ended Nebraska's perfect run through the season. Then the Huskers hit .526 in the fourth and won going away.