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- VolleyballThe Court Got Slick and Nobody Went Home: Nebraska and Missouri Sang at WrigleySunday night's match at Wrigley Field was suspended when humidity made the court unsafe. Then both teams started singing Kelly Clarkson, and a night that could have curdled turned into the best thing that happened all weekend.
- VolleyballTwelve Sets, Zero Losses, and a Ballpark: Nebraska Plays Wrigley TonightThe No. 1 Huskers take an unbeaten record and a perfect 12-0 mark in sets into the first Nebraska volleyball match ever played at Wrigley Field. Missouri, 8 p.m. Central on FOX.
- FootballTwo Months Ago, Mekhi Nelson Didn't Think He'd Be HereNelson shed a couple of tears before kickoff, then put up 129 all-purpose yards with a 29-yard touchdown run and a career-long 51-yard touchdown catch in Nebraska's 49-21 win over Ohio.
- FootballBody Blows: Jamal Rule Needed 17 Touches to Announce HimselfJamal Rule's third career carry went for a touchdown. He finished his first college game with 122 rushing yards, 169 scrimmage yards and three scores — the first Nebraska freshman to run for 100 in an opener since Adrian Martinez in 2018.
- FootballNebraska 49, Ohio 21: The Hard First Half Was the Whole PointNebraska trailed 13-7, led by one at the break, then outscored Ohio 35-8 after halftime. Anthony Colandrea threw for 275 and three scores, freshman Jamal Rule went for 169 on 17 touches, and Matt Rhule said afterward he wanted it that way.
- VolleyballEight Kills on Ten Swings: Teraya Sigler Only Needed One SetNo. 1 Nebraska swept DePaul 25-19, 25-13, 25-15 and hit .434 as a team. Sigler did her damage in a single set, Kenna Cogill made her first career start and led everyone in blocks, and 8,786 packed Wintrust.
- PredictionNebraska 42, Ohio 17: My Pick, Not the Model'sThe model says Nebraska 34-17. The market says 23.5. I'm taking the Huskers by 25, and the reason is a quarterback comparison the model can't make — Anthony Colandrea has 31 career starts, and Ohio's starter has 290 career passing yards.
- VolleyballVolleyball at Wrigley: Nebraska Plays a First and a 47-Year Reunion in Three DaysThe No. 1 Huskers are at DePaul on Friday for the first time since 1979, then face Missouri on Sunday in the first volleyball match ever played at Wrigley Field. Both on national television.
- GamedayOne Sealed Bottle: Nebraska Is Letting You Bring Water Into Saturday's OpenerWith a Heat Advisory in effect and a forecast near 98 degrees, Nebraska Athletics is making an exception to its beverage policy for the home opener against Ohio. Here is what you can carry through the gate.
- Flag FootballVegas in January: Nebraska Flag Football's First Known Date Is Championship WeekendThe Huskers will play the inaugural CFP Flag Football Showcase in Las Vegas, January 22-24, 2027 — in the varsity division, while USC, Oklahoma, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State and Cal play the club bracket.
- VolleyballSeventeen Times in Four Years: Nebraska Fills Another Building and SweepsA record 5,113 packed First Bank & Trust Arena to watch the Huskers win 25-18, 25-20, 25-15. Bergen Reilly moved into Nebraska's all-time top five in assists on the way.
- VolleyballBack to Brookings: Nebraska's First Trip to South Dakota State in 19 YearsThe Huskers are 2-0, serving better than any Nebraska team in over a decade, and 102-0 under Dani Busboom Kelly when they reach 20 points first. Wednesday, 7 p.m., on Midco.
- Depth ChartThree Backs, No Starter: Are They Good, or Just Unproven?Nebraska's depth chart lists Isaiah Mozee, Mekhi Nelson and Jamal Rule as equals at running back. The efficiency numbers behind them are the best in the Big Ten — on 73 carries.
- VolleyballFourteen and Counting: Bergen Reilly Is Big Ten Setter of the Week AgainReilly ran Nebraska past UNLV and No. 2 Texas without dropping a set, took MVP of the Players Era Showcase, and picked up the 14th weekly honor of her career. Wednesday she plays an hour from home.
- Depth ChartNebraska's Week One Depth Chart, Top to BottomThe full two-deep from Nebraska's Ohio game notes — offense, defense and special teams, with every OR marked and the career starts behind each name.
- VolleyballNebraska Swept the Team That Swept Them for the TitleNo. 1 beat No. 2 in straight sets at T-Mobile Arena — 25-19, 25-19, 25-16 — and the match turned on a 10-0 run in the first. Nebraska is 2-0. Texas is 2-2.
- PredictionWe Rebuilt the Model This Week. It Still Won't Give You Nebraska by Three Touchdowns.Week Zero exposed real flaws, so we spent the week fixing them — six changes, all backtested. Here's what the repaired model says about Ohio, and every Big Ten game on the board.
- PredictionWe Went 4-2 in Week Zero. The Pick We Liked Most Is the One We Blew.Six games, four right, and a scoring model that beat its own error bar. The miss that matters came in Dublin — and the model's own math shows why.
- VolleyballNebraska Held UNLV to .054 and Now Gets TexasThe Huskers opened the season with a sweep at T-Mobile Arena — 25-18, 25-15, 25-16 — blocking the Rebels 10-2 and holding them under .060. No. 2 Texas is next, Sunday at 2:30 on FOX.
- VolleyballNo. 1 vs. No. 2: Nebraska Has Been in the Last Five of TheseThe Huskers open the real season tonight against UNLV, then play No. 2 Texas on Sunday — a rematch of the 2023 national championship, and the fifth straight 1-versus-2 match involving Nebraska.
- VolleyballNebraska Went to the Cowboys' Stadium and Didn't Lose a SetThe Huskers swept Florida and then SMU to win the inaugural Spikes Under the Lights in front of nearly 40,000 at AT&T Stadium — and left Texas with $350,000.
- VolleyballA Million Dollars at the Cowboys' Stadium, in Matches That Don't CountNebraska volleyball opens against Florida tonight at AT&T Stadium in the first women's collegiate event ever held there — playing for the largest prize in the history of women's college sports.
- PredictionWeek Zero: Eight of Twelve Teams Are Starting a Quarterback They've Never StartedSix games Saturday, three of them coin flips, and almost nobody knows who's taking the first snap. Our picks for the opening slate — and where the model is out on a limb.
- ProgramNebraska's Five-Star Freshman Corner Is Already on a National Watch ListDanny Odem III hasn't played a college snap. He's one of 37 players in the country on the preseason list for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
- Program"Blessed to Be Back": Mekhi Nelson Owned It, and Nebraska Stood By HimThe Nebraska running back opened Tuesday's press conference with a statement he could barely get through. The charges against him were dismissed — and the room he came back to never let go.
- Depth ChartSix Backs, One Ball: Nebraska Just Lost an All-American and EJ Barthel Says This Room Is BetterEmmett Johnson is in Kansas City. His position coach says the room he left behind is the most talented he's ever had — and he can tell you exactly why, name by name.
- FilmSix or Seven Seconds: Every Nebraska Coach Described the Same QuarterbackFour coaches were asked about Anthony Colandrea in four different rooms on Tuesday. They gave the same answer without hearing each other — and one of them named the problem with it.
- PredictionEveryone Has Nebraska at 7–5. The Number Is Wrong.The national media is grading last year's Blackshirts and last year's quarterback. Two things changed in Lincoln — and they change the whole season.
- Flag FootballNebraska Flag Football Arrives a Year Early: The Huskers Play This SpringNebraska moved its inaugural women's flag football season up to spring 2027. The program is run by twin sisters — one of them the first woman to coach in a Super Bowl.
- ProgramHe Never Applied: How Dave Tollefson Coached His Way Onto Nebraska's StaffA two-time Super Bowl champion showed up at Nebraska as somebody's friend, kept coming back unpaid, and never asked for a job. Matt Rhule eventually told him to stick around.
- Depth ChartAnthony Colandrea: 7,542 Yards, Three Programs, and Nebraska's GuyMatt Rhule named Anthony Colandrea his starting quarterback for the opener against Ohio. Here's what Nebraska is actually getting — a fourth-year starter, a Mountain West Player of the Year, and a scrambler the defense has been chasing all camp.
- VolleyballNebraska Volleyball's 2026 Roster: A Senior at Every Position That MattersThe Huskers open 2026 at No. 1 in the AVCA poll. A look at the roster behind it — four seniors running the floor, ten underclassmen, and the tallest front row Nebraska has had in years.
- RosterNebraska's 2026 Roster: 31 Nebraskans, 30 Transfers, and Only 18 SeniorsA look at where Nebraska's 115-man 2026 football roster actually comes from — the portal haul, the in-state core, and the position group the Huskers still build at home.
- CampWho's Really About It: The Single Digits Are Coming, and a Freshman Could Get OneMatt Rhule closed training camp by confirming Nebraska's single-digit tradition continues — and made clear he won't rule out a freshman. The players decide.
- FootballSuh Causes One More Fumble at NebraskaTwo years ago I got a credential, a chair, and a conversation with Ndamukong Suh at his Hall of Fame induction. Here is what he said, and how badly I handled it.
- ProgramHusker Nation Set the Records This TimeNebraska Athletics announced record fundraising and licensing for 2025-26 — $71.6 million in gifts, $6.56 million in royalties, and 1.34 million fans through the gates across seven sports.
- SoccerA Point Against the Eighth-Best Team in AmericaNebraska soccer held No. 8 Notre Dame to a 1-1 draw at Hibner Stadium, with Nathalie Lewis scoring for the second time this season and Avery Gillahan turning away five shots.
- BowlingTriple Crown at 22: Former Husker Jillian Martin Makes HistoryJillian Martin won the PWBA Tour Championship on Tuesday, becoming the youngest bowler in tour history to complete the Triple Crown and claim three career majors.
- ProgramNew Titles, Bigger Plans: Nebraska Athletics Promotes SixNebraska Athletics reshuffled its front office ahead of 2026-27, putting new leadership on the Big Red Rebuild, licensing, and the revenue-sharing era.
- SoftballTwo of the Best: Sippel and Miller Named National FinalistsNebraska softball's Lori Sippel and Diane Miller are top-25 finalists for D1 Softball's Assistant Coach of the Year, after a 52-8 season that rewrote the program record book.
- FootballNebraska’s Defensive Dominance Shines in West LafayetteNebraska’s defense, led by James Williams, dominated Purdue in a 28-10 win, with five sacks and another interception returned for a touchdown.
- FootballNebraska vs. Purdue: Prediction for Cornhuskers' Big Ten Road OpenerNebraska faces Purdue in their first road game of the season. With a balanced offense and a solid defense, can the Huskers get back on track?
- Husker NationA Husker Game to Remember: Watching from North Carolina with My BrotherReconnecting with my brother over a dominating Nebraska football win against Northern Iowa, celebrating the resurgence of the Huskers' defense and promising performances by freshmen Raiola and Nelson.
- VolleyballFour Huskers Named to AVCA Watch List: Nebraska's Volleyball Dominance ContinuesNebraska volleyball shines with four players on the AVCA Watch List, highlighting the Huskers' dominance and potential for a national championship run.
- FootballFriday Night Lights: Nebraska’s 400th Consecutive Sellout at Memorial StadiumNebraska's Memorial Stadium will celebrate its 400th consecutive sellout as the Huskers face Illinois in a highly anticipated Big Ten showdown.
- VolleyballHusker Volleyball Sweeps #4 LouisvilleHusker Volleyball sweeps No. 4 Louisville, showcasing dominance with seven aces and nine blocks, improving to 10-1 this season. Read about their powerful performance.
- Husker NationHusker Fans are Everywhere, Even in AlaskaHusker fans are everywhere, even in Alaska! A recap of Nebraska’s win over Colorado and a preview of the upcoming game against Northern Iowa.
- FootballThe Evolution of The Blackshirts: From Improvement to Dominance?Explore the evolution of Nebraska's Blackshirts defense from improvement to potential dominance in the upcoming 2024 season opener against UTEP.
- FootballYouth gone wild in Husker Football - A Data-Driven AnalysisDiscover how the Huskers' young talent is shaping their 2023 season, with a data-driven look at the team's offense, defense, and class composition.
- FootballNebraska 10 - 2?? REALLY?? Yup I think so..Nebraska Cornhuskers 2024 season predictions, highlighting early wins and a strong start. Anticipation builds for a promising year in college football
- RecruitingMichael Terry and David Sanders Jr.: Spend the MoneyNebraska needs both five-star recruits, Michael Terry and David Sanders Jr., to secure a brighter future. Discover why these versatile and dominant athletes are essential for the Huskers.
- FootballBig Ten Media Days: Nebraska's Rollercoaster Ride Over 14 YearsA 14-year analysis of Nebraska's Big Ten Media Days predictions vs. reality, with optimism for 2024 as the Huskers aim to outperform conservative media expectations.
- FootballCornhusker State Dominance: A Look at Nebraska Football's 2024 RosterThe 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers roster features a strong mix of local talent and national recruits, promising an exciting season ahead.
- ProgramFrom Bitterness to Optimism with some inside IntelExploring the bittersweet departure of Trev Alberts and the refreshing optimism under new AD Troy Dannen at Nebraska.
- BasketballNebraska Hoop DreamsNebraska Men’s Basketball team eyes Big Ten Championship glory as they navigate a favorable #3 seed position. Can they turn their season of promise into postseason success? Read on for predictions.
