Born and raised in Omaha, Jacob has been writing about local sports in Nebraska since he joined Creighton's student newspaper as a freshman in 2011. He's covered prep sports as well as Creighton and Nebraska athletics (including football, basketball and volleyball) for Hail Varsity and Hurrdat Sports since 2015.
His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find him, he’s probably in a gym somewhere watching, coaching or playing hoops.
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball fed the middles all night long in a sweep over Long Island to open NCAA Tournament play Friday night at the Devaney Center. The three Husker middle blockers combined for 23 kills, one less than Long Island’s whole team, as the Huskers swept...
A new season starts now for the Nebraska volleyball team. As the Huskers have said multiple times now, records reset and everyone starts from 0-0 in the NCAA Tournament. However, Nebraska has made it through 30 matches without a loss by following the same process, so...
Creighton men’s basketball returned to CHI Health Center Omaha on Tuesday and put on a show for the fans, lighting it up from the perimeter en route to a 96-76 victory over Nicholls. Eight Bluejays finished between eight and 14 points with Owen Freeman, Jasen Green...
Bergen Reilly and Dani Busboom Kelly headlined a big awards haul for No. 1 Nebraska volleyball as the Big Ten revealed its postseason honors on Tuesday. Busboom Kelly is the Coach of the Year while Reilly is the Player and Setter of the Year. Andi Jackson, Harper...
Greg McDermott said he was going to learn a lot about his Creighton men’s basketball team in the Players Era Men’s Championship over Thanksgiving week, and the tournament certainly provided plenty of opportunities to learn lessons. The Jays (4-3) returned from Las...
After spending all season at No. 1 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, Nebraska volleyball has earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers will open their 2025 tournament run against the Long Island Sharks on Friday at the Devaney Center. It will be Nebraska’s...
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball swept Ohio State on Saturday night to complete a perfect regular season for the third time in program history. The Huskers stand at 30-0, including 20-0 in Big Ten Play, and are the sixth Big Ten team all-time to sweep the regular season. “I...
No. 1 Nebraska volleyball celebrated the arrival of the Big Ten championship trophy in style Friday night, sweeping No. 25 Penn State during the “Blackout at the Bob” night. The Huskers secured their second sweep of the season over the rival Nittany Lions in dominant...
The 2025 Nebraska high school football season wrapped up on Tuesday at Memorial Stadium with the final three NSAA State Football Championships. After D1, D2 and B took the stage on Monday, C1, C2 and A named their champions on Tuesday. Stay tuned here and to all the...