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.
The overriding theme from Big Ten Volleyball Media Day in Chicago was one of gratitude for the platform the conference gives to the sport. Nebraska volleyball has been at the forefront of driving up volleyball interest nationwide, and Dani Busboom Kelly, Bergen Reilly...
Nebraska volleyball is the unanimous preseason Big Ten favorite and three Huskers made the preseason All-Big Ten Team according to a vote of the league's 18 coaches. Seniors Andi Jackson, Harper Murray and Bergen Reilly were all unanimous All-Big Ten selections. The...
“Gym rat” has become a cliché phrase in basketball circles, but it’s hard to find a more appropriate label for one of the newcomers to Creighton men’s basketball, Wes Enis. The 6-foot-2 guard has spent so much time in the gym that his coaches have locked him out at...
Plenty of schools were interested in Oswin Erhunmwunse when the former Providence Friar entered the transfer portal, but the 6-foot-10 center didn’t take long to make his decision. He knew what he wanted this time around and he knew he could find it with Creighton...
The NBA wrapped up its summer league on Sunday with the Golden State Warriors capturing the championship in Las Vegas. That put a bow on nearly two and a half weeks of basketball between the California Classic, the Salt Lake City Summer League and the Las Vegas Summer...
The “Let it Fly” playing style that Creighton men’s basketball adopted under previous head coach Greg McDermott left an impression on BJ Davis when his San Diego State Aztecs played against the Bluejays early in the 2024-25 season. Two years later, Davis will get the...
The first summer for Alan Huss as head coach of the Creighton men’s basketball is flying by faster than he anticipated. After a break for the holiday, the Bluejays tipped off the second half of summer workouts on Monday. “The guys are working,” Huss said ahead of...
With Independence Day falling on Saturday, this year’s OSA River Cities Hoops grassroots basketball tournament had a different look to it with a Thursday-to-Saturday schedule and an entirely in-state field of teams. The holiday also resulted in short-handed rosters...
Nebraska high school football fans got a preview of the level of quarterback talent they’ll see this fall in the Omaha Metro as power conference commits Trae Taylor of Millard South and Braylen Warren of Omaha Westside led their teams to the NebPreps 7v7 State...