After defending national champion Nebraska football opened the 1995 season with a 64-21 victory at Oklahoma State, Tom Osborne said, an oft-quoted part of his coaching philosophy: “A lot of times a team will improve the most between the first and second game. We hope...
Larry the Cable Guy would say, “Git-R-Done.” And Nebraska baseball did. Coach Will Bolt would say, “Gritty beats pretty.” Which it did, and not just Sunday. “Oh man, tell me about it. That was not a lot ... very sweet about anything we did offensively this weekend,...
It’s more than one player, of course, but consider what Nebraska baseball senior outfielder Gabe Swansen has done in his last seven games: two grand slams, two doubles and 15 runs-batted-in. As you no doubt know, three of the RBIs came with two outs in the bottom of...
*Beginning this week, Hail Varsity Historicals will go game-by-game through Tom Osborne’s second national championship season, 1995. During a news conference the Monday before Nebraska football's 1995 opener against Oklahoma State, Thursday night in Stillwater, Tom...
Nebraska baseball didn’t start off the weekend in College Park, Maryland, right, losing to Maryland 12-5 Friday night. But the Huskers finished with a 21-5 blowout in seven innings Sunday to win the series. They defeated Maryland 6-2 Saturday. “I think we have one of...
Go to X, or TikTok, or Facebook, wherever you’re comfortable on social media, and search for “Jacob Bower.” You’ll easily find the post-football-practice session during which Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announces Bower will be placed on scholarship. After a...
Bottom line, Coach Will Bolt wasn’t happy with Nebraska baseball's 4-0 loss to Kansas at Haymarket Park Tuesday night. Of course not. “Losing sucks,” he said. “I absolutely hate it.” Even so, “I don’t think we played bad,” said Bolt. The Huskers just need to flush it...
Early in the third quarter of the 1995 Orange Bowl, undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska football trailed once-beaten and third-ranked Miami 17-7. The Hurricanes scored on a 44-yard Frank Costa touchdown pass less than 2 minutes into the second half. Now rewind to...
Nebraska baseball didn’t start the weekend well, losing to Northwestern 9-7 at Haymarket Park Friday night. But the Huskers turned it around Saturday, sweeping a double-header 14-4 and 5-2. The first game ended after seven innings because of the 10-run rule. The...