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Hail Varsity Historical: Kansas Went for the Win Against Nebraska Football — and Lost
Nebraska football’s 21-20 victory at Kansas the first Saturday in November 1993 came down to one play, a Jayhawks 2-point conversion attempt with 52 seconds remaining. “Basically, I think they were lucky,” Kansas guard Hessley Hempstead said of the Huskers. You can be…
Hail Varsity Historical: Defense, and Frazier, Critical to Nebraska Football Victory Over Colorado
Nebraska football scored 21 points, Colorado managed a field goal, in the first quarter of the eighth game of the season, on a cold day at Folsom Field in Boulder, October 30, 1993. Couldn’t ask for a much better start, right? But the Huskers wouldn’t score again,…
Hail Varsity Historical: First half Not Good Enough in Nebraska Football Victory
The Hail Varsity Historical series focusing on Nebraska football during the 1990s, suspended when the baseball season began, resumes today. Nebraska led Missouri 21-7 at halftime of the seventh game of the 1993 season. But Husker defensive coordinator Charlie McBride…
Babcock: May George Darlington, and Others, Rest in Peace
As legendary Nebraska sports information director Don Bryant used to say, you’ve got to be a “tough SOB” to get old … the late Don Bryant. His insight involved not only the aches and pains, and other more significant things, of aging but also the pain of the…
Former Husker Tommy Armstrong Jr. Entering Omaha Beef Hall of Fame
Former Nebraska and Omaha Beef quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. has etched his name into Nebraska sports history forever. The signal caller will be inducted into the Omaha Beef Hall of Fame on Saturday. He said he learned the news from Beef owner Ricky Bertz….
Former Husker Emmett Johnson Excited to Join “Legendary Program” in Kansas City Chiefs
Emmett Johnson grew up catching 200 footballs a day from his older brother with dreams of one day playing in the NFL. The Nebraska running back saw that dream come true on Saturday. The Kansas City Chiefs selected Johnson with the 161st overall pick and in the fifth…
Huskers, Nebraska Natives Earn NFL Opportunities
Two Nebraska natives and one Husker heard their names called during the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Additionally, eight others signed undrafted free agent deals. Draft Picks Nate Boerkircher, TE, 2nd Round, Pick 56, Jacksonville Jaguars The Aurora…
Observations Here and There from the 2026 Nebraska Football Spring Game
“Nebraska” defeated the “Huskers” 22-17 in the 2026 Nebraska football spring game Saturday. The problem is, I can’t tell you what players comprised the “Nebraska” and “Huskers” teams. It was confusing to me because the reality was, Nebraska’s offense played the…
Nebraska Football Spring Game Photos | Hail Varsity
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Hail Varsity Historical | Kansas State Airs it Out, But Nebraska Football Manages to Win
Nebraska football outside linebacker Trev Alberts was apologetic after the sixth-ranked Huskers won their sixth in a row, 45-27 against Kansas State at Memorial Stadium in mid-October 1993. “I’m disappointed,” he said. “I don’t feel good about my own effort today.”…
Hail Varsity Historical | Solid Second Half Helps Nebraska Football Win Fifth in a Row
According to “Endymion,” the John Keats poem: “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Tom Osborne’s 200th career victory with Nebraska football would be a joy forever, you could say. But it “wasn’t a thing of beauty,” Osborne said, following 7th-ranked Nebraska’s 27-13…
Hail Varsity Historical | Jones Returns, For One Play, In Nebraska Football’s Fourth Victory
Calvin Jones was a “participant” in Nebraska football’s 48-13 victory against Colorado State in the fourth game of the season at Memorial Stadium, Sept. 25, 1993. The senior I-back didn’t “play,” he “participated.” It was semantically important. The day before, Coach…
Babcock: Nebraska Football Great Roger Craig Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame, Finally
Elation. And a sigh of relief. That was my immediate response to reports Nebraska football great Roger Craig was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in his 28th season of eligibility. Though eligibility never runs out, inclusion on the ballot can. For reasons…
Hail Varsity Historical | Nebraska Football Escapes Pasadena With Down-to-the-Wire Victory
It certainly wasn’t easy, but ninth-ranked Nebraska football managed a win against UCLA in the third game of the 1993 season, defeating the 0-1 Bruins 14-13 at the Rose Bowl. Maybe fan support made a difference. An estimated 12,000 in the crowd of 50,299 were Husker…
Nebraska Football Commits Teaming Up At Millard South for Senior Year
The Millard South Patriots are bolstering their football team in 2026 with the additions of a pair of Nebraska football commits moving in from out of state in quarterback Trae Taylor and wide receiver Antayvious Ellis. Taylor hails from Chicago, Ill., where he spent…
Hail Varsity Historical | Nebraska Football Victory Not Exactly a Blowout
Nebraska football scored 50 points against Texas Tech in the second game of the season at Memorial Stadium in mid-September 1993. In other words, the Huskers coasted, right? Well, not exactly. With 8:37 remaining in the third quarter, the Red Raiders took a 21-20 lead…
2027 Nebraska Football Quarterback Commit Trae Taylor Transferring to Millard South for Senior Year
Trae Taylor, Nebraska football’s 2027 quarterback commit, is moving to Lincoln and transferring to play his senior season at Millard South. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound quarterback is transferring from Carmel Catholic in Mundelein, Illinois. Taylor is a 4-star…
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