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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 recruit...
Hail Varsity Historical: North Texas Holds Self Accountable in Nebraska Football Blowout
Time to backtrack. Next up for our Hail Varsity Historical series is a game-by-game recap of the 1993 Nebraska football season, which set up Tom Osborne’s remarkable run of three national titles in his final four seasons. North Texas Coach Dennis Parker described it...
Hail Varsity Historical: Osborne’s Final Game with Nebraska Football Earns Coaches’ National Title
On the Wednesday following Nebraska football's 54-15 victory against Texas A&M in the 1997 Big 12 Championship Game, with some tears all around, Tom Osborne announced his retirement. That was the backdrop for the No. 2 Huskers’ Orange Bowl clash with No. 3...
2026 Nebraska Football Transfer Portal Tracker
The offseason is underway for Nebraska football, which means it's transfer season. The portal window opened on Jan. 2 and runs through Jan. 16, giving players two weeks to decide their futures (with exceptions for teams that make the national championship and for...
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football Big 12 Champ and Orange Bowl Bound After A&M Rout
Nebraska football came prepared to play Texas A&M in the second Big 12 Championship game, Tom Osborne said following the Huskers’ 54-15 victory in the San Antonio Alamodome, December 6. 1997. The score was sufficient evidence, as was the fact Nebraska led 37-3 at...
Nebraska Las Vegas Bowl vs Utah | Photos
Utah Overwhelms Nebraska Football in Las Vegas Bowl
What is there to say? Utah defeated Nebraska football 44-22 in the Las Vegas Bowl Wednesday to extend a season-ending Husker losing streak to three, including 37-10 to Penn State and 40-16 to Iowa. As with last season, Nebraska was 7-6, though 2024 ended with a...
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football’s 1997 Title Hopes Come Down to One Series
It shouldn’t have come down to this. Nebraska football was second-ranked and 10-0, Colorado 5-5. The Huskers led 27-10 late in the fourth quarter at Folsom Field in Boulder, the day after Thanksgiving 1997, and they were driving to what would’ve been a game-sealing...
Nebraska Football Looking for Continued Improvement in Las Vegas
Nebraska football is all-in Wednesday when the underdog 7-5 Huskers play 10-2 and 15th-ranked Utah in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium. The Huskers want to take another step in development under Matt Rhule. Of course they do. No surprise there....
Emmett Johnson Reflects on Nebraska Football Journey
Emmett Johnson is headed for the NFL after a breakout season for the Nebraska football team in 2025. The junior running back announced his decision to enter the draft on social media Dec. 5. However, he's taking his time reflecting on his journey getting there,...
Emmett Johnson 2025 Season in Photos | Hail Varsity
Hail Varsity Historical: Nebraska Football Buries Hapless Iowa State
Tom Osborne faced a dilemma in the closing seconds of the first half of Nebraska’s game against Iowa State at bitterly-cold Memorial Stadium, in mid-November 1997. “I didn’t want to score right before the half,” he said. What? The Huskers’ coach didn’t want to score?...
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