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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...
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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,...
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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?...
Holgorsen Addresses Quarterback Situation Ahead of Nebraska Football’s Bowl Game
Nebraska football offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen addressed the media on Tuesday, his first appearance at the podium since news of Dylan Riaola’s decision to enter the transfer portal surfaced. Holgorsen confirmed the impending departure for the sophomore...
Nebraska Football Lineman Tyler Knaak to face Former Team in Las Vegas Bowl
Tyler Knaak will be playing against his former team when the Nebraska football team faces Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. The junior right guard/right tackle spent one season with Utah redshirting in 2022 before transferring to Nebraska in 2023. Now, Knaak will...
Hail Varsity Historical: Davison’s Catch Helps Nebraska Football Remain Undefeated
Any Nebraska football fan of a certain age remembers Matt Davison’s touchdown catch on the final play of regulation in the 1997 Missouri game at Columbia. You can check it out on YouTube. Words don’t do the play justice, but ... The Scott Frost pass was intended for...
Babcock: Making Sense of Dylan Raiola’s Impending Departure From Nebraska Football
To quote from the movie "Jerry Maguire," as I’ve done before: “Show me the money!” It characterizes college athletics nowadays. Show me the NIL. What can you offer me to enroll at your institution? My loyalty to you will have a dollar sign attached to it, as well as a...
Report: Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola To Enter Transfer Portal
Nebraska football’s sophomore quarterback Dylan Raiola is expected to enter the transfer portal, Pete Nakos of On3 reports. The news comes in the wake of his younger brother and 2026 QB, Dayton Raiola, de-committing from the Huskers on Nov. 19. Nebraska also announced...
Rhule Addresses Staff Changes as Nebraska Football Preps for Bowl Game
All eyes are turning to the Nebraska football team’s new staff members after the firing of some key pieces ahead of its bowl game on Dec. 31. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule announced the firing of defensive coordinator John Butler on Dec. 1, offensive line coach...
Confident Luke Sorensen Set to Join Nebraska Football
Luke Sorensen is officially a Husker and will join the program in 2026 after sending in his paperwork in on the first day of the signing period. The 2026 tight end hails from Anaheim, California, and is joining the Huskers after committing in June. He's a three-star...
Hail Varsity Historical: Osborne Earns 250th Win with Nebraska Football
Appropriately, perhaps, Tom Osborne’s 250th career victory leading Nebraska football came against Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium, November 1, 1997. A no-question victory, 69-7. “I think after a few bad things happened, they maybe lost heart a little bit,” Osborne said....
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