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Nebraska Football Coaching Adaptability: Hurrdat Sports Radio

Today on Hurrdat Sports Radio, Damon Benning and Ravi Lulla dive into the challenges facing modern head coaches in football, shedding light on the ever-changing dynamics of leadership at the highest levels of the game.   The Modern Coaching Dilemma  They begin with...

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How Nebraska Is Managing Recruiting Amid Coaching Departures

NEW DAY DAWNING ​When Nebraska hired Matt Rhule, then University President Ted Carter and Athletic Director Trev Alberts, told him, Rhule said, “We want you to build a program built on player development.” ​Rhule was speaking before the Wisconsin game. ​“They said...

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Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 12/3/24

Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 12/3/24

RELATIVELY FEW ON-HAND ​Nebraska’s 1963 media guide account of the 1962 Gotham Bowl, in Bob Devaney’s first season as Husker head coach, indicated “some 11,000” attended. Newspaper accounts had 6,166 tickets sold and 5,000 youngsters admitted free. So the numbers...

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Yet Another Groundhog Day for Nebraska Football

Numbers don’t lie. Except when they do. As they did in Nebraska’s 13-10 loss to Iowa Friday night in Iowa City. Seriously, a 13-10 loss on a field goal as time elapsed. Sound familiar? The same thing happened a year ago — same score, field goal as time elapsed. The...

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Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 11/29/24

Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 11/29/24

STOP THE RUN ​Fittingly enough, Iowa will wear all-black uniforms against Nebraska on “Black Friday.” And Hawkeye fans are encouraged to wear black. “Black Out Kinnick Stadium” is the theme. ​Nebraska’s “Blackshirt” defense needs to pay special attention to the...

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