Football
Hail Varsity Digest | Nebraska Football Tops K-State with Deceptive Score | 6/10/25
Second-ranked Nebraska used 66 players, eighth-ranked Kansas State 46, when the teams met at Memorial Stadium Oct. 21, 1995. “We probably backed off a little too early,” Tom Osborne said. “It’s nice to be able to play a football team and take your first team out. But...
Hail Varsity Digest | Blackshirts Post Shutout, ’95 Nebraska Football Tallies Another Win | 6/3/25
Nebraska football had a week off to prepare for Missouri’s visit to Memorial Stadium for the second-ranked Huskers’ sixth game of the season, Oct. 14, 1995. One problem was Nebraska’s defense didn’t know what to expect from the 2-3 Tigers, who had lost to Kansas State...
Hail Varsity Digest | Predictions Proved Wrong Against Nebraska Football | 5/27/25
Just over 6 minutes into Nebraska football’s fifth game of the 1995 season, Sept. 30, Washington State’s Frank Madu broke free and ran 87 yards for a touchdown. With 8:44 remaining in the first quarter, the Cougars led 7-0, much to the surprise of a majority of the...
Hail Varsity Digest | It Could Have Been Worse for Nebraska Football | 5/20/25
Nebraska football had a bit of a letdown when it played Pacific at Memorial Stadium following its 77-28 victory against Arizona State the week before in the third game of the 1995 season. That was the case according to quarterback Tommie Frazier. “That’s probably...
Michael Bruntz Believes Most Other Big Ten QBs are not in a Better Situation than Dylan Raiola
On Thursday’s Hurrdat Sports Live show, Damon Benning posed the question of if any other current Big Ten quarterback is in a better situation than Dylan Raiola. Show guest and senior writer at Husker 247 Michael Bruntz said he would take Raiola over most QBs in the...
Heinrich Haarberg Embracing Position Change for Nebraska Football
Nebraska football added to its tight end room this offseason with a familiar face to the program. Heinrich Haarberg transitioned positions, moving from quarterback to tight end. Although there are stark differences between the two positions, Haarberg said he has...
Hail Varsity Digest | Credit Where Credit Is Due for Huskers Football | 05/13/25
Late in the first half of the third game of the 1995 season, against Arizona State at Memorial Stadium in mid-September, Nebraska took a timeout before a Sun Devil punt. The timeout seemed odd, considering Nebraska led 56-21. Coach Tom Osborne said he wouldn’t have...
Former Husker Thomas Fidone Makes NFL Dream a Reality
Thomas Fidone II got the call of a lifetime on Saturday, April 26, 2025. It was the New York Giants calling to let Fidone know that they were going to select the former Husker tight end with the 219th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. "I was...
Hail Varsity Digest | First to Second for 1995 Nebraska Football | 5/6/25
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...
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