Football
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...
Elijah Pritchett Embracing ‘O-Line Pride’ with Nebraska Football
The Nebraska football team added to its offensive line this off season, recruiting former Alabama offensive tackle Elijah Pritchett from the transfer portal. Before transferring to Nebraska, Pritchett played for the Crimson Tide for three seasons. He primarily played...
Ekeler Returns to Nebraska Football With Help From Will Compton
The Nebraska football team added to its coaching staff this offseason, bringing back a former Husker in Mike Ekeler to serve as special teams coordinator. Before returning to Nebraska, Ekeler served as the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for...
Former Nebraska Football Players Earn NFL Opportunities
The 2025 NFL Draft took place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Thursday through Saturday, and two Nebraska players heard their names called. Six others signed as undrafted free agents. Here is a list of each player along with some statistics from their last season at Nebraska...
Hail Varsity Digest | You Gotta Believe | 4/29/25
*Beginning this week, Hail Varsity Historicals will go game-by-game through Tom Osborne’s second national championship season, 1995. During a news conference the Monday before Nebraska football's 1995 opener against Oklahoma State, Thursday night in Stillwater, Tom...
New York Giants Select Thomas Fidone II in Seventh Round of NFL Draft
Tight End Thomas Fidone II was the second Husker to hear his name called on Saturday as the New York Giants took him with the third pick of the seventh round, 219th overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. https://twitter.com/Giants/status/1916247148351377479 The 6-foot-6,...
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