Nebraska Football News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

*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...

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,...

Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson went off the board to the Philadelphia with the ninth pick of the fourth round, 111th overall, in the 2025 NFL Draft on Saturday. https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/1916170354105450993 Robinson is the first Husker to hear his name...

Go to X, or TikTok, or Facebook, wherever you’re comfortable on social media, and search for “Jacob Bower.” You’ll easily find the post-football-practice session during which Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule announces Bower will be placed on scholarship. After a...

Early in the third quarter of the 1995 Orange Bowl, undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska football trailed once-beaten and third-ranked Miami 17-7. The Hurricanes scored on a 44-yard Frank Costa touchdown pass less than 2 minutes into the second half. Now rewind to...

Riley Van Poppel had praise for his new position coach, Terry Bradden, during Tuesday’s Nebraska football media availability. “Something he tells us all the time, ‘Energy is contagious,’” said Van Poppel. If Van Poppel is an example, Bradden is right. Van Poppel...

Oklahoma was 6-4 when it played host to Nebraska football for a Black Friday game, Nov. 25, 1994. As usual, however, Tom Osborne took nothing for granted, even though Nebraska was 11-0 and top-ranked in both major polls — with a chance to win the Big Eight title...