Football
Single-Digit Dane Key Making Immediate Impact for Nebraska Football
Nebraska football transfer wide receiver Dane Key is impressing his new team through the first couple weeks of camp. In fact, he’s impressed his teammates so much that he was the leading vote-getter on the team during the single-digit jersey number vote. He will be...
Babcock: It’s Off the Field as Well as On for Nebraska Football
Recollection has it that Jon Hesse recounted this, though as long as I’ve been around Nebraska football, details have become jumbled or lost. But I’ll say it was Hesse. He was a four-year Husker letterman (1993-96) at linebacker, playing on two national championship...
Meet Nebraska Football Punter Archie Wilson, the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’
The “most interesting man in the world” to Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule currently resides in Nebraska’s punter room. Freshman Archie Wilson traveled halfway across the world to punt for the Huskers. Wilson hails from Frankston South in Victoria, Australia, where...
Hail Varsity Digest | Return To Reality, ’96 Nebraska Football Wins at K-State | 8/12/24
Questions remained for 1996 Nebraska football because of the 19-0 loss at Arizona State, even though Nebraska had defeated Colorado State in its third game a week later 65-9. At least some of those questions were answered when the seventh-ranked Huskers defeated...
‘Old Head’ Javin Wright Heading into Seventh Season With Nebraska Football
After facing heart complications before the start of fall camp in 2024, Javin Wright is ready to get back on the field for his seventh year as a Husker. The senior linebacker began his career with the Huskers in 2019 and has battled through the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Riley Van Poppel Ready to Go for Nebraska Football After Redshirt Year
Nebraska defensive linemen Riley Van Poppel is ready to get back on the field after using his redshirt season in 2024. The sophomore said that he believes taking his redshirt last season was very beneficial and taught him a lot. "The biggest thing for me in football...
Professionalism Aids Smooth Transition to Nebraska Football for Andrew Marshall
Nebraska football defensive back Andrew Marshall is fitting in well with his new team. "It's been smooth for me, I can say that they've definitely taken me in," Marshall said. "I'm very appreciative. From the staff to the players to even the community, they've been...
Sky’s the Limit for Nebraska Football, At Least for Now
Optimism is the order of the day, similar to spring practice but with the season at hand. Now, as in the spring, the Nebraska football team can be as good as one’s imagination allows. For instance, though the past is that and nothing more, Matt Rhule’s similar rises...
Competition Driving Improvement for Nebraska Defense
There are question marks surrounding the Nebraska football defense heading into 2025 considering the key pieces the unit lost, but defensive coordinator John Butler wants his team focused on themselves. "We don't care what anybody else says outside of this building,"...
Hail Varsity Digest | 1996 Huskers Rebound, Pound Colorado State | 8-5-25
That Nebraska football had set aside its 19-0 loss at Arizona State, at least to some degree, was reflected in a 65-9 win against Colorado State in the third game of the 1996 season at Memorial Stadium. In addition to the 65 points, the Huskers rolled up 628 yards of...
Nebraska Football Fan Day Photos | 08/02/2025
Nebraska Football Open Scrimmage | 08/02/2025
Rocco Spindler Has High Expectations for Nebraska’s Offensive Line in 2025
Rocco Spindler has high hopes and expectations for Nebraska football’s offensive line in 2025. The senior transfer guard from Notre Dame had a lot of success in his four years with the Fighting Irish, including playing in the national championship in January, and he...
Holgorsen Looking to Unlock Offense’s Potential in First Full Season with Nebraska Football
Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is back in Lincoln and his star quarterback couldn't be happier after they spent the summer apart. "He got mad at me," Holgorsen said of Dylan Raiola. "He was like, ‘Why didn't you call me for five weeks?’” Raiola and...
Huskers Football DB Deshon Singleton Wants Memorial Stadium Shaking
Deshon Singleton returned to Nebraska to leave a legacy under Matt Rhule, and in Vegas he spelled out what that looks like—no freebies, no big plays, and an edge the defense can carry every Saturday. Hurrdat Sports' Avarie Howard caught up with Nebraska defensive back...
Luke Lindenmeyer Poised for Big Role in Nebraska Tight End Room
Luke Lindenmeyer found himself in unfamiliar circumstances after day one of Nebraska football fall camp, taking center stage in the Hawks Center media room to discuss his position group, the start of camp and more. “This is cool,” Lindenmeyer said. “I don’t know what...
Cam Lenhardt Sees Potential in 2025 Nebraska Football Defensive Line
Cameron Lenhardt believes the defensive line's pass rush has taken a huge jump from last season. The junior defensive linemen told the media as much after the first day of fall camp on Monday. "This spring, that's one thing we worked on a lot, was pass rushing, and...
Hail Varsity Digest | Husker Offense Falters in Arizona State Upset | 7/29/25
Arizona State took the opening kickoff and drove 80 yards on 10 plays for a touchdown, on a 25-yard pass from Jake Plummer to Keith Poole. As it turned out, that’s all the Sun Devils needed. As Tom Osborne indicated following Nebraska’s 1996 opener two weeks before, a...
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