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Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/08/24

Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/08/24

TRICKERY CAPPER ​You could just as easily find this on YouTube: Black 41 Flash Reverse Pass. But I’ll recount here. Not sure why I’m using capital letters, but that’s probably how you’ll find it. It goes on Nebraska’s trick plays list along the Bounceroosky and...

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Blackshirts, Buschini Lead Nebraska to 14-7 Win over Rutgers

Blackshirts, Buschini Lead Nebraska to 14-7 Win over Rutgers

Two were enough — touchdowns, that is. Nebraska scored two touchdowns in the first half, then the defense made them hold up in a 14-7 victory against Rutgers Saturday at heat-drenched and wind-swept Memorial Stadium. And senior punter Brian Buschini was considered a...

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Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/03/24

Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/03/24

SLOW IT DOWN ​Nebraska’s defense has seen this before, the offensive approach of the last three opponents: control the ball by running it, shorten the time the Husker offense has the ball. ​Rutgers might be challenging with that approach. The 4-0 Scarlet Knights rank...

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Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/01/24

Hail Varsity Digest | Mike Babcock Edition | 10/01/24

WINNING STREAK BEGINS ​Nebraska and Rutgers first played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, on a Tuesday afternoon. That’s right, a Tuesday afternoon. As Casey Stengel said, “You could look it up.” ​The date was November 2, 1920. Henry “Pa” Schulte, the...

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Late Arrival: Big Second Half Boosts Huskers Past Boilermakers

Late Arrival: Big Second Half Boosts Huskers Past Boilermakers

Nebraska’s offense didn’t get to West Lafayette, Indiana, until the second half ... metaphorically speaking. Actually, the Huskers had 210 yards of offense in the first 30 minutes. So maybe that metaphor is inappropriate, worthy of a flag. But they were 0-for-6 on...

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