Nebraska Football Archives

Hail Varsity Digest | Credit Where Credit Is Due for Huskers Football | 05/13/25

by Mike Babcock | May 13, 2025 | Nebraska Football

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...

Husker Football’s Tight End Tradition

by Mike Babcock | Apr 13, 2025 | Nebraska Football

Kansas State football coach Jim Dickey was commenting on Nebraska’s Junior Miller in the late 1970s. If that was “Junior,” Dickey said, he’d hate to see “Senior.” Actually, “complimenting” would be better than “commenting on.” Miller, listed at 6-foot-4, 242...

Hail Varsity Digest | Nebraska’s Rudy – Adam Kucera | 02/18/24

by Mike Babcock | Feb 18, 2025 | Nebraska Football

“RUDY, RUDY” – By Mike Babcock His name wasn’t “Rudy.” But that was the chant by some among the 75,273 remaining at Memorial Stadium when he ran onto the field with about 5 minutes remaining in Nebraska’s fourth game of the 1994 season against Pacific. His name...