Fans haven’t been able to see a Husker football event in person since 2019. That changes this month. Two weeks ahead of the Red-White Spring Game, Nebraska is opening the April 17 practice to the public at Memorial Stadium. The practice is free to the public and open to the first 4,000 individuals. Tickets must…… Read more »
Media was allowed into the Hawks Championship Center to watch about 30 minutes of football practice Wednesday morning. This is the first such opening since 2019. Open practices had yet to happen in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the rest of the spring and disrupted the fall. KLIN’s Kenny Larabee was in attendance to…… Read more »
A lengthy list of names for the open Pac-12 commissioner post includes that of Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos. The Mercury News in San Jose reports Moos among a number of names “to get reaction from the presidents.” Moos played football at Washington State, where in 1972 he earned first-team All-Pac-8 honors. He worked in the…… Read more »
A year ago, those covering Husker football met in person for the start of spring practices. A few days later, the sports world shut down, and nobody has had media availability outside of zoom since. That continued with the first media session of the 2021 spring practices for Nebraska, though the rest will be in…… Read more »
On the same day the Big Ten Conference announced attendance at regular-season contests the rest of this spring will be up to each school and their local health and safety protocols, Nebraska fans learned how many will be allowed into home games in Lincoln. Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos said on Sports Nightly that there…… Read more »
For the first time since March 11, 2020, Husker fans will be able to watch regular-season competitions in person. Nebraska Athletics announced Wednesday morning that fans will be allowed at events beginning immediately. The decision comes from the Big Ten’s Athletic Directors and the Council of Presidents and Chancellors to follow local health guidelines and…… Read more »
Game on. Hours after a report that Nebraska was trying to back out of the game at Oklahoma this fall, NU Athletic Director Bill Moos confirmed that the game is still happening. “The University of Nebraska is looking forward to playing Oklahoma in Norman on September 18th,” Moos said in a statement. “Due to the…… Read more »
“Wherever and whenever” is what Nebraska football coach Scott Frost said ahead of the 2020 football season, even saying his team would line up in Uzbekistan if needed. But maybe not really wherever and whenever. According to a Friday morning report from Stadium’s Brett McMurphy, the Huskers are trying to back out of one of the most anticipated…… Read more »
Husker fans, rejoice. Speaking on KLIN’s Drive Time Lincoln Wednesday, Nebraska University System President Ted Carter told host Kellan Heavican that he’s “frustrated with the current policy of no fans at athletic events, but that he and others, including Council of Presidents and Chancellors member UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green, are advocating for that to change…… Read more »
The 2021 season-opening game scheduled for Dublin, Ireland, is coming back to the states. A release from the Nebraska Athletic Department says the game has been moved after “extensive consultation with the Irish government, medical authorities, and the administrative staffs at Nebraska and Illinois”. The August 28 game will now be played in Chapaign at…… Read more »