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Huskers fall flat in return to action against North Dakota
Earlier in the day, Nebraska students found out that “C’s get degrees” was true during the winter graduation ceremony. A few hours later, Nebraska basketball found the inverse to be true—“C-level” efforts don’t translate to wins. The Huskers lost 75-74 to North Dakota to fall to 5-7, suffering their fourth loss to a non-power conference team this season.
Nebraska athletics’ best moments of the decade
Once upon a time, exciting things happened in Husker athletics. Nebraska football won games against opponents you could actually recognize and in exciting fashion. Nebraska men’s basketball pulled off the occasional upset. Nebraska baseball won a conference tournament. Nebraska volleyball — well, they’re still really good. Despite not winning big, football and basketball provided a number of fun moments, even if the joy was fleeting.
Scarlet Fever, Nov. 11: Breaking down the Big Ten and the best-dressed Nebraska coaches
Matt Hardesty and Drake Keeler join Scarlet Fever host Austin Oerman once again to talk Nebraska volleyball, football and women's basketball. They also discuss which Nebraska coach has the most "sauce". sports@dailynebraskan.com
Scarlet Fever, Oct. 27: Reflecting on Nebraska's 38-31 loss to Indiana
Austin Oerman, Matt Hardesty and Drake Keeler talk about everything from Nebraska's 38-31 loss to Indiana over the weekend, along with discussion about everything else that happened around the Big Ten. sports@dailynebraskan.com
How California Senate Bill 206 could affect UNL and its student-athletes
Just over one week ago, California governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 206 into law. The bill is better known as the Fair Pay to Play Act, and it has the potential to dramatically alter the NCAA’s approaches to amateurism and student-athlete compensation. Throughout its history, the NCAA has held firm to the belief that amateurism is a sacred, venerated object and is not to be taken lightly.
Power Ranking Nebraska’s blowout losses in the Big Ten
Since joining the Big Ten in 2011, Nebraska football has had only two seasons without a loss greater than 30 points. Over the last eight full seasons and start of the ninth, Nebraska has lost 10 such games to five different opponents. Minnesota and Michigan have each blown Nebraska out once, Iowa has done it twice and both Ohio State and Wisconsin have put big numbers up on Nebraska three separate times. However, not all beatdowns are created equally.
Dynamic playmakers lead to more productive plays for Husker football
Since he arrived in Lincoln in December of 2017, there has been an expectation that Scott Frost will deliver an electric offense. The expectation comes from his time as Oregon’s quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator and Central Florida’s head coach. While Frost worked in Eugene, Oregon, the Ducks finished in the top six nationally for scoring offense and total offense three years in a row, averaging between 43 and 45.5 points per game.
Husker volleyball looks to rebound against Wichita State
The Nebraska volleyball team will look to rebound from its first loss of the year with a Saturday match against the Wichita State Shockers. Both the Nebraska offense and defense were outclassed by Stanford on Wednesday in the Huskers’ four-set loss. The Nebraska attack mustered only a .150 hitting percentage against the Cardinal front row, including a -.036 mark in the third set. Nebraska’s highest success rate came in the second set, which Nebraska won 25-22.
Scarlet Fever Season 2, Ep. 1
The school year and college football season have returned, and so has Scarlet Fever. Austin Oerman, Drake Keeler and Matt Hardesty break down the upcoming season of Nebraska football and talk about all that took place over the summer. sports@dailynebraskan.com
Husker football looks to fight recent history with preseason ranking
For the first time since 2014, Nebraska football will begin its season ranked as one of America’s top 25 teams according to the Associated Press preseason poll, coming in at 24th. The voting was done by a group of 61 sports media professionals, and the results were released on Monday, Aug. 19. The last time Nebraska began the season ranked in the AP Poll was 2014, the final year of Bo Pelini’s tenure as head coach of the Huskers.
Nebraska baseball aims to keep winning against UNO
Nebraska baseball will look to continue its hot streak as it takes on the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks on Wednesday, April 17 at Werner Park in suburban Omaha. Over the weekend, the Huskers traveled to State College, Pennsylvania, to face the Penn State Nittany Lions in a three-game series.
Frost, Hoiberg and Erstad bring collegiate, pro experience to programs
With the hiring of Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska now has three coaches with experience in both the collegiate and professional realms leading the basketball, football and baseball teams. Hoiberg, Scott Frost and Darin Erstad played their respective sport in college and at the professional level and all have coached in college. Hoiberg adds additional coaching experience from the NBA. Scott Frost Frost began his college career at Stanford, playing for head coach Bill Walsh in the West Coast offense.
Nebraska softball mercy ruled 9-1 against Creighton
Nebraska softball fell to Creighton 9-1 Tuesday night, invoking the mercy rule and handing the Huskers their first loss against the Bluejays in six seasons. The Huskers (13-23, 2-7 in Big Ten play) scored in the top of the first inning by keeping the line moving.
Nebraska men's basketball top scorers, ranked
In the game of basketball, many of the easiest players to follow are those who put up points in bunches. Scoring more points than an opponent is the objective of the game, thus players who are capable of scoring are highly valued. Nebraska basketball has 30 players in its club of 1,000-point scorers. The list was at 29 before last season, including graduating senior guard Glynn Watson Jr. His fellow senior guard James Palmer Jr. joined the list during Nebraska’s conference schedule.
Husker baseball goes on road again this weekend
After a perfect 5-0 home stand last week, Nebraska baseball will play its first road series of conference play in Minneapolis against Minnesota. Last week, Nebraska (12-7 overall, 3-0 Big Ten) beat Air Force in a two-game series. The Huskers survived game one, winning 7-6, before dominating game two, beating the Falcons 12-3. After those games, Nebraska welcomed Michigan State to Hawks Field and the Huskers outscored the Spartans 15-5 in the three-game sweep.
Husker baseball freshman team members dive into college ball
Nebraska baseball has played 10 games this season, the extent of a nationally-ranked recruiting classes’ young career. Through the opening weekends of the season, this freshman class has flashed its talent against top opponents. The highest-ranked player who came to Nebraska was Spencer Schwellenbach, an infielder from Michigan. Schwellenbach was drafted in the 34th round of the MLB Draft the summer before coming to Nebraska, leaving him with a tough decision.
Scarlet Fever Ep. 28: Nebraska's abysmal week in Michigan
Austin Oerman, Noah Johnson and Matt Hardesty recap a terrible week of basketball for Nebraska in Michigan and Noah breaks down his weekly power rankings.
Husker baseball upsets No. 3 Texas Tech, splits weekend games
Nebraska baseball had a chance to get its record back to .500 or better, but the Huskers split their two games this weekend and had the third canceled due to weather. The Frisco Classic in Frisco, Texas, held a promising start for Nebraska. The Huskers defeated No. 3 Texas Tech 2-1 on Friday evening. It was the program’s first win over a top-five foe since beating No. 1 Oregon State in 2014. Texas Tech took the lead in the third inning on a double to right from Josh Jung and a single by Brian Klein.
Watson Jr. rebounds from tough stretch with strong performance
Following arguably his best game of the season, Glynn Watson Jr. is The Daily Nebraskan’s men’s basketball player of the week. Nebraska lost 75-72 to Purdue in its only game last week, but Watson Jr. kept the Huskers within striking distance all game long. The senior guard from Bellwood, Illinois, played 37 minutes against the Boilermakers and scored 25 points. He shot 10-20 from the floor, including 5-9 from three-point range.
Scarlet Fever Ep. 24: Gearing up for Michigan
Nebraska men's basketball's chances are all but gone following a tense 75-72 loss to Purdue. Noah Johnson, Austin Oerman and Matt Hardesty brake down the game and look at this week's power rankings. UNL students that are passionate about medicine can speak with Lasik Omaha doctors to learn more about the medical advances in eye care.
Nebraska baseball swept by Oregon State in four-game series
Nebraska baseball continued its recent struggles against Oregon State, losing all four games in the series. The closest game was 5-3, and overall, OSU outscored Nebraska 38-9. The Beavers took game one 8-2. Star Beavers pitcher Kevin Abel pitched efficiently into the sixth inning, allowing only two runs on two hits and three walks. Nebraska struggled to put the ball in play against the preseason all-American, who recorded 10 strikeouts.
NU baseball to face off against Oregon State in four-game series
Nebraska baseball’s offense exploded like water out of a broken dam last weekend in its 3-1 series win over the University of California, Riverside last weekend. The Husker offense tallied 47 runs across four games, which included a 21-6 win on Friday, Feb. 15 The eighth-ranked Oregon State Beavers look to dam up the Husker offense, as they have in previous years, when the defending national champions take on Nebraska in a four-game series beginning Thursday, Feb. 21.
Well-rounded games lead Roby to DN Player of the Week
Nebraska junior forward Isaiah Roby contributed in numerous ways over the last week, helping Nebraska break a seven-game losing streak and start a two-game winning streak. In its first game of the week, Nebraska hosted Minnesota, hoping to exact revenge on the Golden Gophers from a loss in Minneapolis early in Big Ten play. Roby did not put up audacious numbers, but he helped keep Jordan Murphy, Minnesota’s star postman, in check for most of the game.
Explosive offense propels NU baseball to win 3 of 4 in season-opener series
Nebraska baseball opened its season with a four-game series against UC Riverside in Riverside, California, where the Huskers won three of four games. The offense was key all weekend as the bats piled up 47 runs, nearly 12 per nine innings. Game one was played on Friday evening, and the Huskers rallied to win it 21-6.
Hitting New Benchmarks: UNL men’s basketball makes impact off the bench
All season long, the Nebraska men’s basketball team has been bombarded with questions about depth, how far into its bench head coach Tim Miles can reach and how the young players that make up the reserve unit can contribute. Since senior Isaac Copeland Jr. was injured in the Ohio State game in late January, the bench has gone from contributing minimally to bringing bona fide production on both offense and defense. The first game after that injury came against Wisconsin.
Husker Baseball looks to return to form with bounce-back 2019 season
The Nebraska baseball team steps up to the plate for the 2019 season after an injury-plagued and inconsistent 2018. Last year, Nebraska scuffled to a 24-28 record, including an 8-14 mark in the Big Ten, placing them 10th in the conference. The biggest problem Nebraska faced was run prevention from pitchers and fielders. Due to injuries, head coach Darin Erstad and pitching coach Ted Silva were forced to rely on young pitchers or pitchers being forced into new roles.
Allen scores DN Player of the Week award
A week of consistent 3-point shooting earned Nebraska sophomore guard Thomas Allen this week’s men’s basketball Player of the Week award from The Daily Nebraskan. In Nebraska’s losses to Maryland and Purdue, the 6-foot-2 guard from Raleigh, North Carolina, came off the bench and shot nine 3-pointers, making six of them. Five of those came on the road against Purdue. Allen made half of Nebraska’s threes, shooting 5-6 for the game.
Huskers athletes set new records, move onto leaderboards
A number of high profile Husker athletes have broken long-standing school records and snapped streaks during their respective 2018-2019 seasons. Other athletes are challenging team records through the course of their seasons as well. The first record set by a Nebraska athlete this year came courtesy of senior wide receiver Stanley Morgan Jr. during Nebraska’s 2018 football season.
Borchardt grabs another rebound, named The Daily Nebraskan’s player of the week
Following his first career double-double against Illinois, Tanner Borchardt is The Daily Nebraskan’s Nebraska men’s basketball player of the week. Borchardt and the Huskers started their week with a game against Wisconsin on Tuesday, Jan. 29. In that game, the 6-foot-8 senior from Gothenburg was instrumental in helping limit Wisconsin’s star big man Ethan Happ. In the game, Happ posted 10 points and nine rebounds, below his season averages of 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Kusche’s record-breaking mile only one of NU track and field’s six titles
After setting a goal to run a mile in less than four minutes, Nebraska freshman George Kusche accomplished the feat in Nebraska’s home track meet on Saturday. Kusche won the race on a 200-meter track in 3:59.61, becoming the first Husker runner ever to accomplish the feat. "I'm very happy I did my job, and I'm very grateful to all the people that cheered me on," Kusche said. "It's a wonderful feeling.
Husker baseball Fan Fest set for Friday, offers free meal to first 1,000 fans
The Nebraska baseball team’s annual Fan Fest is set for Friday, Feb. 1 to kick off the season for fans. The event will be held in the Hawks Championship Center, adjacent to Memorial Stadium on the north side, from 6-8 p.m. Fan Fest gives supporters chances to meet the players and receive autographs before the team is officially introduced at the end of the event. The team has already been practicing for a couple of weeks.
Scarlet Fever Ep. 20: Hitting the reset button for Nebraska basketball
Austin Oerman, Noah Johnson and Matt Hardesty break down Nebraska's first game following senior forward Isaac Copeland's season-ending injury and evaluate the men's basketball team with half the season remaining. Noah also breaks down his Big Ten Weekly Power Rankings and Austin presents his Daily Nebraskan Men's Basketball Player of the Week.
Thorbjarnarson named Husker Player of Week
Thorir Thorbjarnarson is the winner of this week’s Nebraska men’s basketball Player of the Week award from The Daily Nebraskan. Thorbjarnarson, a sophomore guard from Reykjavik, Iceland earned the award following 17 high-energy minutes in Nebraska’s loss to Wisconsin on Tuesday, Jan. 29. He was the fourth player called off the bench against the Badgers, but he made the biggest impact in a career-high minutes total. His main contribution came in helping Nebraska win the rebounding battle.
NU men’s basketball has options for new starting lineup in Borchardt, Akenten
For the first time since late December, the Nebraska men’s basketball team is forced to use a new starting lineup following senior forward Isaac Copeland Jr.’s season-ending knee injury. Through 20 games this season, Nebraska experienced strong continuity in its starting lineup. Three players --James Palmer Jr., Glynn Watson Jr. and Copeland Jr. -- have started every game, and all three averaged more than 30 minutes per game.
Scarlet Fever Ep. 19: NU basketball after Copeland's injury
Austin Oerman, Noah Johnson and Matt Hardesty break down the future of the Nebraska men's basketball team following Isaac Copeland's season-ending injury. UNL students that are passionate about medicine can speak with Lasik Omaha doctors to learn more about the medical advances in eye care.
From ‘Sea to Shining Sea’ to ‘Sea of Red’: Husker football recruits from all over US
In the 2019 recruiting class, Husker football coaches have currently signed players from 16 different states. Despite the thousands of miles of travel throughout the recruiting cycle, the state of Nebraska provided the Huskers with the largest number of signees, five in total. Two players from Omaha Burke High School signed with Nebraska and enrolled at the university for the spring semester.
Watson Jr.’s strong play helps NU snap first two-game losing streak of year
Nebraska rebounded from a winless start to January by winning both of its games this week thanks to the steady hand of senior point guard Glynn Watson Jr., this week’s Player of the Week award from The Daily Nebraskan. The Huskers’ first game of the week came in Lincoln against Penn State. The game was tight throughout with the Nittany Lions largest lead capped at five points and Nebraska’s largest at six, where the final margin finished at 70-64.
Former Huskers gain notable firsts in NFL playoffs
The Divisional round of the NFL playoffs featured five former Huskers and one player with a notable Nebraska connection. The Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams game featured four Husker alumni, three of whom play on the defensive line, as they did in college. The Cowboy’s defense featured former Huskers Maliek Collins and Randy Gregory, both of who were defensive linemen at Nebraska. Collins recorded six tackles in the game on Saturday, Jan. 12, four of which being solo stops.
NU track and field team wins 14 titles in season-opening weekend
The Nebraska track and field team had a successful, season-opening weekend, winning 14 titles at the two-day Graduate Classic held in Lincoln at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska athletes won three events on the first day of the classic. Junior Raynesha Lewis won the long jump, jumping 20-3 1/2 to win the event for the second year in a row. On the track, sophomore Erika Freyhof won the 3,000 meter run with a time of 9:49.39 seconds, a personal best.
James Palmer Jr. is third-time MBB player of the week
For the third straight time, James Palmer Jr. is The Daily Nebraskan’s men’s basketball player of the week. Palmer Jr. scored 46 combined points in two losses last week, a 74-72 defeat at Maryland and a 93-84 loss at Iowa. He led the team with 26 points against Maryland and was the second-leading scorer in the Iowa game, behind Isaac Copeland Jr., with 20 points. Against the Terrapins, he shot 6-17 from the floor against a long Maryland defense, including 3-10 from three-point range.
Scarlet Fever Ep. 16: Where does Nebraska men's basketball sit amongst the Big Ten?
In the 16th installment of Scarlet Fever, Will Bauer, Noah Johnson, Matt Hardesty and Austin Oerman recap Nebraska men's basketball start to 2019. They also run down Johnson's Big Ten power rankings and look ahead to the Husker's upcoming games against Penn State and Indiana.
James Palmer Jr. named to Wooden Award Miseason watch list
Nebraska men’s basketball player James Palmer Jr. was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list tonight. The slashing guard averages 20.1 points, four rebounds and three assists per game. His scoring averages are bolstered by solid shooting numbers: 40.8 percent from the floor, 81 percent from the free-throw line, and 33.3 percent from three-point range.
Winter athletes to watch for
School is back in session, meaning the winter sports seasons have either resumed, like men’s and women’s basketball, or begun, like wrestling and bowling. A number of Nebraska athletes provided headlines before the semester break while others are set to make them during the second half of the school year. Here are some athletes to watch during the winter sports season: James Palmer Jr. Through 15 games, the 6-foot-6 combo guard leads the men’s basketball team in scoring with 20.1 points per game.
Nebraska women's basketball hopes to upset No. 9 Maryland
The Nebraska women’s basketball team will take the floor at Pinnacle Bank Arena against No. 9 Maryland tonight at 7 p.m. The game presents another opportunity for Nebraska to knock off a ranked opponent, something the Huskers haven’t done in three tries this season and not since Jan. 21 of last year. Maryland, specifically, has been a thorn in Nebraska’s side. Since the Terrapins joined the Big Ten, Nebraska is 0-7, and overall, Nebraska is 0-9 in the series.
Nebraska men’s basketball schedule outlook
Nebraska men’s basketball owns an 11-4 record following its fourth conference matchup of the season on Sunday, Jan. 6, against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Huskers have played a relatively challenging schedule to this point, ranking 73rd out of 353 teams based on opponents’ winning percentage. The team’s non-conference strength of schedule was ranked 135, meaning Nebraska’s first three conference games have improved that rating for the Huskers.
NCAA football teams prepare for bowl games over winter break
Nine Big Ten teams qualified for bowl games and all nine will play in bowl games this year. From the West division, Northwestern, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue and Minnesota qualified. From the East, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State qualified as well. A Big Ten football team will be in action on every day from Dec. 26-Jan. 1 except Dec. 30. Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit on Dec. 26): Minnesota (6-6) vs.
Husker men’s basketball prepare to break 7-game losing streak to Creighton
Nebraska men’s basketball will look to snap its seven-game losing streak against in-state rival Creighton on Saturday, Dec. 8. Nebraska and Creighton have played each other 44 times since the 1977-1978 season, and following Creighton’s seven-game winning streak, the series record since then stands at 22 wins apiece. Including games played in the 1920s and 1930s, Creighton leads 26-25. The Bluejays have dominated the series since the turn of the millenium.
James Palmer Jr. is NU men’s basketball player of the week, again
For the second week in a row, James Palmer Jr. is The Daily Nebraskan’s Husker men’s basketball player of the week. Nebraska played only one game this week against Illinois on Sunday, Dec. 2. The Huskers’ first four points came on free throws by Palmer Jr. Nebraska scored nine more points to take a 13-2 lead and forced Illinois to call a timeout early in the game.
James Palmer Jr. named The Daily Nebraskan’s player of the week
Following a 2-0 week for Nebraska men’s basketball, James Palmer Jr. has been named The Daily Nebraskan’s player of the week. Palmer was a key factor in both wins this week. Nebraska struggled early against Western Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 24, in its first home game following the loss to Texas Tech in the Hall of Fame Classic. With the score 17-11 in the Huskers’ favor, Palmer scored Nebraska’s next 10 points on a few layups, a mid-range jumper, and a pair of free throws.
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