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Seven matchups Husker fans won't want to miss
Keeping track of all the sporting events in the fall semester is tough. With two of the biggest sports in Nebraska –– football and volleyball –– being in the same season, it can become confusing. And once basketball starts up, it only becomes more packed. Here are some of the most important dates for Husker fans to know. Some schedules have not been completely released at the time of writing. Women’s Soccer: Sept. 1 vs.
Secondary position to require veterans, newcomers to improve season
Following the conclusion of Nebraska football’s spring practice season, The Daily Nebraskan is breaking down each position group and evaluating which players might make an impact in 2019. This is the eighth of nine installments. Nebraska’s defense has gone through many coaching changes since joining the Big Ten and the secondary has been one of the positions hit hardest.
Three takeaways from the Red-White Spring Game
There were no kickoffs, the quarterbacks wore green no-contact jerseys, music blared throughout the game and head coach Scott Frost patrolled the action from behind the line of scrimmage. It wasn’t a typical football Saturday in Memorial Stadium, but the 85,000-plus in attendance still got their fix of Husker football to hold them over for the next four months.
Gallery: Football Red-White Spring Game April 13, 2019
The Nebraska football team competed in the annual Red-White Spring Game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Over 85,000 people attended the game. The Red team won 24-13. Football Red-White Spring Game Photo No. 1 Quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) throws a pass to Wyatt Mazour (37) during the Spring Game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 13, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Five players who impressed at the Red-White Spring Game
While Nebraska’s coaching staff had the entirety of the spring practice season to evaluate the ability of their players, Saturday’s Red-White game served as the final opportunity to see which players would respond well to the game action. Here are five players who impressed in the Spring Game: Jaylin Bradley, RB After seeing playing time as a freshman in 2017, Bradley experienced a step back last season as he used a redshirt and did not appear in a single game.
Nebraska Athletics to collect donations for flood relief at spring game
Husker fans are encouraged to bring money to support flood relief efforts to the Nebraska Red-White football game on Saturday, April 13. According to a press release from Nebraska Athletics, fans can drop off cash donations at every entrance of Memorial Stadium between 11:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. The funds will go toward flood relief for Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Seventy-four Nebraska cities and 65 counties declared a state of emergency because of the flood, according to the press release.
UNL psychology professor inspires students with tear-jerking quote
On Jan. 29, University of Nebraska-Lincoln senior biological sciences major Lauren Brickett tweeted about how her psychology professor inspired all 150 of her lecture students. Brickett tweeted “My psych professor just said ‘If there are more connections between your two ears than there are stars in the universe, you have a purpose’ and by the end of her lecture today I think half of the 150 students had tears in their eyes.
Nebraska OLB coach Jovan Dewitt battling throat cancer
Outside linebacker coach and special teams coordinator Jovan Dewitt will not work full-time during the spring practices due to throat cancer, according to the Associated Press. In the article, head coach Scott Frost said Dewitt is "fighting a good fight right now” and his prognosis is good. Dewitt was hired last year after two seasons coaching with Frost at the University of Central Florida.
UNL to hand out cookies for Eating Disorders Awareness Week event
Students and faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln can enjoy tasty cookies and learn about body positivity at the “If You Want A Cookie, Have a Cookie” event during Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The UNL Women’s Center, Counseling and Psychological Services and Healthy Outlook Peer Organizers, a UNL student organization promoting healthy living, organized the event. The event kicked off earlier this week at the University Health Center, Lewis Training Table and the Nebraska Union.
Memorial Stadium continues legacy of honoring military veterans
Even though Memorial Stadium transforms into Nebraska’s third-biggest city with 90,000 fans flocking to the Husker football shrine for games on fall Saturdays, there’s more to its story than football, Blackshirts and tailgates. According to History Nebraska, the stadium opened for its first game October 13, 1923, to commemorate the service men and women from World War I. The memorial has grown in size and gravity to honor Nebraskan soldiers who’ve died in service during all wars since World War I.
UNL student uses study abroad experiences to teach refugees English
Miranda Kuzela has loved learning about different languages and cultures for as long as she can remember. “My mom is a travel agent and inspired my love for world travel,” the junior global studies, Russian, Spanish and political science quadruple major from Omaha said.
Astrid Bennett’s energizing, nature-driven work on display at local gallery
Astrid Bennett said as a young girl she was probably the only kid whose parents had nude paintings in their house. Growing up, Bennett had always been surrounded by expressionist artwork, and naturally, this is the style she now prefers as a professional textile artist. Bennett has an exhibition in Room 231 of the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery until Feb. 15. The pieces in the gallery vary greatly in size but are primarily rectangular in shape.
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