It’s the hottest ticket in town!
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and
@Amie_Just
preview the big game with the second-ranked Nebraska volleyball team hosting the top-ranked Wisconsin Badgers.
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He's the lead back. He's fourth in the nation in yards per carry. He's often referred to as 'that dude.' He's been excellent all year on the ground and is a major reason for the Huskers' success on offense. He's Devine Ozigbo. Five good minutes:
Florida VB coach Mary Wise giving major props to
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volleyball.
"This is so good for women's volleyball. Actually it's great for women's volleyball to have 18,000-plus (fans in KC). This is the growth of our sport and our sport has grown in much part because of Nebraska."
Iowa State great Georges Niang is thrilled for his former head coach Fred Hoiberg for two reasons.
1. So he can do what he loves and coach again.
2. "And I think I’m even more excited to see Nebraska go in and beat Iowa."
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The
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team captured its 5th national title with an impassioned postseason run. A match-by-match timeline of how it went down:
And we're rolling out a special section Sunday commemorating the title. Escape the cold and re-live the ride
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Brett Maher just made the longest field goal in Dallas Cowboys' history at 62-yards. The boot is also tied for the seventh-longest made in NFL history.
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The biggest problem in college football, Mickey Joseph says, is that the kids don’t love the grind. They love the attention. They love building social media followers. But they only “like” the work.
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coach John Cook: "I'm very proud of our team, how hard they fought. We did some really good things tonight, competed really well. Not many people gave us a chance. Get to the fifth game, anything can happen.”
@LJSSportsWagner
's updated gamer:
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Stanley Morgan Jr.: "I've never been the first ever to do I don't think a lot of things, because I'm a junior, my dad's a senior, so I (was) never going to be the first Stanley Morgan. It's a blessing. It's overwhelming and I'm very proud of it."
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Former
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Jordan Larson, Justine Wong-Orantes and Kelsey Robinson are Olympic gold medalists as Team USA downs Brazil in the women's volleyball final.
More details here:
Bo Pelini to Sports Illustrated: “Hopefully now people have some sense of appreciation for what we did there (at Nebraska) because it’s not easy."
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More from the story:
Mickey Joseph believes that the Huskers are trending in the right direction and said he and NU's other new staffers have arrived to help Scott Frost “get over the hump.”
Scott Frost said earlier in the fall that
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running back Devine Ozigbo was a "Sunday guy." Ozigbo will get a chance to prove why in front of NFL scouts at the East-West Shrine Game.
@HuskerExtraPG
with the update.
Folks will talk nonstop about the running game, Devine Ozigbo, Adrian Martinez and Maurice Washington, but it's all about the big men up front leading the way. The O-line paved the way for the
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to find the light on the ground.
From today's paper: It's been a fast-moving six months for Mikaela Foecke, who transitioned from a brilliant college career to being with some of the top players in the world.
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Garrett Nelson on the weight room: "I’ve heard some of the workouts they do and the coaches were telling me about it and I absolutely cannot wait to go destroy that weight room. It’s going to be so awesome." Think
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fans are going to love him?
"I think there were 28 other running backs who were chosen to go to the combine. I mean, tell me there are 28 better running backs than him in the United States. I just don't believe it." Ryan Held adamant that Ozigbo deserved NFL Combine invite.
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Thomas Fidone could have bailed after watching the
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lose 41-23 to Illinois or 26-20 to rival Iowa. Other coaches were calling.
But, "I'm just ready to go there and turn things around."
BREAKING: “I’m excited to be a part of that culture": Nebraska volleyball has secured a commitment from Missouri transfer Kayla Caffey, who ranked No. 2 in hitting percentage in the SEC last season
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@LJSSportsWagner
has the details:
Donovan Raiola knows what Nebraska football is all about. He'll come to Lincoln to create a legacy. He'll come breathing fire. He's a Raiola. Say no more.
Omaha Westside quarterback Anthony Rezac's stellar season earned him a gameday invite to Nebraska. With a five-star offensive tackle also set for a visit, a big recruiting weekend lies ahead.
This shot of
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running back Maurice Washington flying through the air by Francis Gardler might just be your mood for the week. It might also be the reason you take a look at the rest of the gallery from Saturday's snowy victory. Enjoy it here:
It’s hard to know the impact of this NCAA championship match, but it raised the level of volleyball to a higher plane. And Nebraska coaches, players and fans should be proud to have been part of that.
JUST IN: The country's No. 1 recruiting class in college volleyball is official.
The
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announce their 2021 recruit class, which includes signatures from the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 players in the nation.
More details from
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:
Future
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wide receiver Jamie Nance on the 0-5 start not wavering his commitment: “No, not at all. I look at the loyalty, the position, how I’m going to impact the team, why I committed there in the first place.”
JUST IN: Deontai Williams isn't done with college football just yet.
The senior Nebraska safety announced that he intends to return to the program for the 2021 season and take advantage of the extra year of eligibility.
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Early story:
Adrian Martinez is graduating Saturday at Memorial Stadium, completing a bachelor's degree in 3.5 years. "It's been a heck of a semester," he tells
@HuskerExtraSip
.
Full
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story on leadership, the "real world," and, of course, football:
Ohio will name the football field after former Husker player and coach. The turf will carry the name Frank Solich Field beginning with the Bobcats' first home game this season.
Foecke and Stivrins joined some elite company in
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history, being named AVCA first-team All-Americans. The selection gave NU an NCAA Division I-leading 45 players who have made an All-American team. Here’s a look at NU’s first-team All-Americans.
From walk-on, to starter, to a third Final Four and finally to second-team All-American.
This weekend will cap quite a career journey for the
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Annika Albrecht. “One thing Coach always tells us is to dream big,” she said Wednesday:
It didn't matter if it was a four-star prospect or a walk-on, when someone in the 2020 class said they were joining the
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, Henry Gray would greet them on social media.
“I just wanted to do my part.”
Derrick Walker’s in the midst of his best season yet. But three months ago, he missed five games while he focused on his mental health. He opens up with Amie
Ty Robinson's coach on the defensive end, an NU target: “Super-athletic, he’s powerful, he’s quick. He’s just a beast." And, to be frank, your
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have recruited him as such and are hoping for a big payoff on Wednesday,
@HuskerExtraPG
writes.
Thomas Fidone never wavered in his
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commitment despite other schools reaching out recently. He's also not shy about his goals.
“I want to be the best tight end to ever go through Nebraska."
Story from Council Bluffs:
Nebraska football's new associate head coach Mickey Joseph has been making the recruiting rounds in the Omaha metro area. He stopped by Burke, Omaha North, Westside and Creighton Prep on Friday.
"There’s too many kids in this state at other schools, and we are going to do everything to make sure those kids are here." - Frost, in reference to the
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walk-on program
Due to his development of running backs Devine Ozigbo and Maurice Washington,
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coach Ryan Held has been awarded some extra points and has been named the
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Nebraska Football Assistant Coach of the Year:
WATCH: An emotional Kyle Perry shares his reaction to
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baseball coach Darin Erstad resigning on Monday.
"I broke into tears instantly. I have been in tears for the last hour or so. It's going to be really hard to recover from this."