Category Archives: Husker Football
Burroughs, Griffin among six selected for Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame
Six former Huskers have been selected for the 2021 University of Nebraska Athletic Hall of Fame Class. The class includes Therese Alshammar (women's swimming & diving, 1998-99), Jordan Burroughs (...
Jun 09, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Big Red Blitz itinerary released
Details for the Big Red Blitz have been released. On June 16, 10 groups of coaches, staff, and administrators will combine for 20 stops across Nebraska, talking with communities as far west as Allianc...
Jun 08, 2021 Nebraska football Scott Frost smiles during the 2021 Spring Game. (Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletic Communications)
Nebraska Football Camps to be Open to the Public
Memorial Stadium will be open to fans during four Nebraska football camps in June. The Huskers will host a pair of Friday Night Lights events, beginning with the first this Friday and the next on June...
Jun 02, 2021 Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletics Communications Office
Six Football Times Announced, Nebraska to meet Oklahoma on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff
Several kickoff times were announced for Nebraska football's 2021 schedule Thursday, including some intriguing matchups to hit national television. The Huskers will open the season at Illinois August ...
May 27, 2021 Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletics Communications Office
Big Red Blitz returns in June
Nebraska football will be bringing back the Big Red Blitz next month. The event, which began in 2019, features Husker coaches and athletic staff members visiting cities and towns across the state all ...
May 25, 2021 Coach Scott Frost and his team prepare to run out of the tunnel onto the field for the 2021 Red-White Spring Game. (Photo by Kenny Larabee)
Nebraska Football Road Race Less Than a Month Away
The annual Nebraska Football Road Race is less than a month from its return after being virtual in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is set for June 20 with the 5K registration cost set at ...
May 24, 2021 Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletic Communications
Adrian Martinez, Geoff Exstrom debut "Athletes Unfiltered" podcast
It isn't everyday that the starting quarterback of a power conference team launches a podcast. Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez, along with Nebraska student Geoff Exstrom, debuted "Athletes Unfilt...
May 22, 2021 Image Courtesy "Athletes Unfiltered"
Nebraska to open 2022 football season against Northwestern in Ireland
The Battle of NUs is going international. Just a season after Nebraska's football season opener with Illinois in Ireland was called off due to health and safety concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemi...
May 20, 2021 Sean MacEntee / CC
100 days until Huskers open at Illinois: What we do and don't know right now
There are exactly 100 days until the start of the 2021 Nebraska football season. As we flip the countdown from triple to double digits, here is what we know and what is still up in the air. We know th...
May 20, 2021 Nebraska reaches the end of the Tunnel Walk before taking the field against Illinois at Memorial Stadium November 21, 2020. (Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletic Communications)
RB Thompkins enters transfer portal
Another exit from Nebraska football. A crowded running back room with unsure playing time will be less crowded now that redshirt freshman Ronald Thompkins is in search of a new home. Thompkins made th...
May 19, 2021 Ronald Thompkins (Photo Courtesy Nebraska Athletic Communications)