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U23 Nationals Set For Lincoln, Nebraska, May 27-29 U23 Nationals Set For Lincoln, Nebraska, May 27-29 Another big piece in the USA Wrestling calendar is in place. U23 Nationals are headed to Lincoln Nebraska on Memorial Day weekend. May 5, 2021 by David Bray Team USAs mens Cadet and Junior teams are set, well know the womens teams this weekend after Womens Nationals, and now we know the official date of the U23 National Championships where the U23 World Teams in mens freestyle and Greco-Roman w...

Barry Alvarez Woke Up a Sleeping Giant at Wisconsin As football coach and AD, Alvarez turned Badgers into a perennial power. Author: As football coach and AD, Alvarez turned Badgers into a perennial power. The tributes are pouring in for Barry Alvarez, who is retiring after a remarkable run as coach and athletic director at Wisconsin. They are richly deserved. Barry accomplished something that a lot of new coaches talk about, but very few coaches do. He changed the culture of a program, turned...

As the world knows at this point, Barry Alvarez has announced that he will retire in June, stepping down from the Athletic Director position he has filled so spectacularly for the last 17 years. To say he’s has been a transformative figure in Wisconsin athletics history is a vast understatement. He created a powerhouse football team and then went on as AD to lead Badger teams through some of their best decades ever.  He is a legend here in the state. The story of his hiring by Donna Shalala ...

LARAMIE -- In just two seasons at the helm, Dennis Erickson turned the Oregon State football program from the tattered doormat of college football into Fiesta Bowl champions. The once toothless Beavers from Corvallis hadnt reached double-digit wins once in their 83 years of existence. Until Erickson arrived in 1999, OSU suffered a then-NCAA record 28 straight losing seasons. My how the times have changed. Get our free mobile app To make things even sweeter, that 41-9 Bowl Championship Serie...

Wisconsin and Iowa were TERRIBLE programs for a long time.  Then they got the right people in place--Barry Alvarez and Hayden Fry--and...then they were winners.   No reason that could not happen at Illinois. Oregon was TERRIBLE forever.  Then they stumbled on Mike Bellotti (21-25 at Chico State then Oregon OC), and then later had Chip Kelly at his prime. Florida State:  Atrocious program since the beginning of time.  Then they stumbled on Bobby Bowden (a good but not spectacular 42-26 at W...

Nebraska 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Share this story The University of Nebraska Athletics Department has announced the following inductees into the Nebraska Hall-of Fame: Van Brownson, Quaterback, 1968-1971 Carl Selmer, Assistant Coach, 1962-1972 Ray Phillips, Defensive End, 1975-1976 Doug DuBose, Running Back, 1982-1986 Chris Bober, Nebraska-Omaha, Offensive Line, 1996-1999 As a result of COVID-19 the 2020 Nebraska Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted in the fall of 2021. ...