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Nebraska running back coach Ryan Held knows his group has one of the largest question marks by it heading into the season. He is buckling down on finding a starter and several other players he can rely on. “This year as the running backs coach, I’m definitely going to earn my money,” Held said on the Sports Nightly on Tuesday. Nebraska is desperate for consistency at the position and to have a good rotation of players that are talented and can stay healthy. Marvin Scott III had...

On paper, the Russian men sit barely ahead of Caeleb Dressel and the U.S. in the 400 free relay heading into the Tokyo Olympics.

June 9, 2021 Coming off of a successful first week of hosting visitors on campus for the first time in 14 months, the Huskers were also busy outside of Lincoln. The Nebraska staff traveled deep in the heart of Texas to find this outside linebacker. The Nebraska staff have been recruiting Chase Kennedy consistently for the past three months or so. The standout defensive end/outside linebacker from Dallas (Texas) Episcopal has been hearing from a trio of Husker coaches. “Coach ( Ryan) Held, ...

Still producing elite-level performances, Nathan Adrian, now 32 and pursuing his fourth Olympic Games, has the opportunity to further his reputation.

The fastest swimmers in the United States will be putting their hopes and dreams on the line at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Swimming, June 13-20, in Omaha.

WHAT WE LEARNED: Ervin and Scott leave spring with a leg up It’s hard to make very many drastic takes about Nebraska’s running back position coming out of spring ball, but one thing you can probably say is freshmen Gabe Ervin and As we know, so much can change between now and August. Injuries limited and/or kept out both Markese Stepp and Sevion Morrison remains an unknown but showed some flashes this spring. Ronald Thompkins looked decent in the open practice, but we didn’t see him i...

DP & Stephens: NFL Draft/Opening Segment Urban Meyer and Jacksonville have the 1st pick. Who does Tom want the Vikings to take? Husker’s RB Coach Ryan Held spoke yesterday — let’s dive right in.

April 10, 2021 Nebraska’s running back position was one of the biggest question marks heading into the start of spring practice, and after just one week, that room looks cloudier than ever. Head coach Scott Frost announced Wednesday that USC transfer Markese Stepp, who many expected to be the No. 1 back this season, would miss the rest of spring ball with a foot injury he suffered before arriving in Lincoln. As a result, the window of opportunity for the rest of the Husker backfield few wid...

Frosted Flakes: Congratulations Baylor and What We Hope To See From Martinez Next Season Share this story Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports I was expecting a much closer game between Gonzaga and Baylor than what we saw last night. In my mind it was going to be something a little closer to what we saw on Saturday with Gonzaga and UCLA. Baylor was well prepared and had their foot on the gas for the whole game. For those of us that don’t follow much college basketball, the Bears showed us tha...