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We don’t know how the Big Ten Conference will handle COVID-19 Handling COVID-19 in 2020 included postponing the season before bringing it back with a conference-only schedule. Once the season did begin, a complex metric of positivity rates was used to decide if games would even be played. Players were also held out a certain number of days for a positive test or close contact. Nebraska missed out on playing Wisconsin when the Badgers went onto a program pause, and most teams lost out on at le...

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May 17, 2021 This is the first in a series that will address Five Big Red Flags that if not addressed by the time of the Husker football opener August 28th, could limit the success of the Nebraska Cornhusker football team this season. QUESTION 1.)  QB Adrian Martinez will likely be the starter come fall, but will he have improved enough to reverse NU’s trend of four consecutive losing seasons?  (Mike Riley’s 2017 season was also a losing season.)  And who will be Martinez’s backup? BIG...

We continue our spring positional recaps today by giving our final take on Nebraska’s outside linebackers. Nebraska’s outside linebackers have gone from a concern to a strength over the past year. (Tyler Krecklow) WHAT WE LEARNED: What was once a worry is now a strength A year ago, outside linebacker was arguably the most significant question mark on Nebraska’s defense. The Huskers had just brought in a (kind of) new position coach with the return of Mike Dawson, and outside of JoJo Doma...

Former DeSoto Eagle, Robert Richardson, Thriving in Cedar Hill May 13, 2021 Cedar Hill High School junior Robert Richardson won a gold medal as a member of the 4x200 Meter Relay Team last Saturday in Austin. Photo courtesy Ernie Bowen Share via: From Eagle To Longhorn, Richardson Looks Forward To Competing In Cedar Hill (CEDAR HILL, TEXAS) Just six short months ago, Robert Richardson visited Longhorn Stadium, wearing his green and gold uniform and hoping to reverse Cedar Hill’s recent domina...

We continue our spring positional recaps today by giving our final take on Nebraskas wide receivers... Omar Manning looked like the game-changing receiver this spring that Nebraska thought it was getting last year. (Tyler Krecklow) WHAT WE LEARNED: This is the most WR depth of the Frost era For a position group that only returned a combined 36 receptions and just two players with more than five catches from last season, Nebraska sure ended spring feeling good about its wide receivers. The addit...

We begin our spring positional recaps today by giving our final take on Nebraskas quarterbacks... Quarterback Adrian Martinez is Nebraskas clear starter, but who will back him up in 2021? (Tyler Krecklow) WHAT WE LEARNED: The No. 2 QB is likely on the roster There was zero question about who Nebraska’s starting quarterback would be this season, as Adrian Martinez returns for his fourth year as the starter in 2021. However, the depth chart behind was one of the most pressing question marks...

Holden Staes Calls Notre Dame His "Dream School" Tight end Holden Staes breaks down his commitment to Notre Dame Author: May 9, 2021 Few programs in college football have been recruiting the 2022 class as well as Notre Dame, and no one recruits tight end better than the Irish. That point was cemented on Saturday when Atlanta (Ga.) Westminster School tight end Holden Staes went public with his commitment to the Fighting Irish. Staes, who is a four-star prospect, had been silently committed to ...

Im starting to feel like, were in a pattern where, we get two days of really beautiful weather, then we get four days of rain and cooler weather. Is this what spring is normally like? It didnt rain last year, so I have no other personal data to go off. Here are the trending stories to tell your friends and coworkers about. Trending Locally Fridays On The Plaza are back! The weekly performances downtown on the Depot Plaza will return June 4th with the lineups and more announcements to come on Sa...

Colorado Buffaloes lineman Valentin Senn enters transfer portal Senn was in competitive for a starting tackle position. Share this story Colorado Buffaloes offensive tackle Valentin Senn has entered the transfer portal, the sophomore announced Wednesday. Officially entered the portal. Text me if you want to see the film! 4 years left of eligibility, 310lbs 6’7— Valentin Senn (@ValentinSenn) May 5, 2021 Senn came to the Buffs as a physically gifted but raw prospect from Volders, Austria. He...