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May 1, 2021 There were signs. Interstate 80 traffic heading southwest from Omaha was busy. As you got into Lincoln, there were more signs. Lots of signs. Approaching Memorial Stadium, something seemed familiar, almost comforting. The signs said things like, “Game Parking $25.” Or, “Lot Full.” After a year of pandemic-induced isolation, it appeared that life was returning to the Haymarket. At least, it looked like the early stages of reinvigoration. Once they made their way into the stad...

April 19, 2021 At this time a year ago, the word was starting to get out about a walk-on inside linebacker out of Lincoln (Neb.) North Star making people take notice during spring practices. Now, Luke Reimer has established himself as a fixture on Nebraska’s defense. Even though injuries limited him to six appearances and five starts last season, Reimer still posted 40 tackles and ranked third on the team with 5.0 tackles for loss and second with 2.0 sacks. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound third-year...

You can go several different routes when trying to find a player in the transfer portal. The most common is probably finding former highly-ranked recruits that don’t work out at the school they signed with. However, another route that appears to be successful is finding productive players from the FCS ranks with proven stats and accolades that want a shot at the top level of college football. Nebraska added two of those players this spring in Montana All-American wide receiver Samori Toure a...

KLKN-TV Ashland native Stille opts in for extra season with Huskers Stille anchored a young Nebraska defensive line in 2020. He started all eight games at defensive end, finishing with 27 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.  January 15, 2021 11:50 am LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — It’s been one heck of a week for the Husker defense. Senior defensive lineman Ben Stille announced he will return to Nebraska for an extra season. The Ashland native joins Deontai Williams,Marquel Dismuke, Will ...

Veteran defensive lineman Ben Stille will return to Nebraska for a sixth season in 2021. The Ashland native has played in 41 games over the last four seasons, including 31 starts at both defensive end and outside linebacker. His announcement gives the Huskers every defensive lineman back in 2021, other than reserve Keem Green who recently entered the transfer portal. Stille joins linebackers JoJo Domann and Will Honas and safeties Marquel Dismuke and Deontai Williams who will be sixth-year seni...

Nebraska’s inside linebacker position got a big lift for the 2021 season. Senior Will Honas announced on Twitter he will be returning to NU for a fourth season, joining fellow seniors Deontai Williams, Marquel Dismuke and JoJo Domann who also announced they will be returning in 2021. The Kansas native has played in 23 games […]

KLKN-TV Will Honas joins fellow Blackshirts to return for extra season Honas started each of the seven games he played as a senior. He finished second on the team with 57 tackles. January 14, 2021 11:25 am LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Erik Chinanders Blackshirt defense is shaping up to be pretty darn special in 2021. Senior linebacker Will Honas became another member of that Husker defense to opt in for an extra season in Lincoln. He joins senior teammates Deontai Williams, Marquel Dismuke and JoJ...

December 19, 2020 Here are 10 of our biggest takeaways from Nebraska’s 28-21 win over Rutgers on Friday night in Piscataway, NJ. Nebraska got the full Adrian Martinez experience in Friday night’s 28-21 win over Rutgers. (USA Today) 1. For a half, at least, Nebraska’s picture came together The first 20 minutes of Nebraska’s win over Rutgers looked all too familiar in all the wrong ways. Ridiculous turnovers, costly penalties, protection breakdowns, errant throws, and negative plays on of...

More than four years and 60 pounds ago, Ben Stille arrived at Nebraska as a fresh-faced teenager ready to make the jump fromHusker fan to Husker player. The Ashland-Greenwood graduate came as part of coach Mike Rileys first full recruiting class in 2016, heralded by many as a top-25 group packed with promise. Stille couldnt help but imagine how far it might go. Now in the stretch run of his senior year, the 295-pound defensive lineman thinks back on one of the first things NU staffers told the ...