Nebraska football lost to Minnesota on Saturday by a final score of 30-23. It was the Huskers’ third straight loss to the Golden Gophers. The Huskers simply came out flat. Adrian Martinez was missing his targets on offense. Meanwhile, Minnesota couldn’t be stopped on offense.
The Nebraska Cornhusker women's bowling team received 34 of the 50 first-place votes to land on top of the preseason poll one week before the season begins.
Creighton Prep senior Zach Kuo is dominating on the tennis court this year. He went 34-0 in the regular season and that gave him a first-round bye in the state tournament. Kuo won his first two games of the tournament and will play in the semifinals on Friday.
Nebraska’s last road win came in the final game of the 2020 season at Rutgers. The Huskers also won their previous road game that season at Purdue. Those were the team’s only road wins of the season.
A federal judge has ruled that Iowa’s head football coach, Kirk Ferentz, and offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz will not have to spend the team’s bye week answering questions from lawyers for Black former players who say they suffered discrimination.
Hours before the memorial service for Chris Gradoville, the family issued a statement of thanks to community for their “outpouring of love and support” following his death in a shooting last week.
Chris Gradoville standout catcher from 2004-2007 for the Creighton Bluejays and joined the baseball staff in late 2020 as the school’s Director of Baseball Operations.
Emma Humpal is having a very solid junior season on the softball diamond for Marian. As the season winds down, Humpal had a game-winning hit for the Crusaders just this week.
It’s no secret Nebraska’s offensive line has struggled with its performance the last two Saturdays. Against Oklahoma, all five starters on the offensive line had at least one penalty in the game. Those mistakes persisted against Michigan State, on top of the protection and run blocking not being great.
Mikey Gow only started playing quarterback a year into his football career as a 7th grader. Just a few short years later as a high school freshman, Gow is the starting varsity quarterback for Bellevue East.
Senior running back Dom Rezac set a new Westside record last Friday with 308 total yards in the Warriors win over Papio South. It broke the previous mark set by former Husker Collins Okafor in 2007. Rezac beat it by one yard.
Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost addressed the media for his usual session on Thursday before the team leaves for East Lansing, Michigan on Friday. It’s another big-game opportunity as Big Red will face a Michigan State team that is ranked 20th in the nation.
Head Husker Baseball Coach Will Bolt said on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be in attendance for Friday’s game versus Creighton.
Millard West senior Ella Hazen just surpassed 1,000 career digs on the volleyball court. She did it at the Millard North Invitational, which the Wildcats won with a 3-1 record.
Millard North senior Jasen Green announced his decision Thursday to stay home and play college basketball at Creighton. The 6′7″ forward was also a target for the Huskers, but Green chose the Bluejays over Nebraska and several other schools.
No doubt the caliber of the opponent will be far different this week, but Adrian and the offense are headed in the right direction with the true test to come this weekend.
As of Thursday afternoon, WOWT meteorologists are forecasting a kickoff temperature of 98 degrees in Lincoln on Saturday when Nebraska and Buffalo begin play at 2:30 p.m. That would break the current known Memorial Stadium record.
