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Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

A slow start was capped off by a dominant final three quarters for the Huskers Tuesday evening. No. 21 Nebraska women's basketball handled Southern 84-58. The Huskers improve to 3-0 while the Jaguars fall to 0-4. Alexis Markowski and Natalie Potts proved a dominant duo for the home side. Markowski scored a game-high 22 points to go with six rebounds. Potts poured in a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds. Nebraska is back in action Saturday, taking on South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Nebraska coach Amy Williams spoke after Tuesday’s win.

Nebraska men’s basketball is back in action tonight against Fairleigh Dickinson. The Knights are 1-2, with losses at Miami and Creighton. Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg was watching that latest game Sunday.

Stick around after the game tonight on the HuskerMax and I-80 Club YouTube pages for After Nebrasketball. I’ll be joined by Jack Mitchell and Jacob Bigelow to break down the contest.

We’ve had the news of Dana Holgorsen’s addition to the Nebraska football staff for more than a week now, and two days since coach Matt Rhule announced Holgorsen as the offensive coordinator for the rest of the season. The I-80 Club discussed if the OC change is a desperation move by Rhule.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, in the latest Doc’s Diognosis, Dr. Rob Zatechka analyzes plays on both sides of the ball ahead of the Huskers' game Saturday in Los Angeles. TJ Birkel breaks down the Dana Holgorsen news and looks at how much a difference that can make.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez continues to bring in the honors. On Monday, Rodriguez was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Week. She averaged 4.17 digs per set last week to help the Huskers in road sweeps at No. 12 Oregon and Washington. In the process, she passed Kayla Banwarth for second all-time at Nebraska in career digs.

Nebraska women’s basketball is back in action tonight hosting Southern. NU is sitting at 2-0 and No. 21 in the AP Poll. The Huskers and Jaguars will tip off at 7 p.m. CST on B1G+.

Nebraska baseball now knows exactly who will be in the opposing dugout in mid-February for the opening weekend of games in Arizona. The field for the 2025 MLB Desert Invitational has been announced. Nebraska will open the season against UC Irvine on Feb. 14. The Huskers will then take on Vanderbilt and San Diego State over the next two days.

Chris Fort has released the third and final part to his series on the 1999 Nebraska football team. Fort delved into the season itself, the roster, and the legacy of what he calls, “the last elite Nebraska football team.” You can read all three parts right now below.

As Erin Sorensen of he Counter Read points out on social media, since 2017, Nebraska’s first year of the current streak of no bowl game, 15 more points per game in November would have resulted in 17 more wins, making the Huskers bowl eligible every single year. As it stands, the Big Red are averaging just 18.3 points a game in Big Ten play this season, while the final three opponents are all averaging at least 26 points a game in conference play.

In the latest InterMat rankings, Nebraska wrestling stays at No. 3 in both the tournament and dual rankings, behind Penn State and Iowa. Four through six on both are Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, and Ohio State. Rounding out the top 10 on the tournament side, it is Missouri, South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, and Cornell, while the dual side goes NC State, Minnesota, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, Dave Feit offers some takes on the move to have Dana Holgorsen as the offensive coordinator for the rest of the season, including that it was the right move. Tanner Johnson has released his latest Big Ten football head coach hot seat index, where Nebraska's next opponent in USC has their coach, Lincoln Riley, squarely on the hot seat.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

Nebraska football was off this past weekend and gets back to it this week in a West Coast road trip. The Huskers and USC Trojans will kickoff from the LA Coliseum Saturday at 3 p.m. CST on FOX.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule spoke with the media today and began with the news of Dana Holgorsen taking over as the play caller and offensive coordinator. Rhule answered several questions on the topic.

The Big Ten Conference has announced kickoff times for the weekend of Nov. 23. Nebraska is set to host Wisconsin that day for Senior Day. Kickoff is slated for 2:30 p.m. CST on the Big Ten Network.

Although not with the team for at least a month, former Nebraska defensive back Syncere Safeeullah announced on social media Sunday that he would be entering the transfer portal. Safeeullah came to Lincoln as part of Matt Rhule’s first class, redshirting in 2023 and not appearing in a game this fall.

On the recruiting trail, a Nebraska commit has flipped to Kansas. Bryson Hayes, a three-star wide receiver who boasts 4.3 speed in the 40, is electing to stay closer to his home in Maize, Kansas.

Nebraska volleyball completed a Pacific Northwest swing without dropping a single set. The Huskers swept the Washington Huskies Saturday night, 25-17, 25-11, 25-21, to improve to 24-1 on the year and remain unblemished in Big Ten Conference play. With Penn State’s loss, the Big Red are the only undefeated team in the league as they prepare to host No. 16 Minnesota Thursday.

In the latest AVCA Rankings, Nebraska remains at No. 2 behind top-ranked Pitt. Louisville, Penn State, and Creighton round out the top five. The rest of the top 10 goes Wisconsin, Stanford, Purdue, Arizona State, and SMU. Other ranked Big Ten teams outside of the top 10 are Oregon at 11, Minnesota at 16, and USC at 23.

No. 3 Nebraska wrestling began the season with a 32-7 win over Utah Valley Friday. The Huskers got wins in 8-of-10 matches to start the season 1-0. They’re off to North Carolina this Friday to take on Campbell and the No. 24 Tar Heels.

Nebraska women’s basketball closed on an 8-0 run to slip past Southeastern Louisiana Saturday afternoon. Natalie Potts scored 17 points to go with a game-high seven rebounds. Freshman Britt Prince did not play due to a minor injury that is not expected to keep her out for an extended amount of time. Next up is a home matchup against Southern on Tuesday at 7 p.m. CST on B1G+.

In the latest AP Poll, the Huskers are up two spots to No. 21. The top-10 teams are South Carolina, UConn, USC, Texas, UCLA, Notre Dame, LSU, Iowa State, Oklahoma, and Kansas State. Other Big Ten teams outside of the top 10 are Maryland at 11, Ohio State at 12, Illinois at 23, and Oregon at 25.

Nebraska men’s basketball made 6-of-7 free throws in the final minute to hold off Bethune-Cookman Saturday. Despite 18 turnovers and 34% shooting, NU improves to 2-0. The Huskers host Fairleigh Dickinson Wednesday at 7 p.m. CST on B1G+. Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg spoke earlier today on the team’s performance.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, a pair of ESPN writers have Nebraska going to the Rate Bowl in Arizona on Dec. 26, with one pitting NU against Baylor and the other saying Texas Tech. Got to win a game first, and that starts this Friday where the Big Red are underdogs by more than a touchdown.

In other Husker Headlines, the Common Fans assess the state of the Husker football program while honoring America’s veterans. And Nebraska volleyball continues to be one of the best shows on the road, as Maren Angus-Coombs writes that three-of-the-last-four matches have resulted in attendance records for Husker opponents.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

No. 2 Nebraska volleyball dominated the first set and survived a tough second set to earn a sweep in Eugene over No. 12 Oregon last night. The Huskers hit .278 for the match, holding the Ducks to .133. Harper Murray and Taylor Landfair led the way with 14 and 13 kills, respectively. It was also another record attendance match with Nebraska’s involvement, as Matthew Knight Arena had 8,566 on hand, nearly 12-hundred more than the previous record set last year.

The Pacific Northwest trip continues Saturday in Seattle. The Huskers take on the Washington Huskies at 9:30 p.m. CST on the Big Ten Network.

Nebraska wrestling begins their season tonight at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Coach Mark Manning on his team’s expectations for the 2024-25 campaign.

Nebraska football is off this week but that doesn’t stop the power rankings. Matt McMaster has the Big Red at No. 10 in his latest Big Ten rankings with the top four being Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana, and Penn State. College Huddle has Nebraska at 12, with a top four of Oregon, Indiana, Ohio State, and Penn State.

Nebraska women’s basketball is back in action Saturday hosting Southeastern Louisiana. That game is slated for a 1 p.m. CST tip and can be streamed on B1G+.

Nebraska men’s basketball is also back in action Saturday. The Huskers host Bethune-Cookman at 7 p.m. CST on B1G+. Coach Fred Hoiberg talked this week about the unique challenge his team is facing early with these opponents.

Earlier today on the Nebrasketball Brunch Show, Jack Mitchell and I updated our confidence ratings in Nebraska men’s basketball getting back to the NCAA Tournament, now through one game of the season.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, Tanner Johnson notes Nebraska football’s losing streak, not just of the last three games, but also of eight-straight with a bowl berth on the line. Matt McMaster says the time for talk from Nebraska football is over and it is time for Matt Rhule and company to show program growth with at least one win in November.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

Nebraska volleyball begins its Pacific Northwest swing tonight at No. 12 Oregon. First serve is set for 9 p.m. CST. The Huskers are 4-3 all-time against the Ducks, but this is the first time the two teams will meet in Eugene. Oregon won the last matchup against Nebraska, beating the Big Red in five sets in the Regional Semifinal in Louisville. NU coach John Cook vividly remembers how then-freshman Mimi Colyer played, with 26 kills in the match.

A former Nebraska softball coach has passed away after a battle with cancer. Mark Watt served as a volunteer coach at NU after a 25-year coaching career at the high school level. Between Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln Southwest, Watt’s teams earned 579 wins and four Class A state championships. Nebraska head coach Rhonda Revelle on social media today called Watt a “legendary coach, master teacher, incredible mentor & role model, true friend, loyal & loving father and husband”, adding “The world is a better place because of YOU. You are loved deeply by the Red Team. We will carry your spirit w/us.”

Nebraska wrestling opens the 2024-25 season at No. 3 in InterMat’s rankings for both tournament and dual. The Huskers trail fellow Big Ten programs Penn State and Iowa in both. Other Big Ten teams in the top 10 include Ohio and Michigan for the tournament rankings and Ohio State and Minnesota for the dual rankings. NU opens the season Friday at home against Utah Valley.

Nebraska men’s basketball is 1-0 and looking to stay unblemished this Saturday. Coach Fred Hoiberg met with the media this morning after some intense practices and film sessions.

Nebraska women’s basketball announced a time change for an upcoming game today. The Huskers will take on the South Dakota Coyotes Nov. 16 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The game was originally scheduled for 5 p.m. CST, but has been pushed back to 7 p.m. CST due to Nebraska football kicking off against USC that afternoon at 3 p.m. CST. Another change to the game comes by way of television, as Nebraska volleyball is on the Big Ten Network at that new time, meaning the women’s basketball game is expected to shift to B1G+.

Also today for Nebraska women’s basketball, senior Alexis Markowski has been named to the preseason women's top 50 watch list for the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is made up of 50 student-athletes who are early front-runners for one of the most prestigious honors in college basketball - the Wooden Award All-America Team and Most Outstanding Player Award. She joins a dozen other players from the Big Ten Conference on the list.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, TJ Berkel asks if apathy is coming for Nebraska fans as he and the Common Fans crew chat with the Omaha World-Herald’s Evan Bland. Tanner Johnson is curious about what’s going wrong at USC under Lincoln Riley, who was one of the hottest names in the sport just a couple of years ago.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest in Nebraska Cornhuskers news, from volleyball's upcoming late night matches to a Big Ten blood drive to the start of wrestling season.

Nebraska volleyball is halfway through a four game road swing. That now extends west, really west, as the Huskers head to new Big Ten members Oregon and Washington. Both games will tip after 9 p.m. CST, something John Cook is preparing his team for.

The Big Ten is deep into a competition to save lives. The We Give Blood Drive has Abbott and the Big Ten pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation. The drive continued today at Memorial Stadium, where I was able to catch up with Ellen Wichman from Abbott.

The latest numbers have Nebraska’s dominance continuing, nearly doubling-up second-place Wisconsin. UCLA, Michigan, and Iowa round out the top five. For more information on this competition and to find out how to give with your donation counting to the school of your choice’s total, visit BigTen.org/Abbott.

Nebraska wrestling opens their season this Friday. Coach Mark Manning met with the media this week to preview the upcoming campaign.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, Tanner Johnson gives his latest Big Ten Football Hot Seat Index, where Nebraska’s Matt Rhule is sitting at room temperature. USC’s Lincoln Riley and Michigan’s Sherrone Moore’s seats are hot while Purdue’s Ryan Walters’ seat is scorching. Maren Angus-Coombs says Lexi Rodriguz is poised to become Nebraska volleyball’s greatest libero as she tries to close the gap on Olympian Justine Wong-Orantes’ Husker digs record.

Kaleb Henry talks with Ellen Wichman from Abbott and the We Give Blood Drive, a competition between Big Ten schools to donate blood.

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule Monday said he would be bringing in "a fresh set of eyes" to look at the operation in Lincoln. We now know who those fresh eyes below to, as multiple reports indicate Dana Holgorsen has been added an offensive consultant and Phil Snow a defensive consultant. Holgorsen was previously the head coach at Houston and West Virginia and has worked with some high powered offenses. Snow was Rhule’s defensive coordinator at Temple and Baylor, and then followed him back to the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

The USC Trojans will reportedly have a different starting quarterback when the Nebraska Cornhuskers visit Los Angeles next week. A report from 247Sports says Miller Moss is being benched in favor of Jayden Maiava. The UNLV transfer took over the Rebels partway into last season, leading the team to the Mountain West Conference title game while earning Mountain West Freshman of the Year.

Nebraska men’s basketball opened the season with an 87-67 win over UT Rio Grand Valley Monday evening. Brice Williams scored the first eight points of the game, showing early that he's "the guy" for the Big Red this season. Williams finished with 27 points while Rollie Wooster poured in 18 to go with nine rebounds.

The debut of the new postgame show from HuskerMax and the I-80 Club followed the Husker men’s win. Jack Mitchell, Jacob Bigelow, and I gave our thoughts during After Nebrasketball on the win to open the 2024-25 campaign.

During the season-opening win for Nebraska women’s basketball, senior Alexis Markowski moved into sole possession of first place on the program’s all-time double-double chart. Markowski moves past two Husker legends in Jordan Hooper and Kelsey Griffin.

Turning our attention now to some Husker Headlines, TJ Birkel says Nebraska doesn’t feel close to turning the corner after a third straight loss, adding that he’s tired of moral victories. Tanner Johnson gives Dylan Raiola a C+ for his efforts in the loss, even with an early exit.

In other Husker Headlines, Husker Dan wonders if Nebraska will get a win in November, comparing NU’s situation to being down by one run in the bottom of the ninth and legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on the bump. As for Nebraska’s bowl projections, a pair of ESPN writers have the Huskers headed to the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona against either Baylor or TCU. That game is slated for Dec. 26.

Kaleb Henry takes you through the news of the day for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, from the weekend with a football loss and volleyball's sweeps, to basketball season's opening day.

Bleav in Nebraska host Kaleb Henry adds some thoughts to Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule's Monday media availability ahead of Saturday's game at Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers are set for an 11 a.m. CDT kick on Peacock.