Minnie Hunt and co-host Fred Sacco kick off Monday Night Therapy with chat shout-outs and Big Eight nostalgia before welcoming guest TJ Ronan from Michigan’s “Voice of College Football.” The trio dives into Nebraska–Michigan week: Minnie teases Michigan’s soft schedule; TJ pushes back and outlines the Wolverines’ 2024 identity—elite young QB Bryce Underwood, strong linebackers (including ex-Husker Ernest Hausmann), but a non-vintage O-line and a pass rush mostly generated by blitzers. Fred counters with Nebraska’s improving special teams, a flexible 3-3-5 defense, and Dylan Raiola’s maturation, while noting Husker O-line and short-yardage concerns. Score picks: TJ 24–17 Michigan; Fred 24–21 Nebraska; Minnie 31–27 Nebraska.

They debate NIL power (TJ cites Michigan’s mega-donor culture), the portal era, and a possible future “super league.” Stadium talk pegs Michigan fans at ~15% in Lincoln. After a quick look back at Nebraska’s 59–7 win over Houston Christian (clean game, still need more push on the goal line, second straight game without a punt), Minnie plugs Friday’s Kinkaider meetup and Bud Crawford’s Husker ties. Chat revisits the ’97 split title debate and celebrates community moments, including a shout-out to stage-four cancer survivor Peggy Goodwin Evans. The crew signs off optimistic and amped for Saturday.

Go Big Red.

Sunday night's show will look just a little bit different as Hoss and Jake are away for a family function. So Greg is making a call to the bullpen and bringing in Corn Nation's very own Nate McHugh.

And I'll be honest - I had a much better write-up for this but Streamyard erased it.

The Huskers beat the Houston Christian Huskies 59-7. The Nebraska starters sat after halftime, allowing the depth chart to continue getting meaningful reps. That means we saw the capabilities of TJ Lateef, who reeled off a beautiful touchdown pass to Cortez Mills Jr.

You may be dismayed that the Husker offense didn't eclipse the 700-yard mark like it did last week against Akron, but you have to believe that had the starters played 1/2 of the third quarter, hitting 700 yards of offense would have been a possibility.

Nebraska went a second consecutive game of not punting, meaning we're paying Archie Wilson too much.

It wasn't all perfect, and Nate and Greg will talk about that. You can't NOT score in the red zone.

But this isn't one of those Brian Kelley press conferences.

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, Greg and Minnie will recap last week's impressive 68-0 win over the Akron Zips.

When the whistle blew on the end of the first quarter, the Huskers carried an unimpressive 9-0 lead. Fifteen minutes and 24 points later, Nebraska extended their lead to 33-0 (that's how math works). But for Head Coach Matt Rhule, that was not enough. He tore into the team at halftime and demanded better. He demanded that the team play to a level that earned respect and where Akron coaches would want to tell their AD NOT to schedule Nebraska any more.

The Huskers then rattled off five second half touchdowns, the defense and special teams combined for the shutout, and Archie Wilson didn't punt a single time.

All in all, it was he perfect make-up for the 2018 season opener that never happened.

Also on the docket, the two prep the viewers/listeners for the upcoming Houston Christian game on Saturday.

This week’s Huskers Happy Hour was live last night, and now you can enjoy the recorded show either in video or audio-only form!

This week is obviously party time, anxiety-free, after a 68-0 thrashing of the Akron Zips which had shades of the early 80’s Scoring Explosion - literally, as I will explain.

Of course, we’ll run through the offensive fireworks. Dylan Raiola quickly made the grousers forget about the low yards/attempt output against Cincinnati, Emmett broke some big runs and we got to see his backups.

But credit will also be given to the defense after notching the Blackshirts’ 1st shutout in 26 years. Special teams stepped up as well and we could be looking at another such performance against a Houston Christian team who would be +13 underdog against Akron.

So pour your favorite cold one, tune in and jump in the comments with your thoughts tonight - Go Big Red!

Minnie Hunt and co-host Fred Sacco open Monday Night Therapy celebrating Nebraska’s 2–0 start and looking ahead to Houston Christian. They expect a comfortable win, heavy rotations, and valuable reps deep down the depth chart—more like old-school Huskers blowouts, but without running up the score. Chat touches on Houston Christian’s recent rebrand from Houston Baptist, their early-season results, and why this buy game remained on Nebraska’s schedule (including ties to a satellite camp in Houston).

They recap the Akron rout: 41 defenders reportedly played, red-zone miscues were rare and correctable, and the defense looked aggressive. There’s sympathy for punter Archie Wilson not seeing the field, but pride in the shutout. Backup QB TJ Lateef impressed with true mobility; the hosts discuss keeping him engaged in the NIL/transfer era while Dylan remains the starter and future recruits arrive. They praise QB coach Glenn Thomas’s hands-on development alongside Dana Holgorsen’s offensive influence.

Broader themes include Nebraska’s elite fan support (staying to the light show), early kickoff nostalgia, and confidence in the defensive line’s growing rotation under strong coaching. They argue this staff is the best at player development since Tom Osborne, emphasize staying healthy before Michigan, and sign off with community banter and plans for a future “age-18 photo” segment.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers left no doubt Saturday night, dominating the Akron Zips 68-0.

On the Overreaction Show, Greg, Hoss, and Jake will look at the big win and discuss all that came from it.

Over 700 yards of offense

A shutout from all levels of the defensive depth chart

A blocked field goal

Running back room productivity

Quarterbacks finding receivers all over the field

A well-coached ballgame

No punts. Sorry Archie's parents. Maybe next week.

It was the kind of game that we hope for...a game that didn't go down to the wire, that was won at halftime, and where the second- and third-string players saw abundant minutes and still succeeded.

All in all...we're celebrating tonight!

This week on the Five Heart Podcast, the team discusses last week's season-opening victory over Cincinnati.

While the Bearcats made the game more interesting than Husker fans would have preferred, over 70,000 Nebraska fans went home happy after the final whistle blew on Nebraska's 20-17 win. The Huskers dominated the time of possession and the defense did a good job of shutting down the Cincy offense outside of some quarterback runs from Brendan "The Model" Sorsby.

Dylan Raiola completed 78.5% of his passes along with two touchdowns to two Husker newcomers, Nyziah Hunter and Dane Key. Emmett Johnson rolled for over 100 rushing yards, and the defense forced two turnovers. Meanwhile, we got punts away and two field goals including a career best 52-yarder from Kyle Cunanan.

Are improvements needed? Yes. But let's not pretend that we lost and the world is coming to an end.

Go Big Red.

Always.

Join me tonight at 7pm CST as the victory over Cincinnati left us with both plenty to be happy about and plenty to be concerned out and we’ll dip into all.

And for those concerned we might already be behind the curve, we’ll go down the schedule and confirm that, nah, were probably not.

Coach, Dylan, Emmett, Dane, Nyziah, Williams, Vincent and, oh yes, Malcom, we’ll talk about who shined on a raucous Thursday under the Kansas City night sky.

Nebraska played Cincinnati to a close 20-17 win in their first game of the 2025 Nebraska football season. It was a win.

It wasn't enough. It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't blowout, and it wasn't a destruction of a team that all Nebraska fans considered lesser than them.

We'll be discussing the Cincinnati game tonight on the Monday Night Therapy live session.

And we'll have guests and we'll grumble a lot because I'm old.

Well, it wasn't always pretty, but the Nebraska Cornhuskers are 1-0 after a 20-17 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium.

The Huskers overcame an early field goal deficit to take a 13-3 halftime lead, exhibiting the ability to sustain long drives (even if they stalled at the goal line). The game featured a 100-yard rusher in Emmett Johnson and two throwing touchdowns from Dylan Raiola, but it came down to an interception on Cincinnati's last offensive attempt, as Malcom Hartzog Jr. picked off a Brendan Sorsby pass.

While some red-clad fans left the game after the Huskers took a big lead in the third quarter, those who stayed were treated to a little too much excitement, as Nebraska failed to cover, but succeeded where or when it mattered most.

Tonight, Greg, Hoss, and Jake will take us back to Thursday night and offer their insights in the game. And maybe, just maybe, be able to convince you that things are not "doom and gloom" in Lincoln, Nebraska.