Life in the Red

Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett run through storylines and significant implications for Saturday's Nebraska football game at Northwestern, share what they've seen through the first two weeks of Big Ten play and give the latest on what, if anything, is known about basketball season, which is supposed to start in three weeks. That and more on the latest edition of the Husker Extra Podcast, sponsored by Tom Dinsdale Automotive Group of Grand Island and Hastings. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett talk through Nebraska's game against Wisconsin being canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases in UW's program, where the Huskers go from here and what the next couple of days might bring. That and more in the latest edition of the Husker Extra podcast, sponsored by Tom Dinsdale Automotive Group of Grand Island and Hastings. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett break down Saturday's Nebraska football season opener against Ohio State, discuss what would constitute a successful season and make predictions. All that and more in the latest edition of the Husker Extra Podcast, brought to you by Tom Dinsdale Automotive Group of Grand Island and Hastings. 

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Van Brownson played a key role in 1969 and 1970 as part of a timeshare at quarterback with Jerry Tagge before elbow injuries cut short his 1970 season. 

In the latest edition of the 70 at 50 Podcast, Journal Star reporter Parker Gabriel catches up with Brownson. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett go deep on the quarterback battle that is coming to a head between junior Adrian Martinez and redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey, other roster questions as the final camp week proceeds and get the latest on the rumored basketball tournament which could be coming to Lincoln over Thanksgiving. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett break down what they heard Thursday from Nebraska quarterbacks Adrian Martinez and Luke McCaffrey, run through several other roster items and an announcement that Oklahoma State's hoops team is playing in the not-yet-announced Lincoln bubble tournament in November. 

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Parker Gabriel and Steven M. Sipple talk about then-Nebraska assistant coach Tom Osborne, bringing the I-formation to Lincoln and the role it played in the 1970 team's march to a national championship. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett discuss the latest in Nebraska football, including what they learned this week in talking with defensive coordinator Erik Chinander and other coaches and players. That, plus updates on the men's basketball program after interviews with Teddy Allen and Kobe Webster. 

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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett cover some ground in the latest edition of the Husker Extra podcast, breaking down Nebraska's eight-game football schedule -- set to begin Oct. 24 -- following Saturday's announcement, remembering Larry Frost, marking Alex Gordon's Thursday retirement announcement and talking through what's currently known about a potential hoops bubble in Lincoln later this year. 

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Larry Jacobson is one of the best defensive linemen in Nebraska history and has two national championship rings plus an Outland Trophy as part of his hardware collection. 

He nearly lost it all in a house fire in 1996 and then did lose one of the rings for a couple of months. The story, and how he got back a treasured possession, is the subject of Episode 3 of the 70 at 50 podcast. 

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