The Pick Six Podcast - Husker sports news and analysis

Sam McKewon and Evan Bland talk Nebraska hoops as the Huskers face the Hawkeyes again on Saturday for a trip to the Elite Eight. The spring game will have to wait.

Sam McKewon pleads with Evan Bland, and the rest of the Nebraska basketball fan base, not to overthink Thursday's first-round NCAA tournament game vs. Troy. Sam and Evan discuss NU's chances to make the Sweet 16 and why it'd be a program-changing event to play on the second weekend, regardless what happens in Houston. 

In The World-Herald's weekly baseball episode, Evan Bland and Ben Doody break down Nebrsaka's 9-0 homestand and look aheadd to Wednesday's game at Wichita State. Plus, Evan lists one Husker pitcher who could be a future Major Leaguer, and Evan reveals his weekly Omaha Eight, a list of College World Series contenders. 

In a special Selection Sunday mini episode, Sam McKewon and Ben Doody break down the Nebraska men's basketball team's matchup against Troy in the first round of the NCAA tournament and the NU women's teams's matchup against Richmond in the First Four.

In a special episode of the Pick Six pod for The World-Herald's Husker Legends series presented by Liberty First Credit Union, Nebraska basketball radio voice Kent Pavelka joins the show to talk about his storied career behind the mic, his thoughts on this year's NU team, and what he might say on the air if the Huskers secure their first-ever NCAA tournament win.

Pavelka also recounts how he got his start in the business, shares his thoughts on Nebraska's conference realignment journey, and talks about the time he applied for a job calling games for an iconic NFL franchise.

Sam McKewon and Evan Bland dish on what they saw at Nebraska football's open practice - including another impressive group of defensive linemen - whether Husker hoops should try to win the Big Ten tournament and the most interesting Big Ten foe on NU's schedule.

On the latest Pick Six baseball day, Evan Bland and Ben Doody talk about Nebraska's 5-0 start to its season-opening homestand and take a look at Evan's latest Omaha Eight, which is loaded with teams from California and Mississippi. 

Sam McKewon and Evan Bland compare and contrast the messages delivered by Anthony Colandrea, TJ Lateef and Daniel Kaelin, decide whether Pryce Sandfort is among the best Huskers of the 21st Century and debate if Sam Hoiberg is the most beloved Husker athlete in the last 10 years. Plus, Sam has a special comment on Nebraska women's basketball. 

In a special Nebraska-Iowa basketball episode of the pod, Iowa beat writer Ethan Petrik of the Quad City Times joins Ben Doody to preview the Huskers-Hawkeyes game. 

Ethan also shares his perspective on how Iowa fans treated Pryce Sandfort and how Iowa reacted to the postgame court storm and Fred Hoiberg's run-in with a fan who approached Hoiberg in the postgame handshake line.

In the pod's weekly baseball episode, Evan Bland and Ben Doody recap Nebraska's weekend series at Auburn and preview the Huskers' nine-game homestand. Plus, Evan reveals his weekly Omaha Eight list of College World Series contenders.