Three Takes on Scott Frost’s Coaching Staff at UCF

We’ve said it before: when it comes to Scott Frost, it’s complicated for Nebraska fans. Some Husker fans are still plenty salty about how his tenure in Lincoln turned out. Others are happy he’s getting a second chance, and interested to see how it plays out now that he’s back as the head man at […]

Top 15 Highlights from Nebraska’s 2024 Football Season (1-5)

T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team finished 7-6, securing bowl eligibility for the first time since 2016 and winning a bowl game for the first time since 2015. While the second half of the season included some disappointing losses in ways Husker fans have become all too accustomed to seeing, this past season represents progress […]

Top 15 Highlights from Nebraska’s 2024 Football Season (6-10)

T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team finished 7-6, securing bowl eligibility for the first time since 2016 and winning a bowl game for the first time since 2015. While the second half of the season included some disappointing losses in ways Husker fans have become all too accustomed to seeing, this past season represents progress […]

Top 15 Highlights from Nebraska’s 2024 Football Season (11-15)

T.J. Birkel The Nebraska football team finished 7-6, securing bowl eligibility for the first time since 2016 and winning a bowl game for the first time since 2015. While the second half of the season included some disappointing losses in ways Husker fans have become all too accustomed to seeing, this past season represents progress […]

Will Nebraska Football Make Special Teams Special Again?

In November of 2020, Matt Rhule gave a speech to the American Football Coaches Association during which he laid out five keys to winning football. The list is as follows: 1) Don’t beat ourselves. 2) Make special teams special. 3) Dominate the trenches. 4) Win the toxic battle (i.e. turnovers and explosive plays). 5) Great […]

Assessing the State of Nebraska’s Offense Heading into the 2025 Season

T.J. Birkel In 2024, Nebraska ranked 103rd nationally in scoring offense, 96th in rushing offense, 66th in passing offense, 106th in yards per play, and 94th in total offense (NOTE: final rankings are subject to change once the college football playoffs are completed, but they won’t change by much). The Huskers were even worse in […]

Matt Rhule Leads Nebraska Football Into an Era of Great Unknowns

T.J. Birkel The last time Matt Rhule was a head coach in college football (before Nebraska, that is) was 2019. That’s not too long ago, but the sport has seen seismic shifts since that time. The transfer portal and players being able to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL) were not factors yet. […]