Scott Frost’s Bitterness Toward Nebraska Makes No Sense
by T.J. Birkel We interrupt your regularly scheduled summer programming with an update from the Golden Boy. Scott Frost is a smart guy—but he could really use some media training. Every time he gets asked about his time as head coach at Nebraska, or references it in any way, he just makes things worse. More […]
That Time Tom Osborne Almost Left Nebraska for Colorado
My earliest memories of Nebraska football start in the late 1980s, early 1990s. It’s a little bit of a blur, given that I was 7 at the turn of the decade. I vaguely recall hearing something about Tom Osborne interviewing at Colorado at some point along this journey through Husker fandom. But truth be told, […]
Nine Wins, No Satisfaction: Tom Osborne’s Early Days as Nebraska’s Head Coach
by T.J. Birkel “I think Cornhusker fans are pretty smart about what the program has done over the last 60 years and Tom Osborne is a huge part of it. Taking over for Bob Devaney; I had the good fortune of playing two years for both of them. They are as good a coaches as […]
The Numerous Innovations Tom Osborne Brought to Nebraska Football
It’s funny. Growing up in Lincoln during the 1980s and 1990s, I saw plenty of successful Nebraska football teams, including, obviously, the three national championship teams of the ‘90s. Even with all of that success, I remember a distinct image of Tom Osborne being stoic, and his teams having a reputation for being…dare I say…boring. […]
What Bob Devaney Saw in Tom Osborne
If you wanted to make the case that God’s a Cornhusker, there might not be a better place to start than here: Tom Osborne arrived on Nebraska’s campus as a young graduate student in pursuit of a PhD within a month of Bob Devaney taking over as the Huskers’ head football coach. Call it luck, […]
Two Major Questions Facing Nebraska Football As Spring Ball Wraps Up
The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman recently joined the Common Fan Podcast for a wide ranging discussion focused on the Nebraska football team’s spring practices, as well as the upcoming season. Part of the conversation centered around two major questions for the Huskers that won’t really be answered until the season begins in August: if Nebraska’s defense […]
Nebraska Football Spring Spotlight: Vincent Shavers Jr.
Spring practice is coming to a close for the Nebraska football team. The Big Red will go into the 2025 season with different offensive, defensive, and special teams coordinators than the ones who were in place a year ago at this time, in addition to having dozens of new players on the roster. Even amidst […]
What Will Nebraska’s Offense Look Like Under Dana Holgorsen?
The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman joined the Common Fan Podcast this week for a wide ranging discussion focused on the Nebraska football team’s spring practices, as well as the upcoming season. A large part of the conversation focused on the Huskers’ offense, from how offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen will put his imprint on the offense now […]
Commitment vs. Chaos: Raiola Buys in While Iamaleava Walks Out
T.J. Birkel As I listened to the Omaha World Herald’s Evan Bland talk about Dylan Raiola on our most recent Common Fan Podcast episode, I couldn’t help but think about the contrasts between Raiola and former Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava. The situation involving Iamaleava has been front page news in the college football world recently. […]
Husker Players and Coaches Are Betting on Rhule–and Themselves
Nebraska Safety Deshon Singleton was at peace, happy with his Husker career and preparing for the NFL draft. His head coach even encouraged him to pursue the professional ranks. It’s clear that opportunity was real; Singleton has many tools NFL teams covet, and scouts were interested. But when a court decision relating to junior college […]