2008 Woodie Awards
Nebraska interim athletic director Tom Osborne was pleased to offer a new target to the media members who spent the prior eight days tracking his every move. (0) comments
The players' meeting with Pelini was only a short introduction, lasting about 10 minutes, said receiver Todd Peterson. (0) comments
The Nebraska volleyball team will be going to Madison, Wis. next weekend after sweeping both South Dakota State and Wichita State en route to earning its nation-leading 14th-consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. (0) comments
History repeated itself Sunday, when Bo Pelini walked into a maximum-capacity press conference room to be introduced as Nebraska's next head football coach. This is Pelini's second stint at Nebraska, coming four seasons after leading an inspired defense through a 10-win season in 2003 and later getting glossed over in the head coaching search that eventually led to Frank Solich's successor, Bill Callahan. (0) comments
Frustration comes in many forms. For the Arizona State men's basketball team, it came in the form of expired shot clocks and turnovers. The culprit? Nebraska's defense. The Cornhuskers (5-1) put the clamps on the Sun Devils' offense early and pulled away late in a 62-47 win Sunday afternoon at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. (0) comments
Even consistency isn't predictable. And Nebraska doesn't always function like clockwork. Tara Mueller saw the most action of her young career during the opening rounds of the NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Cornhuskers' freshman outside hitter hardly stepped off the court because senior outside hitter Christina Houghtelling was relegated to the bench with a back injury. (0) comments
It must be more difficult than it looks. Then again, it doesn't look easy. Surviving Nebraska's serves can be a task worthy of a small celebration. So it was no surprise opponents backpedaled the moment the Cornhuskers picked up a volleyball this weekend. (0) comments
It was quick, not very emotional and almost too similar to the results a year ago. After only two hours and 43 minutes of volleyball this weekend, the Nebraska volleyball team had its ticket punched to Madison, Wis. for another Sweet 16 appearance. (0) comments
Without three of its top wrestlers finishing their tournaments, Nebraska held onto a fourth-place finish in a field of 50 teams at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last weekend. The Cornhuskers finished with 112.5 points, 15 behind tournament-winning Michigan and trailing Missouri and Ohio State. (0) comments