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Well-rounded Brice Williams, Nebraska face Murray State in Hawaii
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg has high expectations for sixth-year guard Brice Williams.,"A two-way player that I think has a chance to play at the next level," Hoiberg said. "No doubt about it with his positional size and overall skill level.",Williams will look to display those qualities for a secon...
Brice Williams (30 points), Nebraska pull away from Indiana
Brice Williams' 30 points and a late surge propelled Nebraska to an 85-68 win over Indiana on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Nebraska (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten) outscored Indiana 17-1 over the last 6 1/2 minutes, with Williams scoring eight of those points. Williams, who finished 10-of-15 shooting from the f...
Indiana tries to snap 3-game losing skid to Nebraska
Indiana aims to run its winning streak to five games Friday night when Nebraska welcomes the Hoosiers to Lincoln, Neb.,Indiana (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) has lost the past three meetings with Nebraska after winning seven straight. The Hoosiers are led by center Oumar Ballo, a transfer from Arizona who avera...
Huge second half powers Michigan State past Nebraska
Jaden Akins scored a game-high 18 points to lead host Michigan State to an 89-52 win over Nebraska in East Lansing on Saturday in a Big Ten contest.,Akins went 4 of 8 from 3-point range to help lead the attack for the Spartans (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won three straight and six of their last sev...
Rebounding is critical for Nebraska at Michigan State
For the moment, Nebraska and Michigan State are not ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll.,But both the Cornhuskers and Spartans earned votes in the latest poll and are playing stellar basketball of late, which makes Saturday's Big Ten contest in East Lansing, Mich., an intriguing one.,Nebraska...
Nebraska hits century mark in easy win over North Florida
Connor Essegian scored 22 points and Nebraska had a second straight big offensive performance in a 103-72 home win over North Florida in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, who was back in the starting lineup after dropping a career-high 29 last time out, was 8 of 10 ...
Iowa comes back for last-second victory over Nebraska
Drew Stevens kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Nebraska 13-10 on Friday night in a Big Ten game in Iowa City.,It was the second consecutive year the Hawkeyes (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) won the annual rivalry game on a last-second kick, both...
Connor Essegian scores 29 as Nebraska rolls past South Dakota
Connor Essegian had a career-high 29 points off the bench and Nebraska hit 13 3-pointers in a 96-79 nonconference win over South Dakota on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,Essegian, a junior guard who transferred from Wisconsin, was 10-of-22 from the field and 6-of-15 from outside. Brice Williams ad...
Nebraska plans not to get caught sleeping vs. South Dakota
Nebraska will be trying to preserve its perfect in-state record when it hosts South Dakota on Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (4-1) are 3-0 at home and also won Friday at then-No. 14 Creighton, beating their in-state rivals on the road for the second straight...
Nebraska aims to ignite offense vs. Saint Mary's
A pair of unbeaten programs will square off on a neutral floor on Sunday afternoon when Nebraska takes on Saint Mary's in a nonconference game in Sioux Falls, S.D.,It will be the third meeting between the schools -- the first since 1975 -- and will pit teams that each have started 3-0 on the young s...
Nebraska searching for more offense vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
After a closer-than-expected 63-58 win Saturday night over Bethune-Cookman, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg is searching for a few things before Wednesday night's home game against Fairleigh Dickinson in Lincoln, Neb.,Hoiberg wants to see his team improve its execution offensively and cut down on mistak...
Nebraska plans to deploy deep rotation as season begins
The sixth season of the Fred Hoiberg era gets underway Monday when Nebraska hosts Texas-Rio Grande Valley in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb. to open the 2024-25 season.,The Cornhuskers are coming off their first NCAA Tournament appearance in a decade, losing to Texas A&M in the first round and...
No. 16 Indiana runs over Nebraska
Justice Ellison ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as No. 16 Indiana rolled to a 56-7 Big Ten Conference blowout of Nebraska in Bloomington, Ind.,The Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) rolled up 495 yards of offense against a top-15 defense nationally despite losing starting quarterback Kurtis R...
Nebraska uses second-half momentum to roll past Purdue
Dylan Raiola went 17-of-27 passing for 257 yards and a touchdown to lead Nebraska to a 28-10 win at Purdue in a Big Ten contest on Saturday at West Lafayette, Ind.,Nebraska (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) limited Purdue (1-3, 0-1) to 224 yards of total offense.,Hudson Card went 18-of-25 passing with a touchdown ...
Luke Altmyer, No. 24 Illinois pull out OT win over No. 22 Nebraska
Luke Altmyer's fourth touchdown pass of the night, a 4-yarder to Pat Bryant in overtime, led No. 13 Illinois to a 31-24 win over No. 22 Nebraska on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.,Illinois (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) started overtime with a 21-yard run by Kaden Feagin. Altmyer then connected with Bryant into the rig...
Resurgent No. 22 Nebraska, No. 24 Illinois clash in Big Ten opener
For the first time since October 2011, No. 22 Nebraska and No. 24 Illinois find themselves listed in the same Associated Press Top 25 poll. They'll meet in a Big Ten opener Friday night in Lincoln, Neb., to decide which team gets to stay there., ,The Cornhuskers (3-0) are off to their best start sin...
No. 23 Nebraska gets off to quick start, rolls past Northern Iowa
Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns to guide No. 23 Nebraska to a 34-3 victory over Northern Iowa Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb., ,"I thought he was excellent," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said of Raiola, who connected on 17 of his 23 attempts., ,The Cornhuskers (...
Colorado looks for fourth win in a row over Nebraska
Colorado will go for its fourth straight win over longtime rival Nebraska when the Buffaloes travel to Lincoln, Neb., for Saturday night's game.,The Buffaloes have never won four in a row in the series that dates to 1898. Nebraska leads the all-time series 49-21-2 and won every meeting between the s...
Al Capone Once Got A Motorcade Escort Into The Northwestern-Nebraska Game
Today Nebraska and Northwestern play their sixth game in a rivalry that began in 1902. As the Huskers are a recent refugee to the Big Ten, this will be the first trip for Nebraska to Evanston since October 1931. Among the spectators in that game, according to this delightful clipping the Northwester...
Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 4
Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...