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Nebraska, chasing third straight winning season, faces revamped OhioA pair of schools linked by a common former head coach meet to open the 2026 season when Nebraska hosts Ohio in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,Frank Solich, whom Ohio's field is named after, is the winningest coach in Bobcats history, going 115-82 from 2005-20. Before that ...

Nebraska names QB Anthony Colandrea Week 1 starterNebraska coach Matt Rhule announced on Saturday that quarterback Anthony Colandrea will start the Cornhuskers' season-opening game against Ohio on Sept. 5.,Colandrea transferred to Nebraska after being named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year in 2025 while at UNLV. He has been competing ...

Big Ten notebook: Indiana ready for more after historic '25 seasonThe Indiana football team got to take quite a victory lap this offseason.,A national championship is always sweet, but it probably tasted that much better coming from a program that was the losingest in college football history at this time last year.,After the Hoosiers reveled in finishing off the ...

Katie Stewart's late blast propels Texas past Nebraska at WCWS

Katie Stewart blasted a three-run home run in the sixth inning to keep defending champion Texas alive with a 3-1 win over Nebraska in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday in Oklahoma City.,Nebraska two-way star Jordy Frahm was cruising, taking a no-hitter into the sixth before Jayc...

Jocelyn Briski shuts down Nebraska, leads Alabama to WCWS semifinals

Marlie Giles set the tone with a three-run homer to lift Alabama into the Women's College World Series semifinals with a 5-1 defeat of Nebraska Saturday night in Oklahoma City.,That alone proved to be enough for Alabama pitcher Jocelyn Briski, who threw a complete-game one-hitter to move the Crimson...

Ava Kuszak's 10th-inning HR carries Nebraska past Arkansas at WCWS

Ava Kuszak belted a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday, lifting Nebraska to a 5-3 win over Arkansas in opening-day action at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.,The Cornhuskers (52-6) advance to face Alabama in a winners-bracket contest in Bracket 2 on Saturday...

PF Berke Buyuktuncel transfers to Vanderbilt; Nebraska adds two from portal

Four weeks after helping Nebraska edge Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament's second round, power forward Berke Buyuktuncel has decided to switch from the Cornhuskers to the Commodores for his senior year.,According to reports, Buyuktuncel, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward who averaged 6.3 points and 5....

Iowa rallies past Nebraska, in first Elite Eight since '87

HOUSTON -- Bennett Stirtz scored a team-high 20 points, Tate Sage added 19 and ninth-seeded Iowa rallied from a first-half, double-digit deficit to defeat fourth-seeded Nebraska 77-71 on Thursday in the South Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.,Stirtz provided the Hawkeyes (24-12) with their...