Yardbarker: Nebraska Cornhuskers

Colorado Post-Mortem

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:22:45 -0500

Every year, the Huskers face a Colorado team that is ready to play Nebraska to the best of their abilities no matter what shape or situation each team is in. This year was no different. I don't know whether the Buffs caught Nebraska battling a short week of preparation, a long season, or looking ahead to the title game, but they were ready for the Huskers, and we looked barely ready to answer the call. But like many of our games this season, the Huskers: didn't make too many mistakes ...

Nebraska struggles past CU in Big 12 title tuneup

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:17:11 -0500

BOULDER, Colo.(AP) The Nebraska Cornhuskers had just as tough of a tuneup for the Big 12 championship game as No. 3 Texas did one day earlier.

Nebraska tops CU, but can it stun Texas next?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:16:01 -0500

The Nebraska Cornhuskers had just as tough of a tuneup for the Big 12 championship game as No. 3 Texas did one day earlier. Nebraska struggled on offense but thanks to touchdowns on a punt return and an interception, the Cornhuskers held off the Buffaloes 28-20 on an unseasonably warm Friday afternoon at Folsom Field.

Special Teams Give NU Jump Start

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:39:43 -0500

Superior field position is never a bad thing. Against the Buffaloes, it seemed to be everything. The Huskers pinned Colorado deep for most of the first half. This helped set up a 59-yard punt return touchdown by Niles Paul and a 24-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ben Cotton. After Nebraska missed a long field goal attempt (giving Colorado good field position), the Buffs closed the gap to 14-7. When a dropped pass by Niles Paul killed an NU drive a good punt by Alex Henery pinned the Buffs de...

MOCK DRAFT v3.0

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:29 -0500

Here is my latest updates to my ongoing mock draft. The standings have been changed to reflect this weekend’s outcomes, and I have also taken some of the comments I received into consideration. Here it is: Buccaneers: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska – The Bucs take a dominant big guy to help solidify the D-line. Rams: Jimmy Clausen, [...]

Nebraska DT Suh pleads guilty to driving charge

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:29:51 -0500

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska's star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (en-DOM'-uh-ken soo) has pleaded guilty to negligent driving and paid a $60 fine.

Nebraska Cornhuskers DT Ndamukong Suh pleads guilty to driving charge

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:32:09 -0500

Nebraska's star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has pleaded guilty to negligent driving and paid a $60 fine.

Nebraska's Suh pays small fine for negligent driving

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:03:00 -0500

Nebraska's star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has pleaded guilty to negligent driving and paid a $60 fine.

Alex Henery - The Skinny Assassin

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:57:44 -0500

Ndamukong Suh is an award candidate, and All-American, and a real war daddy. And, make no mistake, that I admire Roy Helu Jr. But, with apologies to Jared Crick, Larry Asante and others...Nebraska's next best player weighs about 190 pounds dripping wet. Alex Henery is an absolute stud. He makes the big kicks to win games and in his first year as a full-time punter, he was a difference maker in Nebraska's North-Division clinching win over Kansas State. For his efforts, he was named Big...

Senior Night Goes Right

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:34:36 -0500

It was by no means a sure thing. When Kansas State opened with a field goal drive you were concerned. When Zac Lee missed a wide open Mike McNeil in the end zone, you were aggravated. When Lee threw an interception with NU in easy field goal distance and up just one score, you were downright rattled. Then the Huskers got tough and turned it around. NU senior safety Larry Asante picked off a pass and KSU's Josh Cherry missed a 51-yard field goal attempt to preserve Nebraska's 10-3 half...

Brian VanOchten on The Huge Show: Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh should be on Lions' draft radar

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:28:55 -0500

"If Martin Mayhew is making his plans for draft night, he's looking at the kid from Nebraska and thinking 'there's a guy who can do what Minnesota did to us," VanOchten said.

Best Player? Most Valuable? Answer to Both Is Man Named Suh

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Nebraska, Big 12, HeismanDepending on who is debating, the Heisman Trophy is awarded to either the best college football player in the country or the one who simply means the most to his team. Whichever side of the coin you fall on, you have to come back Nebraska senior defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Certainly playing in the trenches of the defensive line isn't the sexiest place to find the nation's most preeminent player. Watching Suh defy double- and ...

Former Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Thunder Collins sentenced to life in prison

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:00:35 -0500

Former Nebraska running back Thunder Collins has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a September 2008 shooting that killed one man and injured another.

I Heart Helu

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:14 -0500

This is a post that could have been written in the pre-season, or 3 weeks in to the season. In fact, I have re-outlined it many times over the course of this campaign so far. But his efforts versus Oklahoma Saturday night (and the prospect of what he might do down the stretch) make it the exact right time to declare my feelings in full. The simple fact is that I heart Roy Helu. He represents the heart and soul of not just the Nebraska offense in 2009, but also what most fans want the NU playe...

Nebraska Not Great, But Good Enough to Contend in Big 12 North

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0500

by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Nebraska, Big 12The resemblance to the old Blackshirt defense is there, but make no mistake -- this isn't your father's Nebraska Cornhuskers. Still, in this current cycle where parity and mediocrity have met to transform the mightiest of college football programs into mere mortals, these Cornhuskers are good enough to be part of the Big 12 North championship conversation. Seriously, these very Cornhuskers who a few weeks seemed down after dropping back-t...

Lions Lose Lydon Murtha to Dolphins

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:10:49 -0500

More photos » by Darron Cummings - AP In this Feb. 21, 2009 file photo, Nebraska offensive lineman Lydon Murtha works on a drill at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) Browse more photos » One of the dangers of having a player on the practice squad is the possibility of losing him to another team. The obvious positive about having a player on the practice squad ...

The Homecoming that Wasn't Oklahoma State 45 Huskers 14

Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:33:09 -0500

Well here we were Saturday morning in front of the 287th consecutive sell-out for the 2007 Homecoming game. In front of the last Huskers National Championship team, the 1997 squad, along with their greatest coach Dr. Tom Osborne. Playing a team, Oklahoma State that had not won in Memorial Stadium since 1960, the table was set right? WRONG! Well talk about a MAJOR disappointment. 45 to 14 says it all. 31 to nothing at halftime, 86 to 20; that is the combined score of the Huskers last 2 conference games. I am glad that I did not get the game on pay per view; it would have been a waste of my hard earned money. Not since I was 2 years old, back in 1958 have my Huskers suffered such a humiliating defeat at home, that loss was to Missouri 31 to 0. This is the first time in the teams 118 years of existence, since the team was called the Bugeaters, that they have they allowed 4 different teams to score 40 or more points in a single season. This team has given up on the season, given up on the coach and it looks like they have given up on themselves also. These Cowboys averaged more than 8 yards per play in this game, and finished the game with 551 total yards. Oklahoma State was up 17 to nothing before the Huskers even had a first down. Fans were leaving this homecoming game before half time, which by the way, saw the Cowboys having the advantage 31 to 0. Thought we had a "chance" in the second half, well Sam Keller ended all thoughts of that on our first series with an interception. The only positive note I can mention in this article is that Freshman Quentin Castille rushed for his first 100 yard game, gaining 102 yards on 20 carries. We Nebraska fans have seen our beloved Huskers gain national attention over the past 25 years for various streaks of the positive side. It looks like now we are about to set records that may be just as impressive on the losing side also. There is one thing that has become perfectly clear to this fan at this point of the season, Pederson and Callahan MUST GO. They have become a cancer that has now spread to the team, and if there is any hope at all of saving this team, the cancer must be removed as soon as possible. We have reached a point that is so low that even my bottom 5 rankings don't do it justice. Frank Solich was fired by Pederson, which appears to be when the cancer first appeared, after completing a 9-3 season and gaining a bowl game invitation. Pederson, which of course is his right, decided that Solich was not going in the right direction, was not satisfied that the team was righting itself, even after Solich fired several long time Husker coaches in an attempt to make Pederson happy. Solich's record at time of his dismissal was 58-19 for a .753 winning percentage for 6 full seasons, an average season of 9-3, just slightly lower than Dr. Tom's 10-2 average record over his 25 seasons. Callahan's record, as it stand now after this game is 26-18 for a .590 winning percentage after 3 and a half seasons. This is Pederson's definition of "bringing the team back to the elite level". Well I may not be a freaking genius, but I can tell when someone is "pissing on my head and telling me it is raining" and this is exactly what Pederson is doing. Pederson may be Nebraska born and bred, but if he seriously believes that Callahan is the man who can take Nebraska football back to the National title picture, he is really viewing the situation through "rose colored glasses". I know that the man is smarter than this, because the other sports at Nebraska have actually flourished during his tenure, including the woman's volleyball team who are the defending national champions. See; now look at what has happened, I am "pimping" freakin woman's volleyball. Damn it Pederson, wake up and do the right thing and get rid of Callahan, if you don't you will be run out of town with him. Show us all that you have what it takes to make the tough decision. I may be back later in the week to give you my insight to the game against the Texas A & M Aggies, which was the Big 12 team that I had predicted, would have the problems and be firing their coach, which still remains a possibility, but right now it looks like Dennis Franchione is safer than Callahan. Go GBR.