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Nebraska’s athletic director discusses grass at Memorial Stadium
Could Nebraska have a new surface at Memorial Stadium in the near future? Husker athletic director Troy Dannen met with the media at Big Ten Media Days, and during his impromptu press conference, he discussed a surface change for the Cornhuskers’ home stadium. “That’s the plan for grass to happen. Matt’s highly motivated for grass. We’ve done some work on the practice field and re-topped them with grass. After this season we plan to dig those out and put some sort of heating in to keep those practice fields grass live. He’ll practice on grass. Unless there’s lightning or it’s impossible,...
David Fudge hires on with Nebraskaland Bank
Nebraskaland Bank has announced the appointment of David Fudge as a business banking officer. “Fudge brings a wealth of experience and a dynamic approach to our team, further solidifying our commitment to serving the community with excellence,” the announcement said. “After his outstanding service as executive director of Nebraskaland...
Top 150 2025 recruit Quentin Rhymes set to visit Nebraska
A class of 2025 forward is set to visit Lincoln later this year. Small forward Quentin Rhymes revealed he will be visiting Nebraska in September. Rhymes received an offer from the Huskers back in May. The 6-foot-7, 185-pound forward is one of four small forwards in the class of 2025 to earn an offer from Nebraska. He also received offers from TCU and Wichita State throughout the summer. Rhymes stands at No. 136 in the rankings for the class of 2025. He is attending Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix, Arizona, after playing for Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rhymes also plays for the Las Vegas Knicks in the AAU, where he delivered stellar performances throughout the season. Last week against West Virginia Gold, he scored 40 points and landed six 3-pointers. Quentin Rhymes, On3’s No. 136 player in 2025, has set official visits to @On3Recruits has learned… New Mexico Sept. 5th Boise State Sept. 12th Nebraska Sept. 20th UC-Santa Barbara Sept. 28thhttps://t.co/pdyaF4Gyw9 pic.twitter.com/MeYj4bQuMz — Jamie Shaw (@JamieShaw5) July 24, 2024 Contact/Follow us @CornhuskersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Nebraska news, notes, and opinions.
Ag Educator Matt Kreifels receives Award of Merit, NAYC’s highest honor
Lincoln, Neb. —Matt Kreifels, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and long-time ag educator, was recently honored by the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Council (NAYC) with the Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute’s (NAYI) Award of Merit during a special luncheon at UNL’s East Campus Union. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) oversees NAYC and NAYI.
Paint the Town is Underway Today
Chadron Art Alley is getting a new addition this weekend. Starting Friday morning, artists were already hard at work at painting the latest mural on the back wall of Chadron Chiropractic Clinic. The painting was designed by local artist Jodi Motz and is based on a photograph taken by Branden...
Paxton native wins the 2024 "You Can Be A Star" singing competition
North Platte, Neb. - Twelve contestants from around the area made their way to the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Thursday afternoon to compete in the "You Can Be A Star" singing competition and Eben Rosentrater took home first place. Rosentrater is 21 years old and is a native of Paxton. He...
Husker roundup: Belief in Nebraska RBs depth highlighted at Big Ten Media Days
Some enthusiasm about the Husker running backs room was detectable in Indianapolis. When Matt Rhule was asked if his confidence in his team being good this fall was connected to having a different quarterback, he said, no, it wasn't necessarily that. The Husker head coach pointed out Nebraska is so...
WWE Smackdown Results – July 26, 2024 – Taped in Omaha, NE
WWE SMACKDOWN RESULTS (JULY 26, 2024): OMAHA, NE. “WWE Then. Now. Forever. Together.” gets us started as always. We then shoot into an in-depth recap package from last week, focusing on The Bloodline and Cody Rhodes/Kevin Owens and the beat down that ended the show. Nick Aldis & The...
Huskers take center stage as Paris Olympics get underway
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The opening ceremonies at this year’s Olympics have officially wrapped up. Fourteen current and former Nebraska athletes have earned a spot in the Paris games, and they are ready to take center stage in the City of Light. Five Huskers will represent Team USA:
Lincoln home’s pride flags vandalized twice in one week
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Pride flags in an east Lincoln neighborhood have been vandalized multiple times this summer. One homeowner who wanted to remain anonymous said his flags were defaced twice this week. On Wednesday, he captured surveillance video of a person spray-painting pride flags in his front yard....
Tradition meets the future as Nebraska's Big Rodeo debuts new grandstands
BURWELL, Neb. — Cowboys, horses, and coach John Cook -- Burwell is where legends ride as Nebraska’s Big Rodeo builds on tradition with some big changes. Dirt flies as cowboys ride for glory at the historic Garfield County Farigrounds. Next to being in the saddle, everyone's got a great view at Nebraska's Big Rodeo.
Nebraska football projected to flip 4-star Isaiah Mozee
The next few days will be massive for Nebraska football recruiting and the good news has already started coming in for the Huskers. Five-star offensive tackle David Sanders has arrived in Lincoln. Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola asked Husker fans to come out and show Sanders the love and they did that. A bunch showed up and Raiola has posted pictures of him and Sanders in Lincoln.
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