Nobody said it would be easy: one of life’s most difficult tasks is trying to turnaround a losing sports program. Just ask Damon Benning. Since 2005 Omaha Northwest High School has compiled the State of Nebraska’s worst football record in Class A (6 – 58). And while entering his third seasons as […]
Ekeler’s Departure Leaves Huge Void to Fill The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Nebraska linebacker coach Mike Ekelerhas taken a co-defensive coordinator position at Indiana. During his three year stint as Huskers LB coach, Ekeler has not only developed quality players at the position–he has also been one of Nebraska’s top recruiters. The presence of […]
Two-time First Team All-Nebraska Football Player Quentin Urban Is Rare Breed Nowadays, you ask any high school coach and they will tell you that they don’t like playing their kids both ways, on offense and defense, because of player fatigue. They say a kid can’t give 100% effort on every play when he plays both […]
Walk-on Yusef Wade Making an Impact at Nebraska Over the last several decades, the question that many of the top Nebraska high school football players and their families have had to grapple with is “should we walk-on to Nebraska or take the scholarship from a school in a lower level football division? There is no […]
Shortly following the Nebraska’s 13 -20 home loss to Texas, Nebraska standout wide receiver Niles Paul faced an angry mob of Nebraska football fans that teased and taunted him in the parking lot while he was walking to his car to leave the game. The week before his 9 receptions for 131 yards and 100 […]