HUSKER DISPATCH

The funny thing about college football is that, just when you’re about to bang out your “Year-in-Review” column, simultaneously, the next season has already begun. That's because Nebraska football – as anyone who lives in the Cornhusker state knows – is a year-round sport. Where does it end, and when does it begin?

Many times writing this column, by the time I come up for air, I realize I’ve banged out nearly 3,000 words obsessing over Huskers football and wonder if it’s too long. Have I said too much? Or, is it somehow possible I haven’t said enough? Well, in the aftermath of the soul-sucking 40-16 Black Friday loss to Iowa, I figured out an ingenious way to shorten things up by turning 3,000 words into two.    “We suck.”

Anyone else had it up to here with end-of-season talk about ‘progress’? Homecoming Dinged: After a couple weeks of October speculation that Penn State might want him as their next coach, Matt Rhule’s return to his alma matter Penn State was anything but welcoming, as Kaytron Allen and the Nittany Lions ran roughshod and rolled to a 37-10 win. –  Illustration by Anthony Aleman Let's begin with a definition from Noah Webster's first dictionary, published in 1828, titled "An Ame

The way Nebraska media and fans are talking, it’s hard to tell if Saturday is about Nebraska getting its eighth win or determining next year’s starting quarterback.

Under the lights at the historical Rose Bowl in Pasadena Saturday, Nebraska held on for a 28-21 win and salvaged – temporarily, at least – what could have been – and could still be – a sinking ship of a season.

To say Nebraska leaned into Saturday night’s “blackout” game against USC would be an understatement. Why? Because it was ...

What was the secret sauce last Saturday? (It’s not what you think.) Did it have anything to do with salaries – like which NU assistant coach makes $675K a year? And speaking of monetary values, who’s the Northwestern player most likely to wear penny loafers? Sean Brennan has the answers to those questions and more in this week's Husker Dispatch.

Sixty ugly minutes in Minneapolis has Huskers fans rethinking everything  Stack the sacks: With Huskers trimmed in pink, it was the blue-collar Minnesota defense who shined on Friday, with Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola getting put to sleep a mind-boggling – and discouraging – NINE times.  Illustration by Anthony Aleman  One step forward and like, I dunno, 10 steps back. Fifteen steps? A thousand?    In the aftermath of Nebraska’s 24-6 loss to Minnesota on Friday, pick a n

It’s impossible not to chime in on the developing Matt Rhule-Penn State situation Key to Victory: Transfer wide receiver Dane Key reaches high with one hand for the catch, sealing Nebraska’s first comeback win – with a touchdown that came on their final possession – since 2017. Illustration by Anthony Aleman  Dane Key reached up with one hand and snagged Dylan Raiola’s pass – not one of his best – out of the air with 1 minute and 8 seconds to go, completing a thrilling 34-31

The week that was, the week that is and why my weakness for vintage Nebraska Cornhusker memorabilia has me wondering if aliens play...

We’re only four games in, the calendar has changed to October, and it somehow feels like the clock on Nebraska’s season is already ticking away ... .

Jacory Barney comes down with a Hail Mary to close the first half of Nebraska’s 30-27 loss to Michigan. Successful Hail Marys are about...

Like 100%-certified Nebraska hero Bud Crawford just did, now is the time for Matt Rhule and his Huskers to step up in weight class...

Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Akron went on a trip and oh, buddy did they get some R&R! Unfortunately, it was the combination of...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane – a 5-foot-9 plane, by the way – in the form of Malcolm Hartzog swooping in to save the day in Nebraska’s 20-17 win over Cincinnati at Arrowhead Stadium … all while Cincy alum and newly-anointed “Mr. Swift” Travis Kelce looks on from his luxury suite.

From coast-to-coast (and beyond), for a decade Huskers football has turned ‘free’ morning-after hotel breakfasts into hotel hell Look...