Tom Osborne

  1. Nebraska Spring Game 2012: Latest Updates on Cornhusker's Red-White Scrimmage

    While the fans of the Nebraska Cornhuskers were hoping that the university would reschedule the canceled red-white scrimmage, the institution has decided to cancel it for the year...

    Donald Wood Written by Donald Wood about 1 month ago 1,056 reads 4 comments

  2. Nebraska Football: It's Time the Cornhuskers Consider New Uniforms

    Man, that Tom Osborne is quite the buzz kill. In recent interviews with Steven Sipple of the Lincoln Journal-Star , he’s said that Nebraska isn’t going to consider ...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 5 months ago 4,020 reads 36 comments

  3. Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl: My Favorite Cornhusker Bowl Memory

    How many times had it been? How many times had I sat down on New Year’s Day, waiting for the Orange Bowl to watch Nebraska play for that elusive national title? How many times ...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 5 months ago 475 reads 1 comments

  4. Nebraska Football: The 10 Most Important People in the Program

    At times, Nebraska Football seems like an entity unto itself, a self-perpetuating beast striding across history. But of course, that beast is merely an organization, made up of people making decisions that shape the course of the program...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 6 months ago 2,871 reads 2 comments

  5. 2011 Big Ten Border Battle: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

    Forget the prelude played out on unfriendly gridirons across the Midwest throughout September, October and November. Iowa versus Nebraska on November 25 is all about salvaging a season...

    JA Allen Written by JA Allen about 6 months ago 985 reads 1 comments

  6. Nebraska Football's Greatest Traditions of All Time

    A legendary college football program like Nebraska is rife with tradition. Nebraska began play in 1890 and has compiled a rich history. There are only a handful of teams that can lay claim to over 800 wins and the most since 1970 by a wide margin...

    Michael Huckstep Written by Michael Huckstep about 7 months ago 1,520 reads 8 comments

  7. An Open Letter to the Big Ten: What Husker Football Means to Nebraskans

    Dear new Big Ten neighbors, Before we get into the heat of battle that is conference play, perhaps we should share some thoughts about Nebraskans and how they feel about their football...

    Michael Huckstep Written by Michael Huckstep about 8 months ago 961 reads 10 comments

  8. Nebraska Football: Has Bo Pelini Changed Husker Football Recruiting?

    Immediately following the Huskers' 65-51 loss to Colorado in 2007, Interim Nebraska Athletic Director and Husker coaching legend, Tom Osborne, answered the prayers of Husker Nation and fired the much-despised Bill Callahan...

    Michael Huckstep Written by Michael Huckstep about 9 months ago 8,531 reads 13 comments

  9. Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers and the No. 1 College Football Team Ever?

    Like The Sporting News and the supreme player Johnny Rodgers claim, are the 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers truly the best college football team in the last 125 years? Hearing the news ...

    Lake Cruise Written by Lake Cruise about 9 months ago 1,165 reads 8 comments

  10. College Football: Tom Osborne Should Be the Next NCAA Infractions Commish

    It's only a game, isn't it? Not really. Even a hardcore optimist must realize that the NCAA has not changed at all. The recent facade of actual justice has been a joke. Crooked and disproportionate measures of manufactured penalties still reign...

    Austyn Humphrey Written by Austyn Humphrey about 10 months ago 3,691 reads 17 comments

  11. Big Ten and SEC Should Collude to Eradicate the Big 12‏

    There is blood in the water. The sharks should smell this from a mile away and come in for the kill. The SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are the three power players in college football. The second tier contains the likes of the Big 12, ACC and the Big East...

    Leo Florkowski Written by Leo Florkowski about 10 months ago 2,800 reads 95 comments

  12. Iowa-Nebraska Football: 'Heroes Game' a Great Concept, but Not for a Trophy Game

    When Iowa and Nebraska announced earlier this week that they would be unveiling a trophy game on Friday, it was hardly a surprise to anyone...

    Kevin Trahan Written by Kevin Trahan about 10 months ago 809 reads 13 comments

  13. Nebraska Football: Tom Osborne Gets "I Told You So" Moment with Big 12

    (Doctor Tom Osborne , giggling with delight at seeing his predictions come true. Seriously, that’s what he looks like when he giggles...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 11 months ago 8,680 reads 9 comments

  14. Nebraska Football: Cornhuskers Join a Conference of Cheaters

    (The B1G Conference. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.) Welcome to another issue of the Husker Hotwire, the sometimes-weekly, sometimes-funny look ...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 11 months ago 2,670 reads 6 comments

  15. Nebraska Cornhuskers Self-Report Minor NCAA Violation Related to Textbooks

    The Nebraska Cornhuskers can now be put on the dreaded list of NCAA violators (okay, so it's really not that big of a deal)...

    Kraig Lundberg Written by Kraig Lundberg about 11 months ago 2,226 reads 29 comments

  16. Big Ten Learns from Mistakes with Penn State in Welcoming Nebraska

    It is fitting that this holiday weekend that Penn State fans are welcoming a bit of red to their blue and white. Nebraska is officially a Big Ten member effective July 1...

    Kevin McGuire Written by Kevin McGuire about 11 months ago 601 reads 3 comments

  17. Nebraska Football: Finding Positives About Huskers Not Being on TV

    The Nebraska Cornhuskers, as they apparently will not be seen on televisions across the state. The Husker Hotwire staff is very committed to saving the planet...

    Patrick Runge Written by Patrick Runge about 12 months ago 3,543 reads 8 comments