Huskers - Nebraska Sports News (2024)

FAQs

Are the Nebraska Huskers good? ›

Nebraska has made the NCAA tournament for thirty-nine consecutive seasons and has never been ranked outside of the national top 20. The Cornhuskers have featured more AVCA All-Americans than any other program, including four National Player of the Year award winners.

Nebraska football owns one of the richest championship traditions in college football history, capturing five national championships. The Huskers won back-to-back crowns in 1970 and 1971, before winning titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997.

Greg Sharpe has served Nebraska Athletics and the Huskers Radio Network as a senior announcer, host and producer since 2008. Sharpe is known as the "Voice of the Huskers", and he is the play-by-play announcer for Nebraska football and baseball.

The team is coached by Matt Rhule, who was named Nebraska's thirty-first head coach on November 26, 2022. Six past Nebraska head coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: Eddie N. Robinson, Fielding H. Yost, Dana X.

The rivalry's intensity was often disputed; while Colorado generally viewed Nebraska as its biggest rival, Nebraska historically viewed Oklahoma as its most significant rival.

Famous Cornhuskers include Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch, who join 22 other Cornhuskers in the College Football Hall of Fame.

The 1971 and 1995 title-winning teams are considered among the best ever. Nebraska's three Heisman Trophy winners – Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, and Eric Crouch – join twenty-two other Cornhuskers in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Years ago University of Nebraska football players were called the Bugeaters, after the state-wide nickname which came from Nebraska's numerous bull bats (Chordeiles minor), called bugeaters because they fed on bugs. The name was also apt because of the “poverty-stricken appearance of many parts of the state.”

Nebraska claimed its fifth conference championship in program history, joining the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005 season where the Huskers were tournament champions in the Big 12. The championship win is the Huskers' first as a member of the Big Ten Conference after runner-up finishes in 2013, 2014 and 2019.

Herbstreit graduated from Ohio State in 1993 with a degree in business administration. Herbstreit's father, Jim Herbstreit, was a co-captain (along with offensive tackle Jim Tyrer) of the 1960 Ohio State team, and later an assistant coach at Ohio State under Woody Hayes.

Who is the voice of the Nebraska Cornhuskers? ›

One of the biggest changes this past off-season for Nebraska football involved the hiring of a new defensive backs coach. John Bulter was brought in after Evan Cooper's sudden resignation. Butler joins the Cornhuskers after holding the same position with the Buffalo Bills since 2022.

Osborne was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and received the Jim Thorpe Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 1999, ESPN named Osborne the "coach of the decade" for the 1990s. A 2007 poll named Osborne the "greatest college football coach of all time".

The salary pool for Nebraska in 2024 is $7 million and Matt Rhule is spending approximately $6.78 million this season. Following Glenn Thomas' $800,000 salary is secondary and defensive pass game coordinator Evan Cooper, who will earn $670,000, and special teams coordinator Ed Foley, who will be paid $550,000 per year.

Nebraska enters the preseason Top 25 ranked No. 23 in the nation. The Huskers are one of seven Big Ten teams to make the rankings. The Cornhuskers have three opponents on their schedule for 2024 that made the list.

NU has won 46 conference championships and five national championships (1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997), along with seven other national titles the school does not claim. The 1971 and 1995 title-winning teams are considered among the best ever.

Nebraska claimed its fifth conference championship in program history, joining the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005 season where the Huskers were tournament champions in the Big 12. The championship win is the Huskers' first as a member of the Big Ten Conference after runner-up finishes in 2013, 2014 and 2019.