Tipoff between Nebraska and Michigan State in East Lansing on Saturday is set for 11 a.m. central time. The game will be shown on BTN.

Fred Hoiberg knows what's coming: a physical MSU team that wants to play fast inside the Breslin Center.

Searched the internet but can't find a list of early enrollees. Anyone have that list? Christian Jones is the only one I can find. How bout Parker or Mills? Merritt? Lateef?

December 7

1787 - Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

1917 - The U.S. declared war on Austria-Hungary during World War I.

1941 - The Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing more than 2,300 Americans. The United States would declare war on Japan the following day and enter World War II.

1972 - America's final mission to the moon, Apollo 17, blasted off from Cape Canaveral.

1976 - Indonesia invaded East Timor, leading to a 25-year occupation.

1982 - Convicted murderer Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas.

1988 - A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia, killing more than 25,000.

1993 - Six people were killed and 19 wounded in a mass shooting aboard a Long Island Rail Road train in New York.

2001 - Taliban forces fled from Kandahar, their last stronghold in Afghanistan.

2002 - Iraq formally declared to the U.N. that it had no weapons of mass destruction.

2004 - Hamid Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistan's first popularly elected president.

2018 - James Alex Fields Jr., who drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder.

Birthdays
30 - Pete Alonso (baseball player)
31 - Clara Berry (model)
31 - Jasmine Villegas (singer)
35 - Nicholas Hoult (actor)
36 - Emily Browning (actress)
39 - Jon Moxley (professional wrestler)
45 - Sarah Bareilles (singer)
45 - Jennifer Carpenter (actress)
46 - Shiri Appleby (actress)
47 - Andrea Lopez (actress)
51 - Terrell Owens (football player)
58 - C. Thomas Howell (actor)
59 - Jeffrey Wright (actor)
68 - Larry Bird (basketball player)
75 - Tom Waits (singer)
77 - Johnny Bench (baseball player)
92 - Ellen Burstyn (actress)

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Today in Sports History - December 7
1939 - Lou Gehrig was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. He was the first player to have the rule waived that required a player to be retired one year before he could be elected.

1949 - Split end Leon Hart of Notre Dame wins the Heisman Trophy.

1963 - CBS introduced the first-ever "Instant Replay" during the Army-Navy football game.

1985 - Auburn running back Bo Jackson wins the Heisman Trophy.

1996 - Texas upsets Nebraska 37-27 in the inaugural Big 12 Championship Game.

2017 - Former US gymnastics physician Larry Nasser is sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges.

2020 - Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games.

Let’s give the man some credit for weathering some storms this year, and bringing the Huskers through looking better. With the season on the line, he made the decision to get Holgorsen, and get the offense fixed. We now have the best OC in the B10 and top 5 nationally.
Then on the cusp of signing day, he loses his DC and D-Line coach. All he does is hold the class together.
He is a man, who continuously self reflects, and acts upon his errors. He is not a perfect coach, but he doesn’t settle for “status quo” and is always moving the team forward.
I am the biggest Husker-Aid drinker on any board. But the man walked into a cultural mess and a lack of athleticism in the locker room. We are moving forward a lot slower than I like, but we are moving forward. I think patience through the bowl game is needed, as Rhule will gracefully let some coach’s go.
Like I said, Rhule is not perfect. There have been some situations, he’s had to navigate around. Missing out on the first OC he wanted was big. The Georgia Tech QB was a disaster, created do to the timing of his hire. McGuire wasn’t ready to handle a position group, but he recruited well. And just rebuilding this roster.
Matt Rhule is the right man for this job. Good things are coming. Hopefully, now at an accelerated pace. Let’s remember, it’s the bowl practices that are as important, as the bowl. It starts Dec. 28 in New York. GBR

That's what Rhule wants to run and I can't believe he'd take a chance bringing in a DC who hasn't run it. That narrows down the potential DC pool A LOT.

PITTSBURGH REGION

at Pittsburgh, PA
#1 Pittsburgh def. Morehead State (25-17, 25-15, 25-15)
#8 Oklahoma def. Texas-El Paso (19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-9)

at Eugene, OR (Second Round)
#4 Oregon def. #5 TCU (19-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-15)

at Lexington, KY (Second Round)
#3 Kentucky def. #6 Minnesota (25-11, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24)

at Dallas, TX (Second Round)
#7 Missouri def. #2 Southern Methodist (25-22, 25-14, 31-33, 25-22)

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LOUISVILLE REGION

at Louisville, KY
#1 Louisville def. Chicago State (25-10, 25-18, 25-13)
#8 Northern Iowa def. Illinois (25-16, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21)

at West Lafayette, IN (Second Round)
#4 Purdue def. Loyola Chicago (25-20, 25-21, 25-12)

at Lawrence, KS
#3 Kansas def. Colgate (25-18, 25-23, 25-22)
#6 Florida def. North Carolina State (25-18, 25-21, 25-13)

at Palo Alto, CA
#2 Stanford def. Sacramento State (25-19, 25-17, 25-19)
#7 Loyola Marymount def. Washington (25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 18-25, 19-17)

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PENN STATE REGION

at State College, PA
#1 Penn State def. Delaware State (25-4, 25-20, 25-18)
#8 North Carolina def. Yale (18-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-20)

at Salt Lake City, UT (Second Round)
#5 Marquette def. #4 Utah (25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 24-26, 15-12)

at Austin, TX (Second Round)
#3 Texas def. #6 USC (26-24, 25-17, 25-22)

at Omaha, NE (Second Round)
#2 Creighton def. Mississippi (28-26, 27-25, 25-7)

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NEBRASKA REGION

at Lincoln, NE
#1 Nebraska def. Florida A&M (25-3, 25-9, 25-17)
#8 Miami (FL) def. South Dakota State (25-17, 25-23, 25-15)

at Waco, TX (Second Round)
#5 Dayton def. #4 Baylor (25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-12)

at Tempe, AZ
#3 Arizona State def. New Hampshire (25-17, 25-17, 25-19)
#6 Texas A&M def. Colorado State (25-20, 16-25, 29-27, 25-23)

at Madison, WI (Second Round)
#2 Wisconsin def. #7 Georgia Tech (25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21)

Total domination so far by the Lady Huskers. I have to say I miss the normal Big 10 commentators.
1st set 25-3.
GBR

Texas is all I got.

Anyone else hearing this??

In LV

6 in semis and 1 in cons

sitting in 2nd place for team but OKST has 6 in semis and 4 still alive in wrestlebacks

Van Dee is a surprise to me for making the semis considering he's had a rocky start of the year.

would have loved to have LP in the Semis.

We’re very short on DTs for the bowl game. He started out as a DT and due to our depth at DT moved to guard where he’s been on the 2 deep at times. Anybody else think he should slide de over to DT for the bowl game at least. He could be a wide body run stuffer.

Starts today. I like ESPN's 5th set program. Whip around show, which is fine for the 1st round as there are many blowouts.

1st match is already an upset with Loyola Chicago sweeping BYU. There should be some good matches. A lot of parity overall, but there are still elite teams. Pitt and Nebraska are almost locks for the Final Four with Louisville, Stanford, Creighton and Penn State battling for the other two spots.

Look forward to the tournament, just need 6 more wins.

Do you think the players tell the coaches they are entering the portal

December 6
Northwestern 70, #19 Illinois 66 (OT)
Indiana 76, Miami (OH) 57

Standings
1. Iowa (7-1, 1-0)
1. Maryland (8-1, 1-0)
1. Michigan (7-1, 1-0)
1. Michigan State (7-2, 1-0)
1. Oregon (9-0, 1-0)
1. Penn State (8-1, 1-0)
1. UCLA (7-1, 1-0)
8. Northwestern (7-3, 1-1)
9. Nebraska (6-1, 0-0)
9. Indiana (7-2, 0-0)
9. Rutgers (5-3, 0-0)
12. Illinois (6-2, 0-1)
12. Minnesota (6-4, 0-1)
12. Ohio State (5-3, 0-1)
12. Purdue (7-2, 0-1)
12. USC (5-4, 0-1)
12. Washington (6-2, 0-1)
12. Wisconsin (8-1, 0-1)

Games for Saturday, December 7
Rutgers at Ohio State (11:00 AM - FS1)
Nebraska at Michigan State (11:00 AM - BTN)
#11 Wisconsin at #5 Marquette (12:30 PM - FOX)
Iowa at Michigan (1:00 PM - FS1)
USC at Washington (5:00 PM - BTN)

Well, after the (Spencer) Rattlers took their first leads of the match at 1-0, 3-2 and 5-4 in Set 3, the 'Skers throttled down again to win the third set and polish off the sweep (25-3, 25-9, 25-17)

Nebraska hits the 30-win plateau and ends FAMU's season at 27-7 in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. CT in Lincoln:
#1 seed Nebraska (30-2 overall, 18-1 Big Ten) vs. #8 seed Miami (22-10, 12-8 ACC)

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Getting this thread started early because I may not be in front of my laptop by the time things get going. But, either way, it's almost NCAA Tournament Time...

Matchup: #1 seed Nebraska (29-2 overall, 19-1 Big Ten co-champs) vs. Florida A&M (27-6, 16-0 SWAC champs)
Start time: 7 p.m. CT
Watch: ESPN+
Listen: Huskers Radio Network (LINK)

Time to change the Rhule philosophy? Loyalty? Redshirting guys so they can develop? Looks to be completely lost on this group of guys.

Nebraska VB dominated Florida A&M tonight. Here's the full press release on the Huskers' sweep of the Rattlers via Nebraska Athletics:
LINCOLN, Neb. – The third-ranked Nebraska volleyball team moved on in the NCAA Tournament after a 25-3, 25-9, 25-17 sweep of Florida A&M in the first round on Friday night in front of a crowd of 8,702 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (30-2) were dominant from start to finish in setting a school record for fewest points allowed in a set (3) and match (29) in the rally-scoring era.

Harper Murray had a team-high 12 kills and hit .440, as the Huskers hit .391 as a team. The Big Red held Florida A&M (27-7) to a -.043 hitting percentage.

Andi Jackson posted eight kills and three blocks and hit .538. The Huskers were able to shuffle their lineup in the victory and had eight players record at least two kills.

Bergen Reilly had 32 assists and 12 digs, and Lexi Rodriguez had 15 digs to move within 56 of the Nebraska career record. Olivia Mauch served four of Nebraska's six aces. Merrit Beason notched two and added five kills.

Set 1: The Huskers came out firing to take a 12-1 lead. Allick had two kills and a block, Mauch served an ace, and Murray tallied two kills. Beason had a kill and an ace, and Murray added another kill before combining with Jackson for a block to make it 17-3. Two straight errors by the Rattlers preceded a back-row kill by Murray that made it 20-3. Jackson had two kills, and Murray closed the set with two kills as NU ended the set on a 12-0 run. The final score of 25-3 set a school record for fewest points allowed in a non-fifth set in the rally-scoring era.

Set 2: Landfair had two early kills, and Leyla Blackwell and Murray took the Huskers to a 5-2 lead with kills. Beason served another ace, and Jackson had three kills and two blocks to put the Huskers in front 14-4. Reilly capped a 7-0 run with back-to-back kills that made it 16-4. The Huskers finished the set on an 8-1 run with kills by Landfair, Murray and Blackwell and back-to-back aces by Mauch to finish out the set, 25-9.

Set 3: NU went ahead 9-5 after another ace by Mauch and a Blackwell kill. The Huskers extended the lead to 18-11 after a block by Blackwell and Beason and another Blackwell kill. Two straight kills by Beason made it 20-13, and the Huskers closed out the sweep with a 25-17 win with Lindsay Krause recording back-to-back kills for the final two points.

Up Next: Nebraska will face Miami in the second round on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Miami swept South Dakota State in the first round on Friday evening. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.

Nebraska Post-Match Notes

• Nebraska officially made its 43rd NCAA Tournament appearance tonight. The Huskers rank second all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (43).
• The Huskers played their 167th NCAA Tournament match tonight. That ranks as the second-most postseason matches in NCAA history.
• With the win, Nebraska improved to 131-37 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskers rank second in NCAA history in postseason wins and winning percentage (.780).
• Nebraska improved to 37-1 all-time in first-round NCAA Tournament matches. The Huskers have won their last 36 first-round matches dating back to 1984.
• The Huskers swept their opponent for the 31st time in 37 all-time first-round NCAA Tournament matches.
• Nebraska improved to 102-1 in the NCAA Tournament when taking a 2-0 lead. The Huskers have won 101 consecutive postseason matches when winning the first two sets.
• The win was Nebraska’s 23rd consecutive home victory in the NCAA Tournament dating back to 2013. The 23-match home win streak is the longest in program history, topping the previous record of 22 consecutive home NCAA Tournament victories from 1995 to 2002.
• Overall, Nebraska has won 42 consecutive home matches dating back to Dec. 1, 2022. The Huskers’ own the nation’s longest home winning streak, and the streak is the longest since Nebraska moved into the Devaney Center in 2013.
• NU improved to 84-7 all-time in home NCAA Tournament matches.
• The Huskers improved to 61-1 all-time against unranked opponents in the NCAA Tournament.
• Florida A&M marked the 79th different opponent the Huskers have defeated in the NCAA Tournament. The Rattlers became the 67th different team John Cook has defeated during his Nebraska NCAA Tournament career.
• John Cook improved to 90-20 in the NCAA Tournament as Nebraska’s head coach. He joined Russ Rose (Penn State) as the only two coaches in NCAA history to win 90 postseason matches at one school.
• Nebraska improved to 30-2 this season with the win. The Huskers have won 30 matches in a season for the 25th time in program history.
• Florida A&M scored 29 points in the match, the fewest points a Husker opponent has ever scored in the rally-scoring era. The previous low was 32 points on two occasions (Maryland in 2015 and Rutgers in 2017).
• NU won the first set 25-3. The three points are the fewest the Huskers have ever allowed in a set since the NCAA switched to rally scoring beginning with the 2001 season. The previous record had been four points on two occasions (2013 vs. Louisiana-Monroe and 208 vs. Missouri State).
• In the first set, Nebraska had runs of 10-0 and 12-0, with the 12-0 run closing out the set.
• The Huskers held Florida A&M to a -.043 attack percentage. It marked the second straight match – and the second time this season – that Nebraska has held its opponent to a negative hitting percentage.
• Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a negative hitting percentage for the first time ever in the rally-scoring era and for the first time overall since the 2004 season. This marks the fourth time under John Cook that Nebraska has held consecutive opponents to a negative hitting percentage.
• Florida A&M did not score its first point on its serve until the 24th rally of the second set and the 52nd rally of the match.
• Olivia Mauch had four aces to tie her career high. Her four aces were one shy of the Nebraska record for aces in a three-set NCAA Tournament match.

Presumably won't be announced until the bowl game is finalized? Players still on campus working out?

As @Greg Smith reported on Monday, Nebraska assistant coach Garret McGuire will not return to the Huskers' coaching staff in 2025.

More details inside, including McGuire's next stop:

Must be nice to have Phil on board with open check book. I just looked at their class. I dont think I've ever seen this before. They only have 1 3 star lol. Everyoen else is 4 and 5 stars.

Come on Warren Buffett. Hook it up for us.

One thing we tend to overlook is other schools tampering with our players, makes me wonder if players like pricewell and ej are leaving because a school has been after them for a while offering them a better financial package, similar to Hausmann going to Michigan

Nebraska running back signee Conor Booth was named the Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year after rushing for 2,956 yards and 50 touchdowns as a senior. He will graduate as the Class C2 record-holder for career touchdowns and tied for the single-game TD mark with eight.

Nebraska defensive line signee Kade Pietrzak was named North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year after recording 54 tackles including 25 for a loss, 32 quarterback hurries and five sacks this past season, leading the Mustangs (10-2) to the Class AAA state title game.

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