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Except Nebraska so far, unless I missed something. Awesome.

Anthony Richardson is going to be an all time bust.

Brutal night for the Huskers. Hit the link.

I'll go through each position group before the start of spring practices and write down my thoughts. First up, the quarterback room.

1. A former 5.6 3 star DL who hardly played for Tennessee and was recruited over.

2. A Senior LB from FSU (former 4 star) who started some games for FSU, but is leaving as a senior because he won't play much in his last year. Kind of reminds me of Tre Neal for us back in 2018.

3. A DL who was a 2 star out of HS and started one game last year (in his 3rd year) for OLD DOMINION! Prime is actually bringing on a player who got recruited over at Old Dominion! He has a buddy that played with him at OD who transferred to CU earlier.

4. Another DL from FSU with 2 years of eligibility remaining who got recruited over. But he did start for FSU last season.

Not seeing the stars that Prime is promising. Sure, we've brought in some transfers like these guys: Wynn, T Johnson, N. Joseph, Kolarvic, Anthony, Williams, Green, etc. and they couldn't crack our frankly sorry lineup. But a guy that can't crack the starting lineup at Old Dominion? What the hell!

Nationally, what schools would be a fit for the Big 10?

Not probable, just those that offer a good fit.

April 29

1429 - Joan of Arc entered the city of Orleans. She would end its months-long siege leading the French to a victory over the English and would become known as the "Maid of Orleans."

1916 - The Easter Rebellion in Ireland ended with the surrender of Irish nationalists.

1945 - American soldiers liberated the Dachau concentration camp.

1945 - Adolf Hitler married his mistress Eva Braun inside his "Fuhrerbunker" and designated Adm. Karl Doenitz as president.

1946 - Former Japanese officials went on trial in Tokyo as war criminals; seven ended up being sentenced to death.

1957 - The SM-1, the first military nuclear power plant, was dedicated at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

1967 - Aretha Franklin's cover of Otis Redding's "Respect" was released as a single by Atlantic Records.

1978 - Japan's Naomi Uemura, traveling by sled dog, became the first person to reach the North Pole alone.

1980 - Film director Alfred Hitchcock died at age 80.

1991 - A powerful cyclone struck Bangladesh, killing more than 138,000 people.

1992 - A Los Angeles jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating Rodney King; massive rioting and looting ensued which would result in 55 deaths.

1997 - A worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons went into effect.

1997 - The first joint U.S.-Russian space walk was made by Jerry Linenger and Vasily Tsibliyev from the Mir space station.

2008 - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama denounced his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for what he termed "divisive and destructive" remarks on race.

2010 - The U.S. Navy officially ended a ban on women serving on submarines, saying the first women would be reporting for duty by 2012.

2011 - Kate Middleton married Britain's Prince William in a lavish royal ceremony at Westminster Abbey in London. It is estimated that more than 2 billion people worldwide watched the event.

2013 - Opening statements took place in Los Angeles in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, against concert giant AEG Live, claiming it had failed to properly investigate a doctor who cared for Jackson and was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his 2009 death. (The jury determined in October 2013 that AEG Live was not liable.)

2018 - T-Mobile and Sprint reached a $26.5 billion merger agreement that would reduce the U.S. wireless industry to three major players. (The deal is awaiting the approval of federal regulators.)

2020 - Scientists announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus, the experimental antiviral medication remdesivir, which they said could speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients.

Birthdays
20 - Brianna Leah (singer)
21 - Grace Kaufman (actress)
22 - Madisyn Menchaca (model)
25 - Ella Hunt (actress)
27 - Katherine Langford (actress)
34 - Foxes (singer)
35 - Candace Owens (TV host)
34 - Jonathan Toews (hockey player)
39 - Taylor Cole (actress/model)
40 - Megan Boone (actress)
40 - Jay Cutler (football player)
45 - Tyler Labine (actor)
51 - Erica Campbell (singer)
51 - James Bonamy (singer)
53 - Andre Agassi (tennis player)
53 - Uma Thurman (actress)
54 - Paul Adelstein (actor)
55 - Carnie Wilson (singer)
57 - Vincent Ventresca (actor)
60 - Stephanie Bentley (singer)
65 - Eve Plumb (actress)
65 - Michelle Pfeiffer (actress)
66 - Daniel Day-Lewis (actor)
68 - Kate Mulgrew (actress)
69 - Jerry Seinfeld (actor/comedian)
76 - Tommy James (singer)
80 - Duane Allen (singer)
90 - Keith Baxter (actor)
90 - Willie Nelson (singer)

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Today in Sports History - April 29

1941 - The Boston Bees agreed to change their name to the Braves.

1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports" premiered.

1980 - The Detroit Lions select Oklahoma running back Billy Sims with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

1981 - The New Orleans Saints select South Carolina running back George Rogers with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

1981 - Steve Carlton (Philadelphia Phillies) became the first left-handed pitcher in the major leagues to get 3,000 career strikeouts.

1986 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Auburn running back Bo Jackson with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

1986 - Roger Clemens set a MLB record by striking out 20 batters in a regular nine-inning game. (He would repeat the feat in 1996.)

1997 - Craig MacTavish announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons.

2006 - The Houston Texans select North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams with the first pick in the NFL Draft.

2010 - The NCAA’s Board of Directors approved a 68-team format for the men’s basketball tournament beginning the next season.

2013 - NBA veteran center Jason Collins became the first male professional athlete in the major four American sports leagues to come out as gay in a first-person account posted on Sports Illustrated’s website.

2015 - The Baltimore Orioles beat the White Sox 8-2 at Camden Yards. The game was played without a crowd present due to the ongoing riots and protests in Baltimore. This was the first time a Major League Baseball game was played in front of an empty house.

2022 - Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.

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Having some sickness going through my circle, so I'm covering tonight's series opener from my humble abode as Nebraska (22-15-1, 7-5) hosts Minnesota (11-28, 4-8) for a three-game series as the Huskers get back into B1G play. It's been a roller coaster of a week so far for the Huskers who slayed the in-state demon by upending Omaha 6-3 Tuesday night at Tal Anderson Field to pick up their first win over an in-state opponent this season. Here's the recap from that one:


But any of that momentum that was gained on Tuesday was halted on Wednesday as Nebraska laid an egg with an 8-3 loss to South Dakota State. By RPI, it was the worst loss of the season for the Huskers as true freshman starter Will Kent came into Haymarket Park and silenced a Husker offense for 5.2 shutout innings. It was also the first win for the Jackrabbits over Nebraska since 1971. Here's that recap:


Here's the full series preview for this weekend as the Gophers come into town. Minnesota owns the worst offense in the conference, but comes into Lincoln against a Husker rotation that has some question marks. Tonight, it's LHP Emmett Olson (5-2, 4.02 ERA) vs. LHP Tucker Novotny (1-5, 4.91 ERA). But the rotation gets thin behind that for NU as Jace Kaminska isn't labeled as the second starter after getting hammered in his last three starts. Expect to see Jackson Brockett and Will Walsh to start one of even both games depending how each game goes and what Kaminska's availability is.

GBR!

@Steve Marik wrote some thoughts on how Casey Thompson's departure impacts the Nebraska QB room:



@Greg Smith and I hopped on a video to dive into some more detail on Thompson's decision, take a look back at his one season with the program and that electric QB-WR connection he had with Trey Palmer.

Greg also makes a key point on how the room shapes up now with a similar QB style down the line of the depth chart:

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Does anybody know anything about Jack Stoche, a transfer from Mississippi,

To the portal.

The Nebraska baseball team added its 13th member of the 2023 recruiting class with a Friday afternoon commitment from middle infielder Rhett Stokes. It's an epic name and he's spent his first two seasons of college baseball at JUCO New Mexico Military Institute where he's hitting .417 as the leadoff man with 80 runs and 11 steals in 48 games. He's also added 11 home runs, 42 RBI and including a .779 slugging percentage.

The Roswell, New Mexico native will arrive in Lincoln as a junior. He's also worked 40 walks compared to 28 strikeouts this season which may be the most eye-popping statistic.

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Entering the portal? Don’t understand that one with the depth.

The message I'm getting from his portal movement and basically telling kids, leave bc your not good enough. He is saying he isn't a good enough coach to develop a great player. So if your not already the best don't come here!!

And Nebraska needs to drop 15+ players. Should be an interesting couple weeks.

Shocked to see when you only have 9 seniors, i know Covid affects it but still, must be small high school class. Rhule clearly building for year 2-3.