AP Top 25 (12/16)
1. Tennessee (50) (10-0)
2. Auburn (12) (9-1)
3. Iowa State (9-1)
4. Kentucky (10-1)
5. Duke (8-2)
6. Alabama (8-2)
7. Florida (10-0)
8. Kansas (8-2)
9. Marquette (9-2)
10. Oregon (10-1)
11. Connecticut (8-3)
12. Texas A&M (9-2)
13. Gonzaga (7-3)
14. Oklahoma (10-0)
15. Houston (6-3)
16. Purdue (8-3)
17. Mississippi (9-1)
18. UCLA (9-1)
19. Cincinnati (8-1)
20. Michigan State (8-2)
21. Memphis (8-2)
23. San Diego State (7-2)
24. Michigan (8-2)
25. Clemson (9-2)

Others Receiving Votes
Mississippi State, Arkansas, Missouri, Baylor, Illinois, Drake, St. John's, Utah State, Pittsburgh, Maryland, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Creighton, North Carolina, Penn State, Indiana, Texas, St. Bonaventure

Dropped Out
Wisconsin (#20), Mississippi State (#25)

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Coaches Top 25 (12/16)
1. Tennessee (22) (10-0)
2. Auburn (9) (9-1)
3. Iowa State (9-1)
4. Kentucky (10-1)
5. Duke (8-2)
6. Florida (10-0)
7. Alabama (8-2)
8. Kansas (8-2)
9. Marquette (9-2)
10. Oregon (10-1)
11. Texas A&M (9-2)
12. Houston (6-3)
13. Connecticut (8-3)
14. Gonzaga (7-3)
15. Oklahoma (10-0)
16. Mississippi (9-1)
17. Purdue (8-3)
18. UCLA (9-1)
19. Michigan State (8-2)
20. Cincinnati (8-1)
21. Michigan (8-2)
22. Memphis (8-2)
23. San Diego State (7-2)
24. Dayton (9-2)
25. Mississippi State (9-1)

Others Receiving Votes
Clemson, Baylor, Illinois, St. John's, Drake, Utah State, Arkansas, Maryland, Georgia, Wisconsin, Pittsburgh, Missouri, North Carolina, West Virginia, Creighton, Texas Tech, Penn State
Dropped Out
Clemson (#16), Wisconsin (#22), Baylor (#25)

Co-Wrestlers of the Week
Antrell Taylor, Nebraska
157 pounds – So. – Millard, Neb. – Millard South

• Claimed first at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, going 5-0 with four ranked wins
• Took down his round of 32 opponent from Arizona State with a major decision, 14-4, before the sophomore pinned Rider’s No. 20 Colton Washleski in 3:42 time to make it to the quarterfinal round
• Defeated No. 12 Chase Saldate of Michigan (D; 15-11), No. 9 Paddy Gallagher of Ohio State (SV-1; 4-1) in the semifinals and No. 6 Ryder Downey of Northern Illinois (D; 4-3) to earn the 157-pound title
• Last Nebraska Wrestler of the Week: Ridge Lovett (Nov. 21, 2024)

Matt Ramos, Purdue
125 pounds – Sr. – Lockport, Ill. – Lockport

• Won the 125-pound Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational Championship with a total score of 48-9, his second tournament crown of the season
• Earned ranked wins over No. 4 Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State) and No. 11 Eddie Ventresca (Virginia Tech), with a forfeit from No. 12 Vincent Robinson (NC State)
• Added two tech falls to his nation-leading total of nine on the year while becoming the first four-time CKLV place winner in school history and the first Cliff Keen champion for Purdue since 2019
• Undefeated at 14-0, Ramos has not surrendered a single takedown in any of his matches, including five ranked opponents
• Last Purdue Wrestler of the Week: Matt Ramos (Nov. 14, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Josh Barr, Penn State
197 pounds – Davison, Mich. – Davison

• Defeated No. 6 Michael Beard of Lehigh on the road, rolling to an 11-3 major decision over the sixth-year senior and All-American in Penn State’s 36-3 win against Lehigh
• Picked up three takedowns, including two in a strong third period, to roll to the win
• Improved to 4-0 with two pins and a technical fall
• Earns Penn State’s first Freshman of the Week honor

Great season by Creighton volleyball. 32-3 with all 3 losses going to 5 sets. And all three 5 set losses were to final 4 teams. Congratulations on an incredible season, Creighton. With that said, GBR!!!!!

AP Top 25 (12/16)
1. UCLA (30) (10-0)
2. South Carolina (1) (10-1)
3. Notre Dame (1) (9-2)
4. Connecticut (9-1)
5. LSU (12-0)
6. Texas (10-1)
7. USC (10-1)
8. Maryland (10-0)
9. Duke (9-2)
10. Oklahoma (9-1)
11. Ohio State (10-0)
12. TCU (10-1)
13. Kansas State (11-1)
14. West Virginia (10-1)
15. Michigan State (10-0)
16. Kentucky (9-1)
17. Georgia Tech (11-0)
18. Tennessee (8-0)
19. North Carolina (10-2)
20. Michigan (9-1)
21. North Carolina State (8-3)
22. Iowa (9-2)
23. Nebraska (10-1)
24. California (11-1)
25. Mississippi (7-3)

Others Receiving Votes
Alabama, Iowa State, Illinois, Utah, Vanderbilt, South Dakota State, Richmond, Creighton, Oklahoma State, Harvard, Mississippi State

Dropped From Rankings
Iowa State (#18)

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Former Husker QB Daniel Kaelin is headed to Virginia.

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Did I read somewhere hear that Fidone is done due to medical reasons? Is that the case or did I dream that up?

NCAA Tournament

REGIONAL FINALS (Elite Eight)

LINCOLN REGIONAL

#1 Nebraska def. #2 Wisconsin (26-24, 25-17, 25-21)

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PENN STATE REGIONAL

#1 Penn State def. #2 Creighton (25-15, 16-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-7)

Particularly EXCEPTIONAL in the 2nd set were the ladies yesterday ... while also being CLUTCH in the 1st and 3rd sets to keep the match opening and right and then slamming the door shut on the Badgers for the 3rd time this year (all SWEEPs). GREAT stuff ladies & Coach's Cook, Reyes, Hunter & Larson. Watch the FULL REPLAY below in HD format.

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Nate,

Not sure how this works, but there is a '18 OT prospect out of Maryville, MO that may be worth a look from our coaches (at least as a preferred walk on type). His name is Jalen Sundell. He's really flown under the radar due largely to his size I believe, but has now grown a couple inches and about 30 lbs over the last year to 6'5" about 260 and still growing. He has an offer from hometown Northwest Missouri State who wants him bad (not your run of the mill D2 team) and a couple lower D1 teams (like Central Michigan I believe).

He's an athletic kid with good feet (5.01 40) and has some great bloodlines. His mom played college hoops and his dad was a stud hoopster and also still holds the MIAA record (and had an Olympic tryout) in the high jump at 7'5". He doesn't have a Rivals profile, but his does have some Hudl film from junior year. He loves Nebraska.

I’m bored so figured I’d start a thread on some potential transfer targets that our staff is following on socials.

Minnesota ……..

Possibly?


Maybe?


Get Flecked

December 15
#5 USC 88, Elon 30
#17 Michigan State 68, #21 Iowa 66
#24 Nebraska 66, Chattanooga 42
Illinois 73, Southern Indiana 50
Rutgers 86, Wagner 48
Indiana 95, Bellarmine 61
Kansas 68, Penn State 65
Northwestern 67, Bradley 57

Standings
1. Nebraska (10-1, 1-0)
1. Indiana (8-3, 1-0)
1. Maryland (10-0, 1-0)
1. Michigan (9-1, 1-0)
1. Michigan State (10-0, 1-0)
1. Ohio State (10-0, 1-0)
1. UCLA (10-0, 1-0)
1. USC (10-1, 1-0)
1. Wisconsin (9-2, 1-0)
10. Illinois (9-2, 0-1)
10. Iowa (9-2, 0-1)
10. Minnesota (11-1, 0-1)
10. Northwestern (5-4, 0-1)
10. Oregon (7-3, 0-1)
10. Penn State (9-3, 0-1)
10. Purdue (5-5, 0-1)
10. Rutgers (7-4, 0-1)
10. Washington (7-4, 0-1)

Games for Monday, December 16
Cal Poly at #1 UCLA (9:00 PM - BTN+)

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, December 21
#24 Nebraska at #25 Georgia Tech (4:30 PM - ACC Extra)

December 15
#12 Oregon 79, Stephen F. Austin 61
Iowa 104, New Orleans 57
Northwestern 71, Georgia Tech 60
USC 89, Montana State 63

Standings
1. Michigan (8-1, 2-0)
1. Michigan State (8-2, 2-0)
1. UCLA (9-1, 2-0)
4. Nebraska (7-2, 1-1)
4. Illinois (7-3, 1-1)
4. Indiana (8-3, 1-1)
4. Iowa (8-3, 1-1)
4. Maryland (8-2, 1-1)
4. Northwestern (8-3, 1-1)
4. Ohio State (6-4, 1-1)
4. Oregon (10-1, 1-1)
4. Penn State (9-2, 1-1)
4. Purdue (8-3, 1-1)
4. Rutgers (7-4, 1-1)
4. USC (7-4, 1-1)
16. Minnesota (6-5, 0-2)
16. Washington (7-3, 0-2)
16. Wisconsin (9-3, 0-2)

Games for Tuesday, December 17
#21 Michigan State vs. Oakland (at Detroit) (6:00 PM - ESPN2)
St. Francis at Maryland (6:30 PM - BTN)
Valparaiso at Ohio State (7:00 PM - Peacock)
Prairie View A&M at #24 UCLA (8:30 PM - BTN)

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, December 22
Nebraska vs. Murray State (at Honolulu, HI) (8:00 PM - ESPN)

95 years old!

UPDATE

FINAL:
Nebraska 3
Wisconsin 0

Nebraska sweeps Wisconsin in Elite Eight match to capture the Lincoln Regional title (26-24, 25-17, 25-21)

The regional #1 seed Huskers (33-2) have now beaten the #2 seed Badgers (26-7) in all three matchups this season. All three wins have been sweeps.

Nebraska had lost 10 in a row to Wisconsin but has now won 4 of the last 5 to move its all-time record to 12-13 in the series history.

Oh, and that’ll be a 18th all-time Final Four appearance for the Nebraska volleyball program. Will say this for the millionth time: Just an absurd number for Husker volleyball.

Elite Eight results
1 Pitt def. 3 Kentucky (3-0)
1 Louisville def. 2 Stanford (3-1)

1 Nebraska def. 2 Wisconsin (3-0)
1 Penn State vs. 2 Creighton (Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CT)

Final Four
1 Pitt vs. 1 Louisville
1 Nebraska vs. 1 Penn State/2 Creighton

No matter the opponent, the Huskers will get a rematch in the national semifinals.

They defeated Creighton in a five-set thriller on Sept. 10 in Lincoln (25-19, 25-16, 31-33, 16-25, 15-10) and lost on the road at Penn State on Nov. 29 in four sets (21-25, 25-14, 22-25, 23-25) as the Nittany Lions secured a co-Big Ten championship with the win.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Schedule

• Final Four: Begins at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• National Championship Match: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

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The Elite Eight match at the Lincoln Regional is set to get started shortly. Here we go.

Regional Final (Elite Eight)
Matchup: #1 Nebraska vs. #2 Wisconsin
Nebraska record: 32-2 overall and 19-1 (Big Ten co-champs)
Wisconsin record: 26-6 overall and 17-3 (3rd in Big Ten)
Day/Time: Sunday at 2 p.m. CT
TV: ABC
Stream: ESPN+ and WatchESPN
Radio: Huskers Radio Network

Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament path
def. Florida A&M, 3-0 (1st RD)
def. #8 seed Miami, 3-0 (2nd RD)
def. #5 seed Dayton, 3-1 (Sweet 16)

Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament path
def. Fairfield, 3-0 (1st RD)
def. #7 Georgia Tech, 3-1 (2nd RD)
def. #6 Texas A&M, 3-2 (Sweet 16)

Series history
Nebraska is 22-14-1 in the all-time series vs. Wisconsin. The Huskers are 11-13 vs. the Badgers since Nebraska joined the Big Ten. The Badgers held a 10-game win streak over Nebraska until last year’s #1 vs. #2 all-time classic won by the Huskers in Lincoln.

Nebraska has now won 3 of the last 4 over the Badgers, including sweeps over then-No. 7 Wisconsin on the road (Nov. 1) and then-No. 6 Wisconsin at home (Nov. 23). Huskers are currently ranked #3 and Badgers are ranked #7 in the latest AVCA Top 25 poll.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Schedule

• Elite 8: Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15
• Final Four: Begin at 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Dec. 19 on ESPN
• National Championship Match: 3 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 22 on ABC

Elite Eight
1 Pitt def. 3 Kentucky (3-0)
1 Louisville def. 2 Stanford (3-1)

1 Nebraska vs. 2 Wisconsin (Sunday at 2 p.m. CT)
1 Penn State vs. 2 Creighton (Sunday at 7:30 p.m. CT)

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It’s amazing seeing Dayton at all of these Husker events (Football, volleyball, basketball) this year. He is so in on Nebraska, and I love it.

Is all over the floor after every point. Do the other sites even have towel team? Hardly ever seen anyone wiping the floor.

A guy in our friend group just went nuclear on me.

I have Josh Allen….

“F$%k you and Josh” 😂

He meant it…ha. Be honest. How mad do you get when you lose?

Almost all of this recent crap on paying players, NIL, bla, bla, bla, has been the result of lawsuits brought by lawyers on behalf of mostly former players.

Is there a reason why legal action hasn't been taken by the players against the NFL and NBA for discriminating against adult people on the basis of age (3 year and 1 year rules) and excluding them from participation if they're qualified? It seems to me that the same logic (however flawed) would apply in both the cases of the NCAA and the Pros. There's also precedent for players being able to succeed (Lebron, Moses Malone, and many other NBA players, baseball players, tennis players, etc.), so that can't be an argument. Seems like a clear case of collusion between the colleges and the NFL/NBA to keep players out of the pros for a while.

I'm not for this and as you all know, I wish the players had to make a 3-4 year commitment to college, but it seems kind of inconsistent. Things would be a lot more stable in college sports if they just did like baseball and let kids who can and are offered to go into the draft out of HS, and if they're drafted, they can choose to sign or go to college. But if they sign, they are done with any chance to play in college. But if they opt to go to college, along with all of the other players who sign with a college, it's a 3 year minimum commitment to the school you signed with unless the school, at their discretion, decided to offer a release. On the other side, signing with a FBS school guarantees a full ride scholarship for 5 years or graduation, whatever comes first, even if the program cuts you. Win/Win for everyone and stops the annual merry-go-round. Players would be free to go out and seek their own NIL deals, but the schools could have nothing to do with it.