We hear a lot about how vulnerable Colorado is on the line (both sides, really), but what is ours? Inexperience? O-Line? Where is CU going to attack?

UPDATE:

FINAL: Nebraska def. The Citadel via sweep (25-14, 25-16, 25-16) to improve to 4-1 this season.

Some final stats for the 'Skers:

Harper Murray: 9 kills, 10 digs
Leyla Blackwell: 7 kills and .600 hitting
Merritt Beason: 7 kills
Andi Jackson: 7 kills and .545 hitting
Taylor Landfair: 6 kills and .667 hitting
Lindsay Krause: 4 kills and 2 aces
Bergen Reilly: 2 kills, 3 aces, 36 assists and 7 digs
Lexi Rodriguez: 15 digs

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There was a delay due to the first match of the Husker Invitational running long, but Nebraska and The Citadel are underway at Devaney.

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Maryland 1, Towson 1
Georgia 2, Illinois 0
Ohio State 4, Navy 0
UCLA 0, Tennessee 0
Michigan 2, Iowa State 2
Alabama 1, Purdue 0
Penn State 1, Princeton 0
Michigan State 6, Queens (NC) 0
Texas Tech 5, Oregon 1
Wisconsin 2, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1
Indiana 5, Evansville 0
Minnesota 3, Army 0
USC 2, San Francisco 0
Nebraska 2, Oregon State 1
Washington 2, Long Beach State 0

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

Next Nebraska Game - Sunday, September 8
Nebraska at Portland (3:00 PM - ESPN+)

Texas def. Indiana (25-8, 25-21, 25-22)
Nebraska def. The Citadel (25-14, 25-16, 25-16)
Purdue def. California (29-27, 25-12, 18-25, 25-23)
Arkansas def. Rutgers (25-17, 25-19, 25-20)
Tennessee def. UCLA (25-15, 26-24, 27-25)
Creighton def. USC (23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 28-26)
Long Beach State def. Northwestern (25-23, 27-29, 25-17, 25-15)

Standings
Purdue (4-0)
Illinois (3-0)
Michigan (3-0)
Penn State (3-0)
Iowa (2-0)
Ohio State (2-0)
Washington (2-0)
Nebraska (4-1)
Indiana (3-1)
UCLA (2-1)
USC (2-1)
Minnesota (1-1)
Oregon (1-1)
Maryland (1-2)
Michigan State (1-2)
Rutgers (1-3)
Northwestern (0-3)
Wisconsin (0-3)

Matches for Friday, September 6
San Jose State at Iowa
Delaware at Iowa
Southern Indiana at Ohio State
Toledo at Illinois
Wisconsin at TCU
Kansas State at USC
Rutgers at Arkansas-Little Rock
Washington at Fresno State
Alabama A&M at Maryland
Western Kentucky at Michigan State
Penn State at Kentucky
Michigan at Mississippi State
Miami (FL) at Indiana
Minnesota at Baylor
Oregon at Colorado State
Purdue at Utah

Next Nebraska Game - Saturday, September 7
Montana State at Nebraska (2:00 PM - Nebraska Public Media / BTN+)

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Statement from Nebraska Athletics:

"Saturday’s football game with Colorado and the events surrounding the weekend have been anticipated by Husker fans for months. As we celebrate the rich tradition between the two schools and honor our 1994 national championship team, Nebraska Athletics will bring back a Memorial Stadium tradition of releasing balloons after the Huskers’ first touchdown. Red balloons will be distributed at no cost in and around Memorial Stadium by Husker Athletics staff. Going forward, we will consider bringing back the balloons for select special occasions."

Was Caleb in the game against UTEP on Saturday? I wasn't sure if he got in the game or was on the list of guys likely to redshirt with Coleman. Benning is going to be a dude for us. I think he would go in the game before some of the others that played on Saturday (if he didn't end up playing), but could see preserving his redshirt and limiting him to up to 4 games and a bowl.

I'd tag DB, but forgot his handle.

TIA

Something I noticed from the game was that the running backs ran more decisively. There were a couple of times when the running back didnt read the field properly and missed a gap though. Last year when we had to lean on our rushing attack there were many times the backs hesitated in their cuts or tried to go around their blockers when the right call was to stick with them. Pass pro was also much improved last weekend.

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More insight from Boulders traveling circus

Press release game story:

The Nebraska volleyball team swept The Citadel on Thursday, 25-14, 25-16, 25-16, in front of 8,607 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

The Huskers (4-1) started strong and never looked back, trailing for just four rallies the entire match. Nebraska posted 17 kills before suffering its first attacking error midway through the second set. Nebraska had five service aces in the first set to set the tone, and the Big Red surrendered no aces to The Citadel (2-2).

Harper Murray had nine kills and 10 digs, and Merritt Beason and Leyla Blackwell added seven kills and four blocks apiece. Blackwell hit .600 in the match. Andi Jackson also had seven kills and hit .545.

Taylor Landfair finished with six kills on nine swings (.667), and Lindsay Krause had four kills.

Nebraska hit .367 and had its best defensive effort of the season by holding The Citadel to .122. Bergen Reilly dished out 36 assists and had seven digs and three aces. Lexi Rodriguez led the team in digs with 15.

Nebraska had an 8-2 edge in blocks, 43-26 in kills and 42-37 in digs.

Ali Ruffin had seven kills for the Bulldogs.

Set 1: The Huskers served their way to a quick lead, as two aces from Krause and one from Reilly made the score 6-1. Murray and Allick had kills around another ace by Reilly for a 14-7 Nebraska lead. A Jackson solo block and Murray ace gave NU a 21-11 advantage, and Allick and Reilly combined for a block to put the Huskers at set point. A Bulldog service error closed out the 25-14 victory. The Big Red hit .550 in the set, while holding the Bulldogs to .100. NU served five aces and allowed none in the opening frame.

Set 2: Beason was responsible for three of the Huskers’ first six points of the second set, posting a solo block, an assisted block with Blackwell and a kill to make the score 6-1. Reilly’s third ace of the match and a Beason/Blackwell block gave NU a 14-6 lead. Taylor Landfair accounted for two straight NU points, registering her first two kills of the match to put the score at 22-14. Jackson’s fifth kill gave Nebraska set point, and the Big Red took the set, 25-16, off a Bulldog hitting error.

Set 3: The Huskers went on a 5-0 run to grab a 10-6 edge, sparked by two kills from Landfair, a solo block from Blackwell and a Landfair/Blackwell block. Kills from Murray and Beason put NU ahead 16-10, and a Landfair kill put the score at 18-11 and forced a Bulldog timeout. The Big Red maintained the lead for the rest of the set, and two straight Blackwell kills set up match point. Blackwell’s seventh kill of the match closed out the 3-0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-16) victory for Nebraska.

Up Next: Nebraska will continue the Husker Invitational with a match against Montana State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The match will be televised on Nebraska Public Media and streamed on B1G+. Huskers Radio Network will carry all the action.

Fans are reminded that volleyball season parking passes are honored for use on home football crossover days.

Another week, another round!

WRITTEN BPs:

ADDITIONAL BPs + FINAL SCORE PREDICTIONS:
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Biggest thing to jump out to me was we had to punt on first drive. We had 6 guys between the goal line and 5 yard line covering that punt

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Spread: NEB -27.5
Total: 49.5
>> Spread and total per BetMGM as of 6:00pm Thursday

Anybody know a Detroit Watch Site for the Nebraska/Colorado game this weekend?

“On this date in 2021, what achievement did Nebraska football accomplish for just the third time in program history in its 52-7 win over Fordham?”

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Answer:

The Huskers recorded 300 passing yards and 300 rushing yards in the same game. They had previously only topped both marks in the same game against Illinois (2019) and South Dakota State (2013).

In a big visit weekend like this, there's bound to be some changes. I'll have the full visit list published in the morning. Two notes to pass along though: 2026 Miami (Fla.) Carol City four-star linebacker Jordan Campbell and Spring (Tex.) Legacy School of Sports Sciences three-star WR Mike Brown are no longer visiting Nebraska this weekend. Brown is planning to visit later this season, Campbell will visit for the Illinois game in two weeks as his Carol City team is on a bye that weekend.

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Edit: 2026 Mount Miguel (Cali.) four-star ATH Brandon Arrington won’t be making it to Nebraska this weekend either. Has a family obligation in Los Angeles so he’s going to USC instead. He’ll be at Nebraska later this year, hoping to get down for either Northern Iowa or Illinois

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Does anyone know where we can congregate?

Guys already N and more will be added as it gets closer.
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Wrote this in my Tim-Bits piece but because it's not really recruiting related figured I'd throw it on the board as well.

Exchanged some texts with an FBS Personnel Director who kept a close eye on Nebraska's week one win over UTEP. He believes Dylan Raiola is a future top-10 draft pick, was really impressed with Nebraska's size on both sides of the line, and was thoroughly impressed with the size and speed of the defensive line. Also loved the depth and rotation at running back, thinks it's a really, really good room. He's quite optimistic about the future of the program under Matt Rhule.

I said it in a previous thread and here is the proof. ESPN is going to jump on Nebraska's bandwagon if they beat Colorado.

Always a good read …

Any overall winners after opening weekend?