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How did Nebraska only manage to have one play ...

TBH I forgot that he got traded to my niners

I think he's going to do well...

MC sheds a double team and makes the play

The cell phone on the road issue is now a full blown epidemic ... driving in Lincoln will give one an early onset heart attack these days, I can't imagine a giant metropolis during rush hour

FINAL: Nebraska def. Kentucky 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20)

Things got a little tight midway through Set 4. Nebraska took a 17-11 lead and later a 21-16 lead, Kentucky twice cut the deficit to three points (19-16 and 21-18), but the Huskers pulled away to kick off 2024 with a win in a Top-10 showdown.

Beason: 11 kills, 8 digs
Allick: 11 kills, .667 hit percentage
Andi Jackson: 10 kills
Murray: 8 kills, 4 digs
Krause: 7 kills, 3 aces
Reilly: 39 assists, 11 digs
Rodriguez: 15 digs

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Let the season begin! It's a Top-10 matchup to kick things off (two of them, actually) at the AVCA First Serve Showcase...

No. 2 Nebraska vs No. 9 Kentucky at 6pm CT on ESPN2
No. 3 Wisconsin vs No. 6 Louisville will follow afterward at approx. 8:30pm CT on ESPN2

Here's our season preview and match preview of the Huskers and Wildcats with stats to know, players to watch and more notes:

My 80th year being in overwhelming trepidation of the coming season.
Fck the Gipper, one more for the old man.

Anyone watch? It’s all about the 23 season. The stuff about Harper’s dad is real sad stuff

Debuted tonight at 5pm

Nebraska def. Kentucky (25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20)
Louisville def. Wisconsin (18-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-20)

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

Matches for Friday, August 30
Indiana at Kennesaw State
Northwestern at UNLV
Maryland vs. Troy
Maryland vs. LSU
Illinois at Cincinnati
Rutgers at Miami (FL)
Liberty at Iowa
Florida International at Ohio State
Delaware at Michigan
Penn State at Tennessee
UCLA at Georgia Tech
Kansas State at Purdue
Michigan State at Northern Colorado
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Nebraska (7:00 PM - Nebraska Public Media)
Washington at Montana State
USC at Pepperdine
Pittsburgh at Oregon

Perfect height/ weight

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UTEP at Nebraska Preview and Prediction
by Pete Fiutak, CollegeFootballNews.com

It's the first game of the rest of Nebraska's life.

It has a quarterback, it has the coaching in place, it has the team that's been building enough to start making some noise.

UTEP has a new head man in Scotty Walden who's going to crank up the tempo of the offense with a new group of players in a fun style that might be sneaky-good in Conference USA play.

UTEP (0-0) at Nebraska (0-0)
Saturday, August 31 - 3:30 PM (ET) - FOX

Why UTEP Will Win
The new offense will keep on pushing.

At Austin Peay, Walden's offense was ultra-efficient, had a ground game, and found ways to keep everything moving. The receiving corps coming in from the transfer portal is strong, the O line is okay, and it's all around a defense that was the best in Conference USA last season.

Yeah, it'll take something special to pull this off, but there might be just enough pieces in place to be sneaky.

Why Nebraska Will Win
Let's go, Dylan Raiola.

All that's expected out of the freshman quarterback is everything.

The Nebraska offense should be far better behind an improved line that should give Raiola and company time to work. And even if this bunch struggles, it has the defense to pick up the slack.

Yeah, the UTEP offense should be far better, but it's going to take a little bit. The Husker front three should be a wall against the Miner ground game, and the deep linebacking corps should take over against the midrange throws.

Who Will Win?
UTEP will be fun, and everyone will see what's coming as the season goes on, but the excitement and the energy from the Nebraska crowd will come through in a strong all-around performance.

It won't be perfect, but it'll be a win on Opening Day for the first time since 2019.

Prediction
Nebraska 40, UTEP 10

Spread
Nebraska is favored at home by 27.5 points. The O/U is set at 48.5

I don’t know 😅

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Nebraska won 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 25-20

Started off slow. Down 15-11, Nebraska rallied, winning 14 of the last 20 to take Set 1. Next match is Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday.

https://journalstar.com/sports/husk...cle_b1c25f10-a25a-55c2-b497-9c750d0016b8.html

Sad news. He's leaving to care for his wife who has epilepsy.

Well first and foremost it’s beating the Clarkeyes in the season finally, and not far behind is beating Colorado in a night game in Lincoln which should be a ruckus crowd in game two…

The third could be a few of preference like upsetting Bucknuts in Columbus or getting our first win ever against USC, but third for me is beating Wisky at home in Lincoln were we’ve had plenty opportunities in 2015, 2016, 2022 and last season in Madison..

Which are your 3 games that will define the 2024 football season?

Will Dylan Raiola, Matt Rhule make Nebraska relevant again in the expanded Big Ten?
by Bill Bender, Sporting News

CBS Sports analyst Brad Nessler lives in the Atlanta area and had the chance to see Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola play at Buford, Ga.

"He fit the bill there in one of the best high-school football programs in the country," Nessler told Sporting News. "I live just down the street. He's what everybody says he is."

Now, combine Raiola – the ultimate five-star legacy recruit at Nebraska – with the state of the program. CBS Sports analyst Rick Neuheisel puts it into the kind of perspective that would make anybody who grew up in the 1990s do a double take.

"The fact that Nebraska hasn't been to a bowl game since 2016 boggles my mind the way that program is revered by its fan-base," Neuheisel said. "I expect that term will come to an end."

It is true. Nebraska is 28-52 the last seven seasons. A Cleveland.com media poll picked the Huskers to finish eighth in the new-look 18-team Big Ten. Second-year coach Matt Rhule, however, is in the second year of one of his tell-tale program renovations, and Raiola could be the X-factor in building a true contender in Lincoln.

"To go 5-7 again, that's not going to be good enough," Rhule said at Big Ten Media Days on July 24. "What does that mean? I really don't look at it that way, but I'm telling you I'm confident in this team. I expect us to be a good team."

What to expect from Matt Rhule in Year 2

Rhule has a talent for dropping exact numbers. At Big Ten Media Day, he told reporters Nebraska has "37 different defenses." When asked about Oregon – he noted the 38-20 score Penn State won by when he was a player in the 1995 Rose Bowl. He then proceeded to rattle off Oregon's record the last two years – which was 10-3 and 12-2.

Nebraska hasn't enjoyed a 10-win season since 2012, and the two primary culprits remain the same. The Huskers are 2-17 in one-score games since 2021 – and had a -17 turnover ratio last season.

"We gave the ball away 31 times," Rhule said. "We only took it away 14. Both sides have the onus, but to give the ball away 31 times, our season would have been different had that not happened."

Rhule elaborated on that trend. It was not simply bad luck. He pointed to a non-contact fumble against Iowa. What is the solution? Rhule consulted with Ron Brown, a long-time Nebraska assistant who is the director of player support and outreach. Brown's answer: 'We aren't coaching it hard enough.'"

"We're trying to coach it harder," Rhule said. "At some point when you have good players, a part of it is, 'Hey, if you turn the ball over, you're not going to play, and on defense, if you take the ball away you're going to play.' I think both of those things help us. … We're going to turn the ball over some. We're not going to be perfect, but we're going to be better."

Rhule also analyzed another root cause of those turnovers. Passer efficiency. The Huskers ranked 13th in the Big Ten in passer efficiency last season – one spot ahead of Iowa. Nebraska quarterbacks combined for 10 TDs, 16 interceptions and a 105 passer rating.

Is Dylan Raiola the answer?

Raiola passed for 2,819 yards, 34 TDs and one interception at Buford last season. He arrived at fall camp as a Patrick Mahomes doppelganger, and that has only added to the hype around Raiola, whose father Dominic played at Nebraska from 1997-2000 and uncle Donovan is the offensive line coach.

According to 247Sports.com, there have been 31 five-star quarterbacks since 2015. Raiola is Nebraska's first five-star QB, and he carries a legacy somewhere in between North Carolina's Drake Maye (2021) and Texas' Arch Manning (2023) in terms of hype. The result is high expectations – and for Raiola that will be at an accelerated timeline. Will he be able to handle that?

"First of all, most quarterbacks play only football now," Neuheisel said. "They've been in the school of quarterbacking – like you would say school of rock - in the school of quarterbacking for a long time over their high school careers. Whether that's the summer or the Elite 11 and the camps they go to or a quarterback guru who is schooling them up. They are far more advanced than 20 years ago."

Rhule credits Raiola for putting in the work since arriving on campus. Junior Heinrich Haarberg is the backup.

"Dylan has done a great job of coming in and being one of the guys," Rhule said. "If I walk in to get my little old man workout at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, he's usually there doing something extra. If I go there early in the morning, he's usually there throwing. … I think the thing with Dylan is he spends a lot of time learning football, understanding, because as a freshman it's hard to process."

Rhule recalled a conversation with legendary coach Tom Osborne, who said sometimes a freshman quarterback can look great in fall camp against the same defense before struggling in Week 2. That will be part of the curve with Raiola.

Rhule again uses a specific example during his time with the New York Giants on Sept. 16, 2012. Eli Manning threw three first-half interceptions against Tampa Bay. There was no thought to benching Manning. He bounced back and led New York to a 41-34 victory.

"We didn't pull him, go play through it." Rhule said. "When I name the starter, I want him to play through it."

What is a reasonable expectation for Nebraska?

Nessler sees that coach-quarterback relationship between Rhule and Raiola being the key for Nebraska in 2024.

"He slowly put that together," Nessler said. "Not slowly, but over a couple years made the defense stronger. Their offense is going to be what the quarterback is."

The turnover margin and close losses are not all on the quarterback, but an answer at the position would help what should be a more talented Nebraska roster on both sides of the ball. The Huskers open with UTEP before the first measuring stick game in the old-school rivalry with Colorado and coach Deion Sanders. The Buffaloes beat the Huskers 36-14 on Set. 9, 2023.

"I expect us to be good," Rhule said. "I expect us to win. I expect us to be relevant in the conference."

Based on his last college football stops, Rhule is ahead of schedule. Temple improved from 2-10 in 2013 to 6-6 in 2014. Baylor improved from 1-11 in 2017 to 7-6 in 2018. Both programs hit double-digit wins by Year 3. Yet Rhule does not think in terms of those numbers, even with a potential breakout season from Raiola as part of the equation.

"I won't say 10-2 is good," Rhule said. "If I say 10-2 is good or 8-4 is good, then I'm sitting here and telling you that we are going to lose four games. I want us to go out and try to win every game. That seems right to me.

"I don't care what people say about what I'm doing right now, but I care very much when you look back at what I did 10 years from now that most of the things were right or I did the best I could," Rhule said.

Is there a new episode tonight? I love watching it.

Chubba having a rough go of it

https://huskercorner.com/posts/nebraska-football-chubba-purdy-loses-starting-job-third-team-01j633d3pzgy

It's finally game week, we made it, the season is here. Drop your recruiting questions below

Broke down the depth chart with @TimVerghese

Kindly ignore the fact that neither of us realized until after recording that the “ORs” are listed by jersey number.

Egg 🤝 Face

So while I am back in Florida for the next 6-10 months (going through probate) I am considering getting an electric lawnmower..

What are the general thoughts about them? At home depot they have a ryobi that looks ok along with some others.

Are these things legit?

Can I use it for 6-8 months and will I still be able to sell it on for half price?

I am only considering self propelled.. as I am too old to be pushing the thing lol.

Thanks in advance for any insight based on your experience.

With Dylan Raiola looking like Nebraska's QB1 in 2024, what about Heinrich Haarberg? The big athlete has a skill set that could still help the offense move the ball. Some thoughts on that this Wednesday morning:

A look at the list here as they all hit the field this weekend: