University of Nebraska sports are rich in tradition. The tradition doesn’t stop with the series of nicknames that has adorned Husker players and coaches for decades. Jerry ‘Legend… Wait For It… Dary’’ Baird, his father and his grandfather have been behind the biggest nicknames in Husker sports since Bob ‘Hootenanny’ Devaney. Baird is the wordsmith […] Read more
Walking through the corridors of Memorial Stadium on a cool autumn evening should have been a routine endeavor for the beloved Husker football coach Bo Pelini, having done so on many occasions with nothing but a crisp chill in the air to accompany him. This time, however, Pelini was accompanied by someone, or something, else. […] Read more
The Boston Red Sox are all about big bats, base-hits, brilliant base running—and new this season—bushy beards. The ball club currently contending the Cardinals in the World Series has adopted a philosophy of forgoing razors and embracing rugged appearances. The fan-adored trend was started jokingly back in Spring Training by a few of the team’s […] Read more
Stoically sitting upon the sideline bench during the oft ritualistic homecoming game, third string safety Mitchel Ward observes as his fellow Chadron State teammates take the field against their fierce opponents, but his mind is not dwelling at the obstacle at hand. As his colleagues bleed and sweat on their beloved home field, Ward is […] Read more
Problems? Concussions problem in no football. King of Sports! America’s sport most popular! Game part of concussions. Risk acknowledged, love of game we for play. Possible, suppose I, regret that will in future come. Season this, I concussed times five. But game we win! People happy we make! Pound of me family! My team represent […] Read more
Man, what the hell has happened since I left town two years ago? I spend four years of my football career at Nebraska, stay my senior year to take mid-afternoon naps and torturing opposing freshmen lineman, and you guys somehow lose your shit once I’m gone. Over my four year career at the University of […] Read more
In a rare turn of events, former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has agreed to a deal with the Lincoln Haymakers of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League. Just weeks after being cut by the New England Patriots and being denied another year of eligibility at the University of Florida, the Haymakers and Tebow finalized a […] Read more
It has been said that, in Texas, football is like a religion. To some, like high school senior John Spencer, it is significantly more. “Never been to church, never been to class, never been to work,” said a confident Spencer. “It’s just been football, all day every day.” Spencer’s father Mike, in his own words, […] Read more
Any good college football coach will tell you that stress comes with the position. There is a lot to consider: recruiting, boosters, and fan interaction, not to mention winning games. Urban Meyer, the head coach of Ohio State University’s football program, has had a long and arduous history with stress. However, he has found a […] Read more
Following a lackluster 2012 post-season Bo Pelini and his 2013 squad have been granted a sigh of relief. Despite early speculation, the Cornhuskers have been placed atop the Nebraska State Activities Association’s 2013 preseason football poll. The poll, determined by voters from ESPN’s website, has sparked a flurry of emotion across the state. “We haven’t […] Read more
