Coach John Cook announced that middle blocker Kayla Caffey will not return to Nebraska for the 2022 season.
Jacob Padilla
Jacob is in his third year with Hail Varsity covering Husker athletics. He has also written extensively for SB Nation's Bright Side of the Sun and The Creightonian. His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find him, he's probably in a gym somewhere watching, coaching or playing hoops.
It’s Been a Long Road to Get Here, but Wilhelm Breidenbach Is Back
After a long recovery from the knee injury that cut his freshman season short, Wilhelm Breidenbach is back on the court for the Huskers.
Future Huskers Lead USA Volleyball to U19 Pan American Cup Gold
Sioux Falls O’Gorman setter Bergen Reilly led a group of future Huskers that helped USA Volleyball take gold in the U19 Pan American Cup.
Padding the Stats: Hoops Power Rankings, Fan Day and Nicklin Hames’ Fifth Year
Jacob Padilla touched on all three of his beats — men’s basketball, volleyball and football — in his latest Padding the States column.
‘Football Romantic’ Garrett Nelson Ready to Lead Huskers in 2022
Scott Frost called Garrett Nelson the best leader Nebraska has had “in a long time,” and the homegrown Husker has big goals for himself and his team in 2022.
Nebrasketball Film Study: Keisei Tominaga
The Japanese senior national team’s run in the FIBA Asia Cup came to an end in the quarterfinals as Japan fell to Asia on Wednesday, 99-85, despite a monster performance from Keisei Tominaga. The Husker guard went off for 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting including...
Padding the Stats: On TBT, Summer League and Media Day Representatives
In this week’s Padding the Stats, Jacob Padilla touched on The Basketball Tournament coming to Omaha, the NBA Summer League and the Huskers headed to Indianapolis.
Derrick Walker, Huskers Host Hoops Clinic for Special Olympics Nebraska
Senior Derrick Walker and the Nebraska men’s basketball team hosted Special Olympics Nebraska for a hoops clinic on Tuesday.
Huskers Hoping to Build Good Habits this Summer
Fred Hoiberg has seen a change in vocal leadership and chemistry this summer, and the Huskers are hoping to see those good habits translate to the season.
Nebrasketball Film Study: C.J. Wilcher Is a Sniper
C.J. Wilcher turned in a promising first season in Lincoln, and Jacob Padilla broke down the tape to see how the 6-foot-5 guard found success within Fred Hoiberg’s offense.