Nebraska hasn’t had a first-round NFL Draft pick since Prince Amukamara in in 2011, but the Huskers’ history in the first round before the turn of the century is much stronger.
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.
Padding the Stats: Jordan Doc What a Nation of Sports Fans Needed
Sports have an amazing ability to bring people together, and there’s no greater example of that for Jacob Padilla than ESPN’s The Last Dance.
Nebraska Forward Kevin Cross Enters Transfer Portal
Kevin Cross is the latest Husker to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. The freshman forward announced his decision on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon.
Potential Spring Game Stars Had the Scrimmage Been Played
Every year, lesser known and younger players make a name for themselves at the Red-White Spring Game. Here are a few that might have done just that had the Huskers been able to hold the scrimmage like normal.
Nebraska Guard Charlie Easley Transferring to South Dakota State
The offseason attrition continued for Nebraska basketball on Saturday afternoon as Charlie Easley announced on Twitter that he is transferring to South Dakota State.
Kelly Hunter Embraced Time in Coaching Role, Even if Cut Short
This spring was supposed to be a big step forward for Kelly Hunter in her coaching career, but the COVID-19 pandemic shut that down after just a few weeks. Even so, Hunter managed to gain some valuable hands-on experience throughout the abbreviated beach season.
Fred Hoiberg Breaks Down Nebraska’s 2020 Signing Class
Fred Hoiberg joined Sports Nightly on Wednesday night to discuss his five-man signing class of transfers.
Padding the Stats: Late Signing Period Takeaways for Nebrasketball
Fred Hoiberg doesn’t have any high school recruits committed, but even so Wednesday marks the beginning of the late signing period and it should be a busy one for the Nebraska program with five transfers set to officially join the fold.
Padding the Stats: Late Signing Period Takeaways for Nebrasketball
Fred Hoiberg doesn’t have any high school recruits committed, but even so Wednesday marks the beginning of the late signing period and it should be a busy one for the Nebraska program with five transfers set to officially join the fold.
What Does a Fred Hoiberg Point Guard Look Like?
Fred Hoiberg has had a different starting point guard every year of his college coaching career, all of them productive in his system. What does a Fred Hoiberg point guard look like? Jacob Padilla looked back at his Iowa State days and his first year at Nebraska to try to answer that question.