Football
Hail Varsity Digest | Buffs Down, Huskers Up | 3/25/25
Last week’s Hail Varsity Historical included predictions by Missouri players of Colorado winning against the Huskers the following Saturday, Nov. 10, 1994. It wasn’t just Missouri predicting a Buffalo victory. Colorado came to Lincoln ranked second by the Associated...
Hail Varsity Digest | Nebraska Football Looking Ahead, Sort Of | 3/18/25
Nebraska football earned no respect from Missouri. After their eighth-consecutive victory in 1994 at Columbia, the undefeated and Associated Press third-ranked Huskers were set to play second-ranked Colorado in Lincoln. But they were getting no respect from Missouri,...
Panel of Champions – Spring Fan Event
LINCOLN, NE – Save the date! Hurrdat Sports and Baxter Toyota Lincoln are teaming up to bring Nebraska sports fans an exclusive event featuring football and volleyball legends. Join us on Saturday, April 19, from 1-3 PM at Baxter Toyota Lincoln for a special panel...
Hail Varsity Digest | Defense, Defense for Nebraska Football | 3/11/25
Nebraska, second-ranked, led Kansas State, ninth, 7-6 at halftime in Manhattan in the Huskers’ seventh game of the 1994 season. Sophomore walk-on Matt Turman had directed the one-point lead before giving way to junior Brook Berringer late in the half. Berringer was...
Hail Varsity Digest | Frazier Out, Berringer In, then Out for 1994 Nebraska Football| 3/4/25
Nebraska football, 5-0 and second in the AP poll and now the Coaches poll, led Oklahoma State 9-3 at halftime of the Big Eight opener at Memorial Stadium, Oct. 8, 1994. I-back Lawrence Phillips scored the touchdown on a 2-yard run (Tom Sieler missed the extra point...
Hail Varsity Digest | An Eye-Opener for Nebraska Football, Maybe | 2/25/25
Keep in mind Nebraska football opened the 1994 season with four decisive victories when Wyoming came to Memorial Stadium Oct. 1. The Huskers were No. 1 in the Coaches poll, 2 in the Associated Press poll. Wyoming, 2-2, had lost to Utah the previous week 41-7. Now go...
Hail Varsity Digest | Nebraska’s Rudy – Adam Kucera | 02/18/24
“RUDY, RUDY” - By Mike Babcock His name wasn’t “Rudy.” But that was the chant by some among the 75,273 remaining at Memorial Stadium when he ran onto the field with about 5 minutes remaining in Nebraska’s fourth game of the 1994 season against Pacific. His name was...
Greg Sharpe Was Truly One of the Good Guys
“Because I could not stop for Death
“He kindly stopped for Me
“The carriage held but just Ourselves
“And Immortality.”
Beloved Nebraska Broadcaster Greg Sharpe Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
Nebraska athletics announced Saturday that longtime Nebraska play-by-play broadcaster, Greg Sharpe passed away Friday, February 14th, 2025.
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