Lincoln – University of Nebraska men’s basketball coach Tim Miles announced Saturday the hiring of Phil Beckner as an assistant coach for the Husker basketball program.
Miles believes that Beckner’s coaching experience on the collegiate and professional levels, as well his player development skills, made him a great addition to the Nebraska coaching staff. Continue reading “Beckner Named Assistant Coach at Nebraska”
ICYMI: Mike Riley talked @Huskers football at #B1GMediaDay. Watch the full press conference. http://t.co/3O0S3Z99BH
— Nebraska on BTN (@NebraskaOnBTN) July 31, 2015
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha has named a street in honor of Nebraska football legend Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers.
A stretch of Burt Street near the old site of Omaha Tech high school, where Rodgers had played, now bears the name Johnny Rodgers Street. Rodgers, a wide receiver and return specialist for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, won the 1972 Heisman Trophy.
Rodgers’ former teammate at Omaha Tech, Ernie Britt, earlier this year asked the Omaha City Council to put Rodgers’ name on the street. More than 100 people attended a naming ceremony in northeast Omaha on Thursday.
Head Coach Mike Riley, as well as quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr., safety Nate Gerry and wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp are all in Chicago for Big Ten Media Days at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
The two-day event gives both local and national media members the opportunity to meet the head coaches and select players from all 14 Big Ten schools.
The Huskers will have a busy day on Friday, as players start their day by meeting with national-TV networks, including BTN, CBS, ESPN and FOX. Coach Riley and the players will then meet with Sirius XM before Coach Riley holds an open media session.
Fans can watch Coach Riley’s media session live on BTN at 9 a.m. on BTN and BTN2Go. In addition to BTN’s extensive coverage on Friday, ESPNU will have coverage during the day of the Big Ten Media Day.
Following the 44th Annual Kickoff Luncheon, Coach Riley will talk with the conference’s national TV partners before both he and the players will do one-on-one interviews with the media, including a stop at BTN’s studio.
For a behind-scenes look at all of Friday’s action, the Huskers players will run some of the Nebraska football sites throughout the day. Nate Gerry will be running the Snapchat site (HuskerFBNation), Tommy Armstrong Jr. will provide a look at the day’s events on Instragram (HuskerFBNation) while Jordan Westerkamp will tweet on twitter (@HuskerFBNation). Fans can also follow of the Big Ten’s action on social media by using the #B1GMediaDay hashtag.
Husker faithful are reminded to mark Wednesday, Aug. 5 on their calendar for the annual Nebraska Football Fan Day presented by U.S. Cellular.
This year’s Fan Day moves to the evening with players and coaches available to Husker fans from 6-7:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Fan Day is annually the best opportunity for fans to meet and greet the Husker football players, coaches and staff before the start of fall practice.
Fans will enter Memorial Stadium through Gates 3 and 24 on the southeast and southwest corners of the stadium, with gates opening at 6 p.m. The majority of players and coaches will be seated on the field throughout the stadium, with true freshman located in the stands in West Stadium.
Defensive position groups will primarily be seated along the West sideline, offensive line and receivers on the East sideline and quarterbacks and running backs in the North end zone. Assistant coaches will be seated with their respective position groups. A more detailed map is available on Huskers.com.
Nebraska fans are asked to respect players and coaches, as well as other fans by limiting their autograph requests to one item per player or coach. Any apparel items fans are wishing to have autographed should be in hand, rather than being worn. These policies will help accommodate as many fans as possible within the Fan Day time window.
Also as a reminder, autographs obtained for players and coaches are for personal use only. Any re-sale of an autographed item is prohibited and re-sale of an item with a student-athlete’s signature could jeopardize the player’s eligibility.
Autograph cards with a full 2015 roster, signed and unsigned Coach Mike Riley autograph cards, and other items will be available for fans at the gates.
Parking will be available for fans in lots on campus around Memorial Stadium. Additional details on parking will be available at the beginning of next week.
Restrooms for fans will be available near Gates 2 and 24, as well as under the northeast corner of the stadium near Gate 15. Fans will not have access to the Osborne Athletic Complex. Drink stations will be available near the 50-yard line on the West sideline with water, Pepsi products and Gatorade, and individuals will also be moving around the field selling refreshments.
Husker fans can also pick up numerous items, including brand new adidas products, as well as 2015 posters and media guides at Huskers Authentic on Fan Day. Huskers Authentic will be open at its main location at Pinnacle Bank Arena and a satellite location on Stadium Drive on Fan Day.
The Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office will have special hours on Fan Day from its remodeled office in the Stadium Drive Parking Garage. Fans interested in information on tickets for Husker Athletics are invited to stop by the ticket office windows from 5 to 8 p.m.
Huskers Authentic Details Plans for 2015 Football Season
The Nebraska Athletics Department has also determined its plans for its Huskers Authentic operations for the upcoming football season.
The primary store at Pinnacle Bank Arena will continue to have regular daily hours. The Huskers Authentic store at PBA is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The store will also have extensive game-day hours.
On Fridays of home football games this fall, the Huskers Authentic satellite location in East Stadium (near Gate 18) will also be open to customers. On game days, five Huskers Authentic locations will be available, including the Pinnacle Bank Arena store, the East Stadium location, a satellite location inside the West Stadium concourse and satellite locations outside the West Stadium and North Stadium.
Huskers Authentic also announced its plans for jersey sales for the upcoming year. For all sports that Huskers Authentic sells jerseys, a #1 jersey will be available for sale. In addition, a #15 jersey will be available for sale in football to commemorate the current season, and the same plan will be in place in subsequent football seasons (i.e. a #16 jersey in 2016).
The Nebraska soccer team announced the addition of Leslie Rowell for the 2015 season on Thursday.
“Nebraska has great academics, coaches and players,” Rowell said. “It gives me the opportunity to progress both academically and in sports.”
A native of Lake Forest, Ill., Rowell played for Shattuck-St. Mary’s School in Faribault, Minn., under Coach Joe DeMay. As a goalkeeper, she helped the Sabres U-18 team to a 30-7-6 record for the 2014-15 season, including an undefeated spring home season at 16-0-3.
Rowell also played for the Dakota Rev during the club season under coaches Mikkey Denny Wright and Nels Dokken. She assisted the Rev to earn a trip to the Dana Cup semifinals in the spring of 2015.
Mike Riley and the Huskers just added a huge piece to their 2015 roster. 4-star RB from South Oak Cliff HS in Dallas, TX, Jordan Stevenson has signed his national letter of intent with Nebraska just days after his release from Wisconsin. Stevenson was released from his LOI at Wisconsin after failing to meet the admission requirements at Wisconsin. Stevenson did meet the NCAA standards for eligibility and will be eligible to compete immediately in 2015.
I’m officially a Nebraksa corn Husker Go #GBR🔴⚪️ I will touchdown tomorrow #HuskerNation stay tune lets ride BIG RED truly blessed🏈🔴⚪️
— Jordanstevenson (@Jordanstevie2) July 30, 2015
Ranked as the 17th best running back in the 2015 class, Stevenson rushed for 2,511 yards and 31 touchdowns last season as a senior at South Oak Cliff HS. Stevenson immediately adds depth to a position that has no clear front-runner for the job this fall at Nebraska, who will need to replace last year’s star RB Ameer Abdullah.
Nebraska junior defensive tackle Maliek Collins and sophomore receiver/punt returner De’Mornay Pierson-El are among 11 Big Ten players named to the conference’s preseason Players to Watch list Thursday morning. A media panel voted for the top five players from both the East and West Division, with one additional honoree because of a tie.
Nebraska was one of four schools with two players on the list, including Wisconsin in the West Division and Ohio State and Michigan State in the East Division.
The 6-2, 300-pound Collins will man the interior of the Nebraska defensive front in 2015. Last season, Collins emerged as a dominant force at defensive tackle, leading the team with 14 tackles for loss, while adding 4.5 sacks. He was at his best against the toughest foes, with 12 of his 14 tackles for loss coming in Big Ten Conference games or the bowl game against USC. Collins was named co-Defensive MVP for the Huskers in 2014, and was a second-team All-Big Ten pick.
Pierson-El enters the 2015 season poised to be one of the conference’s top dual–threat options. He was one of the nation’s top punt returners last season and showed the ability to be an elite receiver late in the 2014 campaign. Pierson-El ranked second nationally in punt return average in 2014, and tied for the national lead with three punt return touchdowns. He was a second-team All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of Amercia and a freshman All-American by several organizations in 2014.
The complete list of Big Ten football preseason Players to Watch appears below:
EAST DIVISION
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State
Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State
Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State
Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State
WEST DIVISION*
Drew Ott, DE, Iowa
Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska
De’Mornay Pierson-El, WR, Nebraska
Justin Jackson, RB, Northwestern
Michael Caputo, S, Wisconsin
Corey Clement, RB, Wisconsin
*Additional honoree due to tie
Lincoln – The University of Nebraska Athletic Department recently added Dr. Todd Stull to its full-time staff as Nebraska’s Director of Sports Psychology. Previously, Stull had worked as a consulting sport psychiatrist for the Huskers.
Nebraska’s first full-time sports psychiatrist, Stull will work with each of the Huskers’ 24 varsity sports. A leader in the sports psychiatry field, Stull will utilize his extensive knowledge and more than 20 years of psychiatric medical practice to implement programs designed to maximize the performance and well-being of each of Nebraska’s more than 600 student-athletes.
“I am excited that Dr. Stull will be working with Husker student-athletes and sports teams on a full-time basis,” said Steve Waterfield, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Performance and Strategic Research. “Increased access to Todd’s expertise in sports performance and mental wellness will enhance the student-athlete experience and continue to position Nebraska at the forefront of sports performance and mental health resources at the collegiate level.”
Stull earned his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He is the founder of Inside Performance Mindroom, a private practice that combines performance psychiatry with the latest sport science training to offer an innovative approach to enhancing individual, team and coaching performance. In addition to working with corporate executives and physicians, Stull served as a consulting sports psychiatrist for both the Nebraska and Creighton Athletic Departments.
A board certified psychiatrist in Addiction Medicine as well as General and Addiction Psychiatry, Stull is a professional member of the American Psychiatric Association, the Association of Applied Sports Psychology and the International Society of Sports Psychiatry. Stull also serves on the N
Fargo, N.D. – James Green swept Nick Marable in two straight matches in a Special wrestle-off to earn the final spot on the U.S. World Team on Saturday.
Green, a four-time All-American at NU, defeated former Missouri wrestler Nick Marable by decision in two straight matches at 70 kg/154 lbs. Green won the first match 4-0 before defeating Marable again in the second match 2-1. Marable defeated Green last year in Fargo to make the World Team before placing eighth at the 2014 World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Marable did not attend weigh-ins at the World Team Trials in June due to an injury, creating a best of three wrestle-off between the two.
Green will represent Team USA at the World Championships in Las Vegas in September.
U.S. World Team Special Wrestle-Off
Fargo, N.D.
July 25, 2015
70 kg/154 lbs.
James Green def. Nick Marable 2 matches to 0
Match 1: Green dec. Marable, 4-0
Match 2: Green dec. Marable, 2-1
