Husker Nation Blog

Even though this blog is predominantly about Cornhusker football it’s only fair to give some attention to other sports going on in Nebraska this year.

The women’s volleyball team was just ranked #7 in the CBS College Sports-AVCA preseason coaches poll yesterday. The team received one first place vote from the 60 coaches who participate. Nebraska isn’t the only Big 12 school represented: Texas came in at #3, Kansas State at #14 and Iowa State at #18.

Last year Nebraska posted a 30 – 2 record and reached the regional final.

Today is an All-ESPN edition of Huskers In The Headlines as the worldwide leader in sports takes several looks at the Big 12.

Big 12 quarterdeck crowded with talented signal callers – Ivan Maisel breaks down the quarterback position for each team and has kind words to say about Nebraska’s Joe Ganz.

Running games take a backseat to pass-happy offenses in Big 12 – Tim Griffin has an extra long piece about the emphasis on throwing the ball over running it in the quarterback-rich Big 12. Only one Big 12 school is returning a 1,000-yard rusher and that would be Nebraska with Marlon Lucky.

In case you hadn’t heard, Kevin Dixon was kicked off the team this Sunday for undisclosed reasons. Here is Bo’s statement on the matter:

“We move on, we move forward. We want guys that do things the right way.”

Dixon, listed as the backup nose tackle and defensive end on the team’s depth chart was officially sent packing for violating team rules.

There are reports circulating that it is related to a recent incident in which he was a passenger in a car that, when pulled over by police for a violation, was found to have less than an ounce of marijuana inside.

Big 12 morning links: Bo-mania sweeps through Nebraska – ESPN has put together a really nice collection of Big 12 links for those of you who are ready to hyperventilate over college football’s impending return to our lives.

Massey headed North – The Weatherford Democrat, out of Weatherford, Texas, has a really nice writeup on Taylor Massey. For those of you not in the know, Massey recently decided to come pitch for the Cornhuskers after a successful high school career.

Big 12 quarterbacks rule college football – The Kansas City Star has a look at the insane quarterback depth in the Big 12 this year. Joe Ganz gets a mention and Bo is quoted later in the article.

For the 26th time in the game’s 50 year history, the South won the Shrine Bowl 7 – 3. The South scored on the very first play of the game with a long TD pass from quarterback John Dostal to receiver Rustin Dring. The North kicked a field goal on the next drive and then all scoring stopped as the Shrine Bowl turned into a defensive slug fest.

The South came into the game anticipating putting up lots of points due to the amount of talent they had on the offensive side of the ball, but it wasn’t meant to be. After the opening touchdown, the South only had four more first downs the rest of the game. The North’s defense was just too much for the South but unfortunately the North’s offense couldn’t get it together.