Off The Cob — Lyle Harmon on Nebraska football, position by position and week by week, with a long memory for Husker history.
Those in red, “How could he not love us, he was such a huge part of Husker football”. Those in green, “How could he love them more than us after how they humiliated him like they did”. And for that reason, I have no clue where Frank’s heart is, nor would I force him to tell me.
“Every game you win helps some,” Devaney admitted. “You can’t say one game is the key until the season over.”
“You work to be the starter. If you’re not the starter, you’re working towards earning that. If you are the starter, it doesn’t mean you’ll always be the starter, it’s a short team reward with long term goals of also leading the team to more wins,”
Nebraska should win this game. They have more talent and experience, and QB Anthony Colandrea has something to prove. No way will he lose to Ohio in back-to-back games.
The last of my position group coverage for 2026. Even though the Depth Chart has been released, I share my thoughts on players and the secondary before Ohio.
I need to make a retraction on an article I recently posted titled “ESPN Fires A Shot”. I obviously didn’t do enough research before stating ESPN didn’t cover the UFL.
My ‘holy crap’ pick is Ohio State at number 7. I have Illinois lower than some might, and I have Michigan and UCLA doing better than most people think.
So, forget ESPN as someone who covers all sports. And they took that one step further by eliminating the ticker tape last week. You’ll no longer see scores from games on FOX, CBS, and NBC.
"The biggest commitment we have is the previous players that have played in that, have a standard for which this logo plays. And it’s our upmost commitment to meet that standard for them. I want the alumni to look at that and be really proud.”
Week 0, we get the worst week of football in 2026 right out of the gate. But stop and remember, the 2026 football season consists of 948 games over 149 days.
Devaney presented the Black Shirts with the game ball in recognition of their performance. “In athletics you either improve, or you go downhill,” he said, “you never stand still.”
As Husker fans we pride ourselves on defense. We are all in on the ‘Blackshirts’ and the tradition they bring to Nebraska. And if you’re my age, you witnessed some