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Off The Cob

Off The Cob — Lyle Harmon on Nebraska football, position by position and week by week, with a long memory for Husker history.

Shout Out to Husker Men’s basketball

Things didn’t go the way Husker fans and Fed Hoiberg’s team wanted in Houston Thursday night, losing to Big Ten rival Iowa 77-71. It’s rough to take, but you can’t

By Lyle Harmon — March 27, 2026

Hoiberg Increases Pressure on Rhule

Nebraska basketball history is being made. Not only have the Huskers won their first NCAA tournament game, but they have advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time, and

By Lyle Harmon — March 23, 2026

The 2027 Class, Who’s Next

Nebraska added their seventh commitment to the 2027 class Friday when wide receiver Kaden Howard announced he would join the Huskers. The 5’10”, 160-pound 3-Star comes from Palmetto High School

By Lyle Harmon — March 22, 2026

Pigskin Recruiting Watch

Last week was spring break and everything concerning football has come to a screeching halt. But players will be back Sunday evening and there will be five more practices before

By Lyle Harmon — March 20, 2026

The Future of Husker Football

It is a unique time in Nebraska football. A week before the Red-White spring game and all is quiet. The focus of Husker fans is on other sports. Both men’s

By Lyle Harmon — March 17, 2026

The Big Red Monster

You will sometimes here people say, “He was born for it.” There is some truth in that. I’m sure I was born for something, but I can’t tell you off

By Lyle Harmon — March 15, 2026

The Passing of a Coach

He started out as a Honey Creek Wildcat, playing at a small country school in the southeastern corner of Nebraska. It was in the mid-fifties and at the time, Honey

By Lyle Harmon — March 10, 2026

One Key Left for 2027 Recruits

It was a big weekend for Nebraska football as they hosted a group of 2027 and 2028 recruits that have the potential to vault the Huskers into the top of

By Lyle Harmon — March 9, 2026

Three Quarterbacks, Three Words

A short history lesson for Husker fans. In 1924 sportswriter Grantland Rice created the legendary “Four Horseman.”  His column that day included this passage, Outlined against a blue-gray October sky

By Lyle Harmon — March 8, 2026

Stacking the Deck

The landscape of college football is ever changing. It has always been the objective of coaches to build depth at every position. But with NIL and the transfer portal, that

By Lyle Harmon — March 3, 2026

Maher a Sound Choice

I’ve often criticized Matt Rhule for his hires. And probably unjustly, as often it’s after the fact. I wasn’t a fan of his hiring a young inexperienced coach with no

By Lyle Harmon — February 28, 2026