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Huskers Today: November 7, 2024
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Huskers Today: November 7, 2024

Kaleb Henry takes you through the latest Nebraska Cornhuskers news.

Nebraska volleyball begins its Pacific Northwest swing tonight at No. 12 Oregon. First service is set for 9:00 PM CST. The Huskers are always 4-3 against the Ducks, but this is the first time the two teams have met in Eugene. Oregon won its last match against Nebraska and defeated the Big Red in five sets in the regional semifinal in Louisville. NU coach John Cook vividly remembers how then-freshman Mimi Colyer played, tallying 26 kills in the match.

A former Nebraska softball coach has died after a battle with cancer. Mark Watt was a volunteer coach at NU after a 25-year coaching career at the high school level. Between Lincoln Southeast and Lincoln Southwest, Watt’s teams racked up 579 wins and four Class A state championships. Nebraska head coach Rhonda Revelle today on social media called Watt a “legendary coach, master teacher, incredible mentor and role model, true friend, loyal and loving father and husband,” adding, “The world is a better place because of YOU. You are deeply loved by the Red Team. We will carry your spirit with us.”

Nebraska wrestling opens the 2024-2025 season at No. 3 in the InterMat rankings for both tournaments and duals. The Huskers trail Penn State and Iowa in both Big Ten programs. Other Big Ten teams in the top 10 include Ohio and Michigan for the tournament rankings and Ohio State and Minnesota for the dual rankings. NU opens the season at home against Utah Valley on Friday.

Nebraska men’s basketball is 1-0 and looking to remain flawless this Saturday. Coach Fred Hoiberg met with the media this morning after some intense training and film sessions.

Nebraska women’s basketball today announced a time change for an upcoming game. The Huskers will take on the South Dakota Coyotes on Nov. 16 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The game was originally scheduled for 5:00 PM CST, but was postponed to 7:00 PM CST because Nebraska football started at 3:00 PM CST that afternoon against USC. Another change to the game comes via television, as Nebraska volleyball will be on the Big Ten Network at that new time, meaning the women’s basketball game is expected to shift to B1G+.

Also today, Nebraska women’s basketball senior Alexis Markowski was named to the preseason women’s basketball top 50 for the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award. Chosen by a poll of national preseason basketball experts, the list consists of 50 student-athletes who are early frontrunners for one of the most prestigious honors in college basketball: the Wooden Award All-America Team and the Most Outstanding Player Award. . She joins a dozen other players from the Big Ten Conference on the list.

TJ Berkel now turns our attention to some Husker Headlines and wonders if apathy is coming for Nebraska fans as he and the Common Fans crew chat with Evan Bland of the Omaha World-Herald. Tanner Johnson is curious to see what will go wrong at USC under Lincoln Riley, who was one of the hottest names in the sport just a few years ago.

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