Well, that was fun.
A 68-0 blowout of an overmatched opponent probably shouldn’t be a milestone for a Big Ten football program, but it kind of felt like one. We haven’t seen the Huskers take care of business like that for a while. Most of the time, they would have let opponents like the Zips hang around for far too long and caused angst for Husker fans in the fourth quarter.
Also, the #2 (FCS) Jackrabbits notched a big win vs #3 Montana State on the Bearcats home field. It was a double overtime thriller
with the good guys emerging victorious.
I get the impression Iowa fans wouldn’t mind giving Mark Gronowski back to the Jackrabbits after two weeks of questionable quarterbacking from the two-time FCS national champ. I was worried when Gronowski announced he was going to Iowa – it didn’t seem like the place to go for a quarterback that wanted to burnish his resume to get selected in the NFL draft.
Unfortunately, it appears I was right.
Corn Flakes
Nebraska Tight End Lindenmeyer scores first career touchdown, engagement after Akron shutout
Nebraska junior tight end Luke Lindenmeyer scored on and off the field Saturday against Akron.
Fast takes after the Huskers zap the Zips
It was a Chamber of Commerce kind of day in Lincoln.
Huskers hold Zips to zip in a big-time beautiful blowout
Nebraska paid Akron a $1.45 million guarantee to play a game that was supposed to be the 2018 season opener.
Top-ranked Huskers never trail in a sweep of Cal (volleyball)
Nebraska Athletics announced a crowd of 8,521 watched the Huskers (6-0) close out the Ameritas Players Challenge without dropping a set, never trailing in the win over the Golden Bears (2-2).
Carpenter nets two goals in Husker soccer win over Kansas State
The Huskers moved to 5-0-2 on the season and have won four straight. NU continued its undefeated streak while handing the Wildcats (4-1-1) their first loss of 2025.
Sports!
Oregon jumps to #4 in AP poll, Illinois, Florida St. in the top 10
Ohio State, Penn State and LSU remained the top three teams in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday
How a deaf quarterback changed sports forever by inventing the huddle
Paul Hubbard called for the football team at Gallaudet University to circle around him back in 1894
Pudge the Cat becomes a viral sensation, serving as football’s team’s morale booster
Bowling Green State University’s football team has a viral sensation on their hands: Pudge, their locker room cat.
Misery Index: Florida’s loyalty to Billy Napier looks like a terrible mistake
The second week of the college football season is mostly about misery avoidance. After the rush of blockbuster Labor Day matchups, this is traditionally a spot in the calendar where things settle down a little bit and coaches mostly want to play games that won’t get them fired before conference play.
Lions rookie Isaac TeSlaa makes highlight reel catch in loss to Packers
The third-round rookie’s impressive grab figures to be frequently mentioned as a “Catch of the Year” candidate.
Then There’s This
The Eiffel Tower was considered techno-dystopian
Before it became a cultural landmark, the Eiffel Tower was criticized as an iron monstrosity that would disgrace Paris forever.
Barefoot woman breaks record running across Lego bricks
A New Zealand woman showed the strength of her soles when ran barefoot over 100 meters of loose Lego bricks in 24.75 seconds.
