We have entered the part of the calendar year where Husker news is mostly about recruiting and athletic department projects. We have a fair number of the former this week as the Husker football 2027 recruiting class is really turning heads. Given the difficult schedule facing the Huskers in 2026, we will need some hopium to keep us optimistic.
Corn Flakes
Four takes on a four-star: New Husker cornerbakc committ Bryce Williams If Bryce Williams the cornerback doesn’t have the same smooth mid-range game or top-tier
beard as Brice Williams the former Husker hoopster, be sure Nebraska fans can find plenty of other reasons to be excited about this weekend commitment.
Nebraska football lands talented four-star cornerback Bryce Williams
Nebraska added Bryce Williams from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Western High School to its 2027 recruiting class. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Williams had favored the Huskers since early in the year. However, Oklahoma recently made a push for Williams.
Nebraska begins avalanche of commits with Florida DL pledge
The Nebraska football team hoped an avalanche of commitments would come from the 15 players who took official visits to Lincoln this weekend.
Nebraska football flips Minnesota edge rusher commit – adding to a stellar recruiting weekend
Ma’atoe Moe, a 6-3, 240-pound edge rusher from Utah, announced his commitment to Nebraska football on Sunday.
Nebraska softball standout Jordy Frahm will join Husker coaching staff
Graduating senior and Husker softball standout Jordy Frahm has had a busy week. She nearly threw a no-hitter at the College World Series on Sunday, then announced she’s pregnant and now will join the Nebraska softball coaching staff as an assistant.
Sports!
Derby winner Golden Tempo takes the Belmont Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Golden Tempo won the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, capturing the third leg of the Triple Crown five weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby and making more history for trainer Cherie DeVaux.
13 mind-blowing stats from the Knicks 13-game playoff win streak
With a thrilling 105-104 victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday night, the New York Knicks logged their 13th consecutive win in the playoffs. Just for fun, here are 13 impressive numbers from the victory streak …
Nelly Korda makes perilous final putt, wins U.S. Women’s Open, claiming her second straight major
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nelly Korda won the 81st U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday for her second consecutive major victory, holding off Charley Hull and Gaby Lopez by one shot when her final 2 1/2-foot par putt curled perilously around the cup and dropped in.
NASCAR: Denny Hamlin honors Kyle Busch in win
Holding a black No. 18 flag out the window, the Joe Gibbs Racing star celebrated his 63rd career victory by smoking the tires of his No. 11 Toyota down the straightaway in honor of Kyle Busch, his late teammate whom he tied for ninth on the all-time win list in the NASCAR Cup Series.
USC baseball’s ninth-inning implosion costs them a trip to the Men’s College World Series
The Trojans held a one-run lead over North Carolina with the bases empty in the ninth inning of the decisive game of their NCAA Tournament Super Regional, with the ball in the capable hand of closer Adam Troy.
Then There’s This
Wrestling matches provide an action-packed story time at libraries, in photos
BENICIA, Calif. (AP) — The handwritten sign at a Northern California public library warned patrons to expect more noise than usual. That warning quickly proved to be an understatement as professional wrestlers, accompanied by booming music, thundered into the reading space and jumped into a ring flanked by row upon row of bookshelves.
World’s largest game of human fooseball played in Ontario
The May 23 event at Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore Campus West in Etobicoke involved 254 participants holding onto giant horizontal poles and attempting to kick a soccer ball into an oversized goal.
Your brain physically changes when you become a father
Obviously, women who give birth undergo some pretty extreme changes, both physically, hormonally, and mentally, during and after childbirth. But dads aren’t just chilling in the hospital parking lot enjoying a fine cigar. According to new research from RWTH Aachen University, the brains of new dads change dramatically too once a baby enters their lives.
