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KGFW Sports – NU No. 4, MBB at Terps and High School Update

Feb 16, 2021 | 7:19 AM

The Nebraska volleyball team is holding steady at No. 4 in the latest AVCA Coaches Top-25 Poll. Wisconsin is still at the top, followed by Texas, Kentucky, the Huskers and Minnesota. Penn State is ranked 8th, Purdue is 11th. Creighton is now tied for 20th. The 4th ranked Huskers will host 5th ranked Minnesota this Friday and Sunday.

The Nebraska men’s basketball team has secured its first commitment of the 2022 class. Blaise Keita, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound forward/center at junior college powerhouse Coffeyville (Kan.) C.C. announced his pledge to the Huskers on Monday morning. He chose NU over other offers from Baylor, Minnesota, Tennessee, Arizona State, and Oklahoma State. The Huskers now have four available scholarships remaining in the 2022 class. The Husker men open a two-game set at Maryland tonight. Tipoff is at 6:00.

Nine of the Nebraska football full-time assistant coaches, as well as the head strength coach, have signed extensions that now take them through the entirety of 2022.

With the game in Dublin this year looking highly doubtful, a Husker trip to Ireland in 2022 is reportedly being discussed. Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he and Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman will discuss the 2021 Ireland matter in coming days. The schools were scheduled to play Aug. 28 in Dublin, and it now appears they’ll play on the same date in Champaign, Illinois — that is, if the NCAA grants a waiver for the teams to play in Week 0. Moos added that he has had preliminary discussions about Nebraska playing in 2022 in Ireland, probably against a Big Ten opponent.

Nebraska may be set to go in a different direction as it negotiates a new broadcasting and marketing deal. The contract with Learfield IMG College currently brings in a minimum guarantee of $13.55 million a year in broadcasting rights, plus additional revenue. The athletic department is considering eliminating the third party and taking the entire multimedia and advertising operation fully in-house. A decision is expected soon.

High School Results and Schedules;

Tuesday
Kearney High Boys Basketball vs. Omaha South (Postponed)
Kearney High Girls Basketball vs. Omaha Northwest (Postponed)

Friday
Kearney High Boys Basketball @ Millard North – 7:00
Kearney High Girls Basketball @ Millard North – 5:15
Kearney Catholic Boys Basketball vs. Adams Central – 7:00

Girls Basketball C1-9 Subdistrict @ Hastings St. Cecilia
Monday
#4 Minden 50, #5 Gibbon 21
Tuesday
#1 Hastings St. Cecilia vs. #4 Minden – 6:00
#2 Adams Central vs. #3 Kearney Catholic 7:30
Thursday
Subdistrict Final – 7:00

2021 NSAA Wrestling State Championship @ CHI Health Center in Omaha

Wednesday-6 mats
Class A – Weigh-Ins: 7:30 – 1st session (4 rounds of competition)–9 am – 2 pm
Class A-Championship Round 1—Quarterfinals–Consolations (Round 1 & 2)
Clear facility
Class D – Weigh-Ins: 5:00 – 2nd session (4 rounds of competition)–5 pm – 9 pm
Class D-Championship Round 1—Quarterfinals–Consolations (Round 1 & 2)

Thursday-4 mats
Class A – Weigh-Ins: 7:30 – 3rd session (Semi-finals – all placing matches)–9 am – Noon
Class A-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches
Class D – Weigh-Ins: 11:30 – 4th session (Semi-finals – all placing matches)–1 pm – 5 pm
Class D-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches
Clear facility
Classes A & D – 5th session (FINALS on 2 mats)-7 pm – TELEVISED

Friday-6 mats
Class B – Weigh-Ins: 7:30 – 1st session (4 rounds of competition) 9 am – 2 pm
Class B-Championship Round 1 & Quarterfinals, Consolations Round 1 & 2
Clear facility
Class C – Weigh-Ins: 5:00 – 2nd session (4 rounds of competition) 5 pm – 9 pm
Class C-Championship Round 1 & Quarterfinals, Consolations Round 1 & 2

Saturday-4 mats
Class B – Weigh-Ins: 7:30 – 3rd session (Semi-finals – all placing matches) 9 am – Noon
Class B-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches
Class C – Weigh-Ins: 11:30 – 4th session (Semi-finals – all placing matches) 1 pm – 5 pm
Class C-Semifinals, Consolations Round 3, Consolation Semifinals, 3rd & 5th Place matches
Clear facility
Classes B & C – 5th session (FINALS on 2 mats)-7 pm – TELEVISED