The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced an 11-game scheduling plan for the 2020 season. The ACC will begin play Sept. 12th with its 14 member teams, plus independent Notre Dame, playing a ten-game conference schedule. They will allow one non-conference game – that must be played in the home state of the ACC team scheduling…… Read more »
More NCAA guidelines provide updated recommendations about a return-to-sport but say nothing of what will be mandatory as of yet. The NCAA Sport Science Institute released the Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition Thursday afternoon. Among the recommendations are daily self-health checks, use of appropriate face coverings and social distancing during during…… Read more »
The Big Ten is moving to a conference-only schedule for all fall sports, including football and volleyball. The Big Ten is the first Power-5 conference to drastically change its season due to the coronavirus outbreak. For the Nebraska football team, this means the cancellation of non-conference home games against Central Michigan, South Dakota State, and…… Read more »
Say good-bye to paper tickets and parking passes on football Saturdays at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska is switching to an all-mobile system. Printed season and single-game tickets — and parking vouchers — purchased through the Nebraska ticket office will not be mailed out this year. Fans will also not be able to utilize a print at…… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has created greater awareness about contact with others, and that awareness will now extend to Husker game days. Nebraska Athletics announced the release of a new mobile app which will include built-in mobile ticketing. This built-in feature will allow fans to access their tickets and parking passes via their mobile device. Although…… Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the pocket book for Nebraska Athletics. Athletic Director Bill Moos announced several measures Friday to mitigate the anticipated financial impacts of the pandemic. Overall, the Athletic Department will reduce expenses by approximately 10-percent in Fiscal Year 2021 which begins July 1. “In our deliberate planning for how to best address…… Read more »
Athlon ranks Nebraska 37th nationally in their season preview edition. According to the publication, six wins are probably a reasonable expectation for Scott Frost’s third season as head coach. That despite greater optimism going into a spring that ended after two March practices due to the coronavirus pandemic. If the Huskers are to win enough…… Read more »
Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren has created the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition. In an open letter, he expressed his hopes for change and growth in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. Warren is inviting student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, chancellors, presidents and others to join. Warren says the coalition will begin…… Read more »
A University of Nebraska football player tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The diagnosis was confirmed by athletic director Bill Moos during an interview Friday with the website Husker247. Moos said, “The individual who did test positive was put into isolation.” He added, “Anyone who was involved with that student – that would be those…… Read more »
Baseball and softball have already been given the green light to return in June. Now, others may be on the way too. At his daily COVID-19 press briefing, Governor Pete Ricketts outlined changes to upcoming Statewide Directed Health Measures. Among the changes were categories of sports by contact level based on guidance from the American…… Read more »