1906: Amos Foster is hired to succeed Bummy Booth as head coach.

1911: Jumbo Stiehm of Ripon College in Wisconsin is chosen as Nebraska’s head coach, even though many had expected the job to go to Yale’s C.C. Childs. | Full story

1916: With the arrival of new coach Doc Stewart still weeks away, assistant coach Dick Rutherford prepares to take charge of the early stages of spring drills. | Full story

«1921: After getting married and sitting out the 1920 season, future Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Roy “Link” Lyman returns to the Cornhuskers for 1921.

1946: Former Husker Herm Rohrig signs with the Green Bay Packers.

1951: A state senator launches an unsuccessful effort to have local telecasts of Nebraska home football games continued. WOW-TV broadcast the Huskers' home games in 1949 and 1950, but an NCAA ban put an end to the practice.

1961: The departure of athletic director Bill Orwig turns up the pressure on coach Bill Jennings as he prepares for his fifth season as head coach.

1966: Former Husker teammates Dennis Claridge and Rudy Johnson are plucked from other NFL rosters by the league’s newest franchise, the Atlanta Falcons.

1971: Bob Devaney says his choice of a starting quarterback will wait until after spring ball.

1976: Linebacker Jim Wightman is treated at a hospital after being struck by a car, and the driver is charged with assault.

1991: Talks get under way regarding a possible move of the 1992 Nebraska-Kansas State game to Tokyo.

1996: The NCAA adopts an overtime system for football, which means the last of Nebraska’s 40 tie games was a 19-19 deadlock at Colorado in 1991.

2006: Former Husker quarterback Eric Crouch signs with the Toronto Argonauts.

2011: Bo Pelini's staff changes become official.

2016: Sales of tickets to the April 16 spring game top the 32,000 mark.