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247Sports discusses Adrian Martinez’s breakout potential.

Anatomy of an Era: Dennis Leblanc says recruiting often hinges on academics: “That’s what sells a parent.”

Wisconsin QB Alex Hornibrook is 2-0 against the Huskers in spite of not so great stats.

David Max pays tribute to his Mom on her 100th Birthday.

Tony Fair, a 330-pound junior college nose tackle, commits to the Huskers for 2019. | Highlights & coverage

Anatomy of an Era: It wasn’t always an easy sell, but Dennis Leblanc got players to raise their goals academically.

Ron Brown discusses his return on Sports Nightly: “I just come to serve.” | 2011: Connecting with Abdullah*

Britney Spears’ boyfriend was never a Husker,* despite what was reported in a recent Men’s Health story.

Running backs coach Ryan Held shares a few thoughts with Husker Dan.

Ron Brown has rejoined* the Nebraska staff as director of player development. | Carriker gut reaction | McKewon commentary* | Discuss

OWH camp countdown, Nos. 25-21*: Freedom Akinmoladun, Alex Davis, Marquel Dismuke, Ben Stille, Tyjon Lindsey.

Former Husker Randy Gregory receives a conditional reinstatement from the NFL.

Tagge-to-Rodgers is ranked among the 16 most dangerous QB-WR combos in college football history.

A 247Sports analyst predicts a 7-5 season for the Huskers.

Athlon has Adrian Martinez in its top 25 breakout quarterbacks for 2018.

Nebraska is No. 5 on this list of 10 teams on the rise in 2018. | Upset at Ann Arbor?

Anatomy of an Era: More of Curt Thompson’s work behind the curtains.

Big Red Cobcast: Joe and Ryan take time out of their busy days to talk about player attrition and ponder listeners’ questions.

Three seniors — Jerald Foster, Stanley Morgan and Mick Stoltenberg — will represent Nebraska next week at Big Ten Media Days.

Anatomy of an Era: For Curt Thompson, the Tunnel Walk was a stressful event.

A record 840 fans ran Sunday in the Nebraska Football Road Race to support the fight against pediatric brain cancer. | Gebbia’s leadership | Martinez mic’d up | More features: 1, 2 | Photos | Tweets & more

Ohio State has lots of parts to replace, but that’s not likely to stop the Buckeyes from being one of the nation’s best teams.

Steve Sipple sees the hiring of Brenden Stai as an example of forward thinking by Nebraska.

Anatomy of an Era: Curt Thompson started as a weightroom “walk-on” and rose to the ranks of football administration.

This week in Husker history: Both world wars cause attrition in the program.

Linebacker Luke Gifford is determined to raise his game to a new level in his final season as a Husker. | Upbeat Bootle

Rich Glover gets an assist from Mike Rozier at Glover’s annual youth football camp in New Jersey.

The switch to morning practices has been finalized.

Nebraska faces the toughest go in this ranking of Big Ten West teams’ conference schedules.

Harrison Phillips reflects on why he chose Stanford over Nebraska* five years ago.

Running back Devine Ozigbo has slimmed down to meet the demands of the fast-paced offense.

The Huskers are mostly in the lower half in Athlon’s rankings of Big Ten position groups, but receivers and the O-line are exceptions.

Stanley Morgan comes in at No. 1 in HuskerOnline’s top 40 Huskers. | Five wild-card players

OWH camp countdown, Nos. 30-26*: Matt Farniok, Khalil Davis, Devine Ozigbo, Mikale Wilbon, Mike Williams.

Anatomy of an Era: Diane Yeutter sees Husker football as a family, and every autumn Saturday, “Nebraska has a family reunion.”

Rex Burkhead returns to Plano with a special surprise for his high school coach.

Lamar Jackson tops the LJS’s list of five veteran players who could be on the verge of their most productive seasons.

Minnesota has issues at quarterback in coach PJ Fleck’s second season. | Northwestern preview

Player departures, gambling, Frank Solich and more are discussed in the latest Husker Doc Talk.

Lavonte David and Ndamukong Suh own the highest player ratings* among former Huskers in the Madden 19 NFL video game.

Paul Rogers, record-setting placekicker for the Huskers and member of the 1970 national championship team, has died at age 69. | 1970 media guide profile | 2006 interview

Anatomy of an Era: Diane Yeutter is an unsung hero whose letter-writing to Tony Veland and other players made a difference.

The potential of true freshman Miles Jones has his teammates excited, including Devine Ozigbo,

Sporting News predicts a third-place finish in the Big Ten West for Nebraska.

Ohio State* has the stockpile of talent for another title run.

Academic issues have forced offensive tackle Willie Canty,* a 2018 signee, to take the junior college route. | Recruiting imact

In the latest Big Red Cobcast, Pat and Tweedy talk about expectations, rumors and how everything got to where it’s at.

With 17 returning starters, Michigan appears set for a run at the Big Ten title.

Stanley Morgan is No. 7 in a USA Today ranking of wide receivers.

The quarterbacks* Nebraska will face in 2018 run the gamut from green to experienced.