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All-conference selections illustrate how much experience matters on the offensive line.

This week in Husker history: Boosters launch a drive to sweeten the pot for Tom Osborne as Jackie Sherrill’s $280,000-a-year contract at Texas A&M raises the salary bar nationally.

In-state offensive lineman Sam Sledge* gets a Nebraska offer for 2023, as do a pair of quarterbacks, including William Watson from Massachusetts. | More from Junior Day: 1, 2

Steven M. Sipple says Husker fans should hope Bryan Applewhite knows the importance of making Nebraska running backs tremendous* again.

Omar Brown, a transfer portal defensive back from Northern Iowa, announces he’s a Husker. | Discuss

Former Husker Daniel Bullocks* is stoked about getting the San Francisco 49ers’ safeties ready to face the Packers’ offense Saturday night in the NFL playoffs.

Mickey Joseph makes the recruiting rounds* at Omaha-area high schools.

Freshman linebacker Wynden Ho’ohuli from Hawaii has entered his name in the transfer portal* after one season* at Nebraska. | Discuss | Decision tracker

New running backs coach Bryan Applewhite will make $325,000 a year and has a contract through the 2023 season.

Sixteen newcomers in January add up to a record* for Nebraska football. | Transfer profiles | Junior Days updates* | Recruiting notes*

The Nebraska men’s basketball game at Ohio State joins the list of postponed events.

Running backs coach Bryan Applewhite talks on the radio about his new job,* “explosive” juco transfer Anthony Grant, recruiting* and more. | Video

Defensive coordinator Erik Chinander* gets a pay boost to $850,000 and a contract extension through 2023.

“Too good to turn down”: Casey Thompson and his dad* talk about what drew the Texas transfer quarterback to Nebraska. | Recruiting buzz

New Husker wide receiver Decoldest Crawford talks on the radio about his decision to follow Mickey Joseph* to Nebraska and more. | Watch

Defensive back Javier Morton, an Alabama commit two years ago before going the junior college route, announces he’ll be a Husker. | Coverage & highlights | Class of ’22 | Discuss

Zac Taylor’s post-victory salute to fans at a Cincinnati sports bar gets a thumbs-up* from Dirk Chatelain.

Hall of Fame center Dave Rimington weighs in on the NIL era, the A.D. job and more in the latest Husker Doc Talk podcast.

Tom Shatel has an idea or two* on how to improve Memorial Stadium.

Husker Dan wonders if same-season rematches are good or bad.

The Nebraska men keep it close but can’t avoid their sixth defeat in a row, a 78-71 loss to Indiana. | More coverage

Chubba Purdy, a transfer portal quarterback from Florida State, commits to Nebraska. | Analysis: McKewon,* Gabriel,* Christopherson | Discuss

Linebacker Will Honas, who battled injuries during his time at Nebraska, has entered the transfer portal after getting an NCAA waiver for a seventh season. | Discuss | Decision tracker

Sam McKewon mulls over Nebraska’s high price* of failure as Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz joins the $7 million club. | Sipple on the stadium* | Callahan’s rundown

A huge foul advantage helps Iowa gain a season sweep against the Husker women, 93-83. | More coverage

It’ll be either Nebraska or Oklahoma, quarterback Chubba Purdy says after his weekend visit to Lincoln.

The Huskers get a commitment from juco All-America running back Anthony Grant. | Coverage & highlights | Discuss | Class of ’22

Husker247 looks back at a choppy year at running back for Nebraska, and HuskerOnline does likewise with the offensive line.

This week in Husker history: Bob Devaney says he’ll coach one more year, and he taps Tom Osborne as his successor.

Tom Shatel says Scott Frost’s hires give Nebraska a chance* in 2022. | Analyzing assistants’ pay

Steven M. Sipple likes the new-sheriff-in-town vibe of Trev Alberts,* and he suspects fans do too.

Veteran players’ departures leave roles to be filled in the Huskers’ defensive secondary.

It’s a dizzying quarterback carousel* for Nebraska and other teams in a new era of college football “free agency.”

Texas A&M transfer running back Deondre Jackson cannot enroll at Nebraska this semester, but he says he remains committed* to the Huskers. | Discuss

A 17-2 start for Purdue sets the tone as the No. 7 Boilermakers make easy work of the Husker men in West Lafayette, 92-65. | More coverage

Nebraska’s fiscal 2021 financial report to the NCAA shows how an empty Memorial Stadium* caused revenue* to drop off a cliff.

Former Husker Zac Taylor* recalls a chilly 2006 Big 12 title game as he gets set to coach the Bengals in a January NFL playoff game in Cincinnati.

The Huskers extend 2023 offers in the Wichita area* to quarterback Avery Johnson and running back Dylan Edwards.

Nebraska’s portal class is currently ranked just outside the nation’s top 10.

Mark Whipple, Nebraska’s new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, is set to make $875,000 this year, a record for a Husker assistant coach.* | Discuss

Miami transfer Nesta Jade Silvera* could be top target for the Huskers at defensive tackle.

The Husker women cut a 17-point deficit to 3 points, but No. 6 Indiana holds on in the final minute for a 72-65 win.

Nebraska is hosting* several official visitors* this weekend.

The final coaching vacancy is filled as Nebraska announces the hiring of former TCU assistant Bryan Applewhite as running backs coach. | Discuss

After the fall sports, Nebraska is 75th in the Directors’ Cup* standings and next to last in the Big Ten.

Hail Varsity takes stock of the Huskers at linebacker heading into the 2022 season.

Here’s a rundown of former Huskers whose teams are in the NFL playoffs.*

Trev Alberts is reportedly considering outsourcing the management of the Huskers’ media rights,* which would reverse* Bill Moos’ decision to handle the operations in-house.

Bill Busch* talks on the radio about his new coordinator role* and his approach to coaching special teams. | Video

The Athletic Department this week will distribute a fan survey for input on improving the experience at Memorial Stadium.*