Nebraska has inked a deal to bring the Nevada Wolfpack to Lincoln in 2007.

No firm date has been established at this time, but it looks like it will fill either the September 1 or September 22nd date on the calendar.

Updating a couple items on the 2005 Husker Football Schedule.

The September 10th game in Lincoln against Wake Forest has been set for a 6:00 pm start with TV coverage on TBS.

The September 17th game in Linclon against Pitt has been set for a 2:30 pm start with TV coverage picked up by ABC.

The post-Thanksgiving game against Colorado in Boulder has been set for Friday, November 25 at 2:30 with TV coverage on ABC.

We will continue to update the schedule as we receive updates.

All times listed as Central Time

Also from the Big12 Media Days, the Big 12 Media Preseason Poll.

2005 Big 12 Media Preseason Football Poll (Media Vote)

North Division
1. Colorado (25)
2. Iowa State (14)
3. Nebraska (5)
4. Missouri (5)
5. Kansas State (1)
6. Kansas 78

South Division
1. Texas (40)
2. Oklahoma (9)
3. Texas A&M (1)
4. Texas Tech
5. Oklahoma State
6. Baylor

(first place votes in parenthesis)

In the North, everything is in line with the typical preseason media poll which is heavily based on last year’s result and not too forward looking. Being the Husker fans we are, we expect a better showing through the year, but you do have to give a hand to Buff’s coach Gary Barnett and the way he managed to coach his way through the scandals that plagued Colorado in 2004. If it were up to us, we’d swap Iowa State and Nebraska’s position, drop Mizzou to 6th and bump up K-State and Kansas.

In the South, the only surprise to us was the disparity of first place votes between Texas and Oklahoma. We also see Oklahoma State being a bit stronger than represented, likely finishing either 3rd or 4th.

Nebraska’s incoming Junior quarterback, Zac Taylor was named the Big12’s Preseason Newcomer of the Year at the kickoff of the Big12 Media Days.

Taylor, a 6-2, 210, junior quarterback, joined the Huskers after transferring from Butler County Community College. He passed for close to 3,000 yards and 29 touchdowns while leading his team to the NJCAA championship game last season

-Big12Sports.com

In other Preseason announcements, The Huskers Kurt Mann (Center, Junior) was named to the Big 12 Preseason Offensive team and Daniel Bullocks (DB, Senior) was named to the Big 12 Preseason Defensive team.

The full list of media-voted awards:

Offensive Player of the Year: Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
(RB, 6-2, 210, So/1L, Palestine, Texas)
Defensive Player of the Year: Rodrique Wright, Texas
(DL, 6-5, 305, Sr/3L, Houston, Texas)
Newcomer of the Year: Zac Taylor, Nebraska
(QB, 6-2, 210, Jr/TR, Norman, Okla.)

Offense
Jarrett Hicks, Texas Tech (WR,6-4,209 Jr/2L, Houston, Texas)
David Thomas, Texas (TE, 6-3, 245, Sr/3L, Wolfforth, Texas)
Tony Palmer, Missouri (OL, 6-2, 325, Sr/3L, Midwest City, Okla.)
Davin Joseph, Oklahoma (OL, 6-4, 312, Sr/3L, Hallandale, Fla.)
Kurt Mann, Nebraska (C, 6-3, 285, Jr/1L, Grand Island, Neb.)
Justin Blalock, Texas (OL, 6-4, 329, Jr/2L, Plano, Texas)
Jonathan Scott, Texas (OL, 6-7, 310, Sr/3L, Dallas, Texas)
Todd Blythe, Iowa State (WR, 6-5, 205, So/1L, Indianola, Iowa)
Vince Young, Texas (QB, 6-5, 230, Jr/2L, Houston, Texas)
Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma (RB, 6-2, 210, So/1L, Palestine, Texas)
Taurean Henderson, Texas Tech (RB, 5-10, 205, Sr/3L, Gatesville, Texas)
Mason Crosby, Colorado (PK, 6-2, 200, Jr/2L, Georgetown, Texas)
Willie Andrews, Baylor (KR, 5-10, 190, Sr/3L, Longview, Texas)

Defense
Nick Leaders, Iowa State (DL, 6-2, 290, Sr/3L, Omaha, Neb.)
Larry Birdine, Oklahoma (DL, 6-5, 251, Jr/2L, Lawton, Okla.)
Dusty Dvoracek, Oklahoma (DL, 6-3, 294, Sr/3L, Lake Dallas, Texas)
Rodrique Wright, Texas (DL, 6-5, 305, Sr/3L, Houston, Texas)
Nick Reid, Kansas (LB, 6-4, 230, Sr/3L, Derby, Kan.)
Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma (LB, 6-1, 225, Jr/1L, Baton Rouge, La.)
Aaron Harris, Texas (LB, 6-0, 235, Sr/3L, Mesquite, Texas)
Charles Gordon, Kansas (DB, 5-11, 170, Jr/RS, Carson, Calif.)
Daniel Bullocks, Nebraska (DB, 6-1, 205, Sr/3L, Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Michael Huff, Texas (DB, 6-1, 205, Sr/3L, Irving, Texas)
Jaxson Appel, Texas A&M (DB, 6-0, 198, Sr/3L, Friendswood, Texas)
Daniel Sepulveda, Baylor (P, 6-3, 222, Jr/2L, Dallas, Texas)
Danny Amendola, Texas Tech (PR, 5-11, 174, So/1L, The Woodlands, Texas)

On tap for 2005 is a new batch of Field Turf for Memorial Stadium with alternating shades of green every 5 yards.

(Photo from the Lincoln Journal Star)

The three of us behind HuskerZone.com give a positive vote of 2-1, with the lone dissenter willing to change his vote if they color endzones red.