Monthly Archives: July 2005

Nebraska adds Nevada in 2007

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.

Husker Football Schedule Updates

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….

Nebraska Picked to Place 3rd in Big 12 North

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)…

Big12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year

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…

Memorial Stadium Sporting Stripes

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.