Updating our previous post on the Pay Per View information for the season opener against Maine, the following is courtesy of Huskers.com

Coach Callahan made his first depth chart of 2005 available at his weekly media luncheon Tuesday in Lincoln.

Link: NU Football Depth Chart – August 30, 2005

14 players earned Blackshirts on Tuesday. The Blackshirt, symbolic of the Husker’s top defense unit, were quietly distributed before practice and made public at Coach Callahan’s weekly media luncheon.

The 2005 class consists of 6 returning Blackshirts: linemen, Jay Moore, Le Kevin Smith, Titus Adams and Adam Carriker; linebacker, Stewart Bradley; and safety, Daniel Bullocks.

The other 5 starters are: cornerbacks, Cortney Grixby and Tierre Green; linebackers, Corey McKeon and Steve Octavien; and safety, Blake Tiedtke.

Defensive end, Wali Muhammad; linebacker, Bo Ruud; and nose tackle, Ola Dagundro – all listed in the 2 spot on the depth chart – also earned Blackshirts based on their performance in practice. “All three of those guys have performed like starters. We feel that if anything happened to a one, that they could come in and take their place and we wouldn’t lose anything.” said Defensive coordinator, Kevin Cosgrove.

Wednesday, August 31, ESPN will taping SportsCenter segments in the afternoon outside of Gate 20 (East Stadium) as part of their 50 States in 50 Days series. Make sure you stop buy – wearing red of course – and make your presence known.

The taped segments will be airing throughout the night on SportsCenter.

WOWT (in Omaha) has posted the recap of their Husker Season Preview.

Visit: WOWT Husker Football Season Preview

The Nebraska volleyball team rolled over #4 ranked Hawaii on Friday, and swept #3 ranked Stanford on Saturday to take the title of the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase.

From CSTV CollegeSports:

Top-ranked Nebraska (2-0) claimed the AVCA/NACWAA College Volleyball Showcase title as it defeated third-ranked Stanford (1-1) by scores of 30-23, 31-29, 33-31 Saturday night at the Qwest Center OMAHA. The match was attended by 10,576 fans, the 11th largest women’s volleyball crowd in NCAA Division I history. Nebraska has now won the tournament for the second time, the other coming in 2001.

For the second night in a row, the Showcase drew in excess of 10,000 fans (10,028 on opening night). The crowd also marked the 26th NCAA Division I attendance in excess of 10,000 fans in matches not played in conjunction with another special event such as basketball Midnight Madness. The Showcase drew a tournament record 20,604, or an average of 10,302 fans per night.

Nebraska overcame an 18-17 deficit in game one with a 4-0 run, then held off the Cardinal with five unanswered points to end the stanza 30-23. Christina Houghtelling tallied nine kills in the opening game. The Huskers overcame an 18-13 deficit in game two, then needed to score four of the last five points to cap the second game at 31-29 as Jordan Larson came up with two big kills and Melissa Elmer and Sarah Pavan combined twice for blocks down the stretch. Nebraska allowed a 19-14 third-game lead evaporate and had to hold for a 33-31 victory capped by a Jordan Larson ace.

The HuskerZone.com Forums are now online.

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Nebraska’s Mens and Womens basketball teams will be kicking off the 2004-05 season with a Midnight Madness event on October 14th at the Bob Devaney Center. The evening’s events, dubbed “Husker Madness,” will tipoff at 7:00pm

From the BigRedReport:

Along with the introduction of all of Nebraska’s men’s and women’s players for the 2005-06 season, the festivities will include a Three-Point Contest and a Dunk Competition, along with scrimmages by both the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Nebraska’s Spirit Squads, including the Scarlets dance team, will perform, along with Herbie Husker and Lil’ Red. The Nebraska Pep Band will also be out in full force at the event.

Nebraska players and coaches will be available for autographs during the event, and Athletic Ticket Office representatives will be on hand throughout the evening to fill season ticket orders for both men’s and women’s basketball.

We’ve started making some of the long-awaited updates to the site in the last day or so. If you happen to encounter anything that doesn’t look right, please leave us a comment so we can check it out.

And the message boards? We should have the message boards up and running this evening weekend.

Seniors Cory Ross and Daniel Bullocks were named as team captains for 2005.

From Omaha.com (registration required):

The 5-foot-6, 195-pound Ross has served as an offensive leader since his emergence late in 2003. He rushed for 1,102 yards last year, playing through a painful toe injury, and will enter the season opener Sept. 3 as the starter among a deep but young group of backs.

“He is a great representative of what Husker football is all about,” Callahan said. “He is responsible, accountable and great off the field with teammates. He is a guy that you would love to follow.”

Callahan described Bullocks as the “ultimate leader by example.” His twin brother, Josh, left Nebraska one year early after serving as an NU captain last season. The Bullocks name joins a prestigious list that includes Peter, Wistrom, Wiegert, Keeler and Kelsay as brother combos to captain the Huskers.

Daniel Bullocks, 6-2 and 210 pounds, intercepted a team-high five passes last season and totaled 58 tackles in his first season as a full-time starter.

“He has a strong personality and a deep, deep passion for Husker football,” Callahan said. “He is the kind of guy you want backing you up. He’ll do anything it takes to win and will get that out of his teammates.”