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2010 Nebraska Football Walk-Ons
From the Nebraska release, here's your official 2010 list of walk-ons. We at CN wish them the best of luck. The following student-athletes have accepted admission to the University of Nebraska and plan to join the Husker football program as walk-ons in the fall. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px...
THE ROLE OF ORSON SWINDLE IS BEING PLAYED TODAY BY...
Orson Swindle can't be here today as he's in the Himalayas attempting to become the first man to solo climb the North Ridge of K2 in chamois pants and a bucket hat. Please send him to the summit with your best thoughts. Guest hosting today and tomorrow will be EDSBS token double X chromosome,...
SH1/2W: The list
With Hoya Suxa returning fire by posting the distasteful video of De'Jon Jackson's ridiculous game-winning shot in last year's NCAA Tournament, we felt it necessary to bring out the heavy mock-tillery. So this is a very simple post: Here are the teams that have won an NCAA Tournament game since...
New Husker Football Movie: "Walk Ons: Huskers’ Edge" - But What About Out of State Husker Fans?
Husker fans have no doubt heard of the new Nebraska football documentary about the walk-on program. If not, from the press release: "Walk Ons: Huskers’ Edge" tells the story of the University of Nebraska’s football walk-on program, following the young men, raised with Nebraska values...
Do Walk-Ons Make a Difference?
CornBlight and I have been subscribers to Mike Nolan's Husker mailing list for years. As other internet forums and blogs have come online, the mailing list has seen a decline in activity, but we both still subscribe. However, I must admit there is one list member that I've had in my kill filter...
Meet the Walk-Ons
They were the best players on their teams in high school. But they didn't come from high profile programs, or they didn't do the combine circuit, or they suffered serious injuries, or they were too short or too small. For whatever reason they didn't get noticed in the recruiting process. Some of...
Morning Orange Juice, 7.30.08
Cliff released a list of walk-ons with Oregon High School affiliations today. Among those on the list are three reserve quarterbacks (Sim, Engstrom, Anderson) and two punters (Johnny Hekker, Sean Sehnem). Offensive Lineman Mike Remmers, who has a chance to start at Right Tackle, is also on the...
Husker Walk-Ons: Overrated or Essential?
The walk-on program has returned under Tom Osborne.. er, Bo Pelini. Not that it ever really left under Bill Callahan, but you got the idea that it was around only as an amusement. Certainly it was de-emphasized - which means it was comparable to when you’re a civil servant and they assign you...
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