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Imani Cross was torn between Nebraska and Kentucky as late as Thursday afternoon. But by the end of the night -- that included visits from both coaching staffs -- the big running back recruit went with his heart.

The Nebraska baseball team has just four seniors on the roster -- catcher Cory Burleson, outfielder Kale Kiser, pitcher Dexter Spitsnogle (of Odell, by way of Doane College), and outfielder-Husker receiver Khiry Cooper (who is currently injured).

John Papuchis' first phone call came from the tarmac in Phoenix. The next came several hours later from Omaha. Like most college football assistants, Papuchis, Nebraska's defensive coordinator, is racking up plenty of frequent-flyer miles right now. National signing day arrives Wednesday, and Nebraska, which has 14 verbal commits after Imani Cross' pledge, hopes for a strong closing kick. "There ...

It probably won't take new coach Ellis Johnson long to learn a lot about his Southern Miss football team this fall - it opens on Sept. 1 at Nebraska.

A player can choose to play for a traditional power like Nebraska, "where the train already is rolling down the track," former Husker assistant Mike Ekeler says. "Or you can come to Indiana, stand right in the middle of the track, take that thing on head on, turn that sucker around and hop on."  

The offseason is a time of preparation—a time when participants take stock of where they have been and where they are going. Athletes use the offseason to get healthy, to get stronger and to hone their skills in preparation for the season ahead. Fans, too, use the offseason to prepare. Recruiting sites and preview magazines would not exist if there wasn’t an insatiable desire from college ...

Presumably like the football players in the weight room, Memorial Stadium is getting bigger in the offseason.

Defending Conference USA champion Southern Miss will open the 2012 football season at Nebraska on Sept. 1.

With less than a week until National Signing Day on February 1, Nebraska's class is the second smallest of its Big Ten peers—with just 13 recruits. Only Wisconsin has less recruits with 11.  The ranking of Nebraska's class ranges from 59th on Scout.com to 36th on Rivals . Needless to say, some in Husker Nation are feeling anxious about this class. While Nebraska does contain several top players ...

The hype surrounding the Iowa-Nebraska football game in November had bubbled and brewed for years. ... ;