Josh Peterson

Founder, The Coin Dispatch and Freelance Journalist at Freelance

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Scott Frost Will Never Hold Himself Accountable For His Failings at Nebraska

5 days ago | si.com | Josh Peterson

The story came and went last weekend without much, if any, chatter. Scott Frost sat down with ESPN’s Andrea Adelson in a classic college football spring story. A look back on what went wrong at the previous stop, hopes for the future at the new locale, and reasons to believe (or doubt) things would get better moving forward. The biggest difference between this story and other stories of this ilk are twofold:He’s returning to UCF, the spot he went 13-0 in his second and final season in Orlando.
Is There A Scenario Where Matt Rhule Is Fired After the 2025 Season? Plus, What's Neb

6 days ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's I-80 LIVE, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell opened up the floor to their subscribers to ask them anything and everything about their careers, Husker sports, and more. Below are select questions and lightly-edited transcripts with their answers. "He's not staying if he goes 4-8"Josh: “How bad would Nebraska's record have to be for the Huskers to move on from Matt Rule at the end of the season?
What's The Biggest Reason To Be Optimistic About Nebraska Football In 2025?

1 week ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson unpacked the poll question posted on Josh's radio show, Unsportsmanlike Conduct. People are optimistic. Why? How much is about the changes at multiple coordinator spots? And why can't Jack seem to find more of these people in his life? Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Jack: The optimism is way higher for this coming year than it's been for years!Josh: Correct.
Does Nebraska Have A Problem With Their Running Back Room?

1 week ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's I-80 LIVE, Josh Peterson and Jack Mitchell discussed the latest surrounding Husker football, including Omaha native CharMar Brown and his decision to attend Miami over Nebraska. Did the Huskers make a mistake in not pushing harder? Below is a lightly edited transcript surrounding Brown, Nebraska's running back room as a whole, Dylan Raiola, and more. Did Nebraska make a mistake in not pushing harder for CharMar Brown?
Why Did Nebraska Change The Spring Game Format (Again)?

2 weeks ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson took one final look at the Husker Games and tried to figure out why Nebraska changed the format of things so close to Saturday, April 26. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Josh: What do you think of the sudden change in how they are approaching today that they told us about a month ago?
Emmett Johnson Is Better Than You Think He Is & Which Huskers Will Live Up to Expectations in 2025?

4 weeks ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's I-80 LIVE, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson went football-heavy! They found themselves down a long and winding road of looking back at the last decade of Husker football, offensive futility, and how players haven't lived up to expectations in recent years. Why has this been the case? Who has matched or exceeded expectations? They also looked back at Emmett Johnson's first two years and came to a conclusion: He's better than you think.
Who is the Most Beloved, Great Player in Nebraska Football History?

1 month ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

On this week's Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson took an idea from Husker Twitter and put together a grid of the best, worst, and average players across three separate categories. Inside that discussion, they tried to find the player that's the best and most beloved. Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation. Josh: Do we want to do the myriad of examples that we will have for great player loved by fans?
Remembering the 2010 Nebraska Cornhuskers

1 month ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson fired up one of their favorite games of the post-championship era inside the I-80 Club this week, rewatching Nebraska's dominating 48-13 win over Kansas State in 2010. They couldn't stop raving about the offense, defense, and state of the program in that exact moment, even if things would go a bit downhill the rest of the season. Below are selected transcripts from the podcast. The Blackshirts had dudesJack: This defense had some dudes, man. Holy crap.
Why The College Basketball Crown Was Fun & What's Next for Nebraska

1 month ago | si.com | Josh Peterson |Jack Mitchell |Kaleb Henry

Jack Mitchell and Kaleb Henry had quite the time on Sunday night's After Nebrasketball, recapping the win over UCF. Throughout the conversation, they discussed reaction from fans and media, dived into the future of the program, and tried to remind people to have fun. Below are excerpts of their conversation. “If we're gonna get excited about Pinstripe Bowl wins, we can get excited about running the table in the College Basketball Crown”Jack: It'll be a laughing stock for some.
We’ve Entered the Post-Hype Era of Husker Football

1 month ago | si.com | Josh Peterson

“How do you think Nebraska will do this year?”I’ve been asked this question hundreds (thousands?) or times since I started covering the Nebraska football program on 1620 the Zone in 2014. Like a weatherperson getting asked about this weekend’s forecast, a doctor getting a question about a bump or bruise, us in the sports field in Nebraska often find ourselves putting numbers – wins, stats, you name it – out into the world well before fall camp, let alone the season opener, even arrives.