Luke Mullin

3 weeks ago | huskerextra.com | Luke Mullin

Trae Taylor whipped his head back toward the action, sensing his number was about to be calledWith his team swapping over to defense, Taylor passed the time by taking photos with young fans before a ticking clock forced him to hurdle a fence and jog back onto the Memorial Stadium turf. The unique 7-on-7 tournament, the Battle at the Boneyard, which Nebraska football hosted on Friday allowed fans to get that type of up-close look at some of college football’s future stars.

3 weeks ago | huskerextra.com | Luke Mullin

Hayden Ainsworth wanted to get his name onto recruiting boards. In the early days of his recruitment, the offensive lineman from Biloxi, Mississippi, would often message coaches on social media, inviting them to watch his film and evaluate him as a prospect. Many messages fell upon deaf ears, but the ones that didn’t became meaningful. Nebraska’s director of player personnel, Keith Williams, was one who was willing to listen.

3 weeks ago | huskerextra.com | Luke Mullin

The sting of the Nebraska softball team’s season-ending loss in Knoxville, Tennessee, still lingers. From the coaches who’ve relived the Super Regional Game 3 over and over in their minds to the players who’ve reviewed the film and plotted improvements from it, a weekend spent at home rather than in Oklahoma City, site of the WCWS, was difficult to stomach. “It’s pretty hard to have it end, and that’s a good thing,” head coach Rhonda Revelle told the Journal Star.

3 weeks ago | huskerextra.com | Luke Mullin

Memorial Stadium’s newly installed field turf had been laid just in time for over 300 high schoolers to make it their own. Nebraska hosted the first Matt Rhule Football Camp of the summer on Sunday, splitting action between the Hawks Championship Center and Memorial Stadium on a warm 86-degree afternoon in Lincoln. The day’s football action represented the debut event for a Memorial Stadium playing surface which now prominently features red end zones.

3 weeks ago | omaha.com | Luke Mullin

It’s about to be camping season in downtown Lincoln. Over the next three weeks, Memorial Stadium and its newly installed turf playing surface will be home to 10 different days of football instruction. The Matt Rhule Football Camps allow the Nebraska football coaching staff to instruct players through drills and get an up-close look at prospects who could become future Huskers.