Friday Morning Sports – Loper Football Hits the Road, Frost Previews Buffalo, Bearcats and Stars Football Ready for Tests, Local Sports Results

LOPER FOOTBALL HITS THE ROAD TO TAKE ON PITTSBURG STATE

The UNK Football team hits the road today to take on Pittsburg State in Kansas Saturday night. Both teams enter the contest at 1-0 looking to improve their national ranking. 

The Lopers received some votes after their smashing of Missouri Southern State last week, meanwhile Pitt State jumped to #23 after beating then ranked #11 Central Missouri. 

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and the game can be seen on the MIAA Network.  

FROST PREVIEWS BUFFALO

Head Coach Scott Frost spoke to the media Thursday after the Huskers final full practice before walkthroughs today in preparation for Saturday’s home tilt with Buffalo.

Frost previews the Bulls…

Both offensive and defensive coordinators added earlier this week that Buffalo provides challenges for the Huskers on both sides of the ball. The Huskers will take on Buffalo at Memorial Stadium on Saturday with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. 

FROST – BETTER BLOCKING FROM RECEIVERS

The Nebraska running game took a big step forward in last week’s win over Fordham, but looks to continue to improve this week against Buffalo on Saturday.

Head Coach Scott Frost adds that he wants to see his receivers take a step in helping the running backs…

Similar comments were made by Offensive Coordinator Matt Lubick after Tuesday’s practice. The Huskers ran for 329 yards last Saturday.

FROST NOT WORRIED ABOUT HEAT AT MEMORIAL STADIUM

The Huskers face another high heat gameday with temperatures in Memorial Stadium predicted to be in the mid 90s. 

Head Coach Scott Frost is not worried…

Heat was also a factor in the Week Zero matchup at Illinois. The Huskers will face off against Buffalo as kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.

STARS FOOTBALL HAPPY WITH HOT START

For two consecutive seasons the Kearney Catholic Stars have started the year 2-0; this year, wins over Wood River/Shelton and Gothenburg have head coach Rashawn Harvey’s team confident…

Kearney Catholic hits the road on Friday to take on the team who ended the winning streak last year in St. Paul. The Wildcats are 0-2 but have faced the defending state champs Pierce in Week 1, followed by an up-and-coming Broken Bow squad. 

KEARNEY HIGH FOOTBALL HAPPY WITH IMPROVEMENT DESPITE LOSS

Despite falling to Omaha Burke on Friday night, Kearney High Football Coach Brandon Cool says he’s happy with the improvement of his squad from Week 1 to Week 2…

The Bearcats, now 1-1, face off against 2-0 North Platte at home on Friday night. Hear pregame coverage at 6:30 p.m. on KGFW with kickoff set for 7 p.m.

UNK’S ROSELLA MEIER CLASSIC CHANGED DUE TO COVID ISSUES

The schedule for the annual Rosella Meier Fall Classic has been changed.

The Minot State University Beavers will not attend this weekend’s two-day tournament due to COVID protocols within their program. MSU was scheduled to play two matches Friday and two more on Saturday.

The field now consists of third-ranked UNK (5-0), West Texas A&M (4-0), Chadron State (2-0) and Southern Nazarene University from Oklahoma (2-1).

UNK will now play at 2:30 p.m. Friday v. Southern Nazarene, along with a 7 p.m. match against Chadron State.

UNK will face West Texas A&M on Saturday at 4 p.m. All games will be held in the Health and Sports Center. .

BIG 12 EXPECTS TEAMS TO JOIN CONFERENCE FRIDAY

Cincinnati, BYU, Houston, and Central Florida are all expected to make a joint announcement today joining the Big 12 conference.

NFL SEASON OPENS AS BUCCANEERS WIN OVER COWBOYS

Tom Brady and Dak Prescott both shined in the season opener for the National Football League, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started their Super Bowl title defense with a 31-29 win.

Tom Brady led an 11-play, 57 yard drive to get Ryan Succop into position to kick the 36 yard game winner. 

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

THURSDAY:

• • KEARNEY HIGH:
    • Girls Golf @ Lincoln Southeast Invite
      • Team shot 380 overall
    • Boys Tennis Dual @ Lexington
      • Kearney wins 9-0
        • DOUBLES:
          • Jackson Bokenkamp/Sam Rademacher defeated Ethan Mins/Agustin Lopez 8-4
          • Quinten Shaffer/Andy Vu defeated Dru Truax/Topher Swartz 8-4
          • Eli Bond/Asher Saulsbury defeated Greysen Strauss/Morgan Bailey 8-3
        • SINGLES:
          • #1 Asher Saulsbury defeated Morgan Bailey 8-2
          • #2 Eli Bond defeated Greysen Strauss 8-2
          • #3 Quinten Shaffer defeated Agustin Lopez 8-0
          • #4 Sam Rademacher defeated Ethan Mins 8-4
          • #5 Andy Vu defeated Dru Truax 8-4
          • #6 Jackson Bokenkamp defeated Topher Swartz 8-3
    • Softball v. Lincoln North Star @ Patriot Park
      • GAME 1: North Star 3-1
      • GAME 2: Kearney 7-5

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:

• • Volleyball @ Blue Hill Triangular
    • GAME 1: Kearney Catholic 2-1 over Adams Central
    • GAME 2: Kearney Catholic 2-0 over Blue Hill
  • Softball @ Holdrege
    • Kearney Catholic 8-0

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Cross Country Varsity Invite @ Meadowlark – 3 PM
  • Football v. North Platte – 7 PM

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Football @ St. Paul – 7 PM

• UNK:

• • Volleyball Rosella Meier Fall Classic v. Chadron State @ Health & Sports Center – 12 PM
  • Women’s Soccer v. NW Oklahoma State @ Foster Field – 2 PM
  • Volleyball Rosella Meier Fall Classic v. Southern Nazarene @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Boys Tennis @ North Platte Invite – 9 AM
  • Volleyball Kearney Invite – 9 AM

• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:

• • Softball @ Cozad Invite – 9 AM

• UNK:

• • Volleyball Rosella Meier Fall Classic v. Minot State @ Health & Sports Center – 12 PM
  • Volleyball Rosella Meier Fall Classic v. West Texas A&M @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
  • Football @ Pittsburg State (Pittsburg, KS) – 7 PM