NEBRASKA FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – MICKEY JOSEPH:
JOSEPH – INJURY RULE:
Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph addressed the media on Tuesday after the Huskers’ practice and gave an injury update to the media…
Nebraska saw some banged up players leave New Jersey last week, including Casey Thompson who is nursing a sore shoulder.
JOSEPH – COMFORTABLE WITH NEXT MAN UP:
Nebraska Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph spoke after Tuesday’s practice and was clear and confident about his team’s ability to respond to the “next man up” philosophy…
Nebraska continues to battle through injuries and roster changes as the Huskers face Purdue on the road this weekend.
JOSEPH – FINDING THE RIGHT FIVE FOR O-LINE:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football said at his Tuesday press conference that the offensive line could still be a work in progress…
Nebraska will deal with injuries and a new rotation to aid in protecting Casey Thompson, who is still recovering from shoulder soreness from Indiana and Rutgers.
JOSEPH – TEAM HAS ADJUSTED TO PRACTICE SCHEDULE CHANGE:
Mickey Joseph, Nebraska Interim Head Coach, has adjusted the Huskers’ practice schedule since taking over for the Big Red back on September 11. Joseph adds that the schedule change has been good for the team…
Nebraska took Saturday off this past weekend to travel back from New Jersey after the Friday night Rutgers contest.
JOSEPH – TOMMI HILL POSITION CHANGE:
After spending the beginning of the season starting at cornerback, Tommi Hill has officially switched to the offensive side of the ball as a receiver for the Big Red offense. Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph says it was all about keeping Hill on the field…
Hill has also made a number swap, now repping #2 after the decision by receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda to enter the transfer portal.
JOSEPH – FOCUS IN A TOUGH “SELLOUT” ENVIRONMENT:
Mickey Joseph, Nebraska’s interim Head Coach, added in his Tuesday press conference he’s looking forward to seeing his team respond to a true road environment at Purdue…
Nebraska aims to take down their second straight road conference opponent after beating Rutgers on Friday night 14-13.
BENNING ADDED AS HUSKER FOOTBALL COLOR ANALYST:
Just four days after Matt Davison was on his final broadcast for the Husker Radio Network, Damon Benning was announced as his successor. Davison left to lead a new Name, Image, Likeness collective.
The announcement for Benning was made on Sports Nightly Tuesday.
Benning is a near-perfect blend of Huskers and media experience. The Omaha native was a four year letter winning running back in the 1990s. He played a part on two National Championship teams and was named MVP of the 1996 Orange Bowl.
In the media world, Benning has been an analyst on the Big Ten Network, Nebraska Public Media (formerly NET), and KETV. In the radio and audio world, Benning spent several years on 1620 The Zone in Omaha and most recently joined the Hurrdat Media team.
Benning’s first game with HRN will be at Purdue this Saturday.
GARCIA-CASTANEDA HITS TRANSFER PORTAL:
Nebraska receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda is entering the transfer portal and ending his career with the Huskers halfway through the 2022 season.
Garcia-Castaneda committed to the Huskers in December and enrolled in January, actually scoring the team’s first touchdown over in Ireland, while finishing with four catches for 120 yards. He would play sporadically after that with his last appearance coming in the Oklahoma game, where he finished with a catch but did not gain a yard. The receiver didn’t play in the last two games against Indiana or Rutgers.
Incidentally the move now does leave the Huskers in a little bit of a tighter situation at wide receiver where the team could be without Omar Manning because of injury. This season Trey Palmer has led Nebraska at the receiver spot with Marcus Washington and Oliver Martin as the ones behind him.
UNK VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS HORNETS; AWAITS TOP 25 WEEKEND:
The now eighth-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team had another strong night from the service line and got 14 kills from middle Bailee Sterling to sweep Emporia State Tuesday at the Health & Sports Center.
The Lopers improve 20-2 (10-2) and take the season series from the Hornets (4-17, 1-11). This also was the final Tuesday night match of the year as UNK previously hosted Fort Hays State (Sept. 27) and Washburn (Oct. 4).
Emporia ended the night hitting exactly zero (23-23-102) as they had 14 unforced errors besides nine Loper stuffs. The Hornets did take advantage of eight UNK misfires, had six of their own team blocks and served up four aces.
Things get tougher this weekend as the Lopers are at No. 19 Central Oklahoma (19-2, 9-2) on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. and then visit the Newman Jets (7-14, 2-9) Saturday at 1 p.m. The UCO match was recently moved up two hours.
LOPER BASKETBALL VOTED TO FINISH THIRD AND 12th IN CONFERENCE POLL:
The Nebraska-Kearney basketball teams have been picked to finish third/fourth (women) and 12th (men) in the 2022-23 MIAA preseason coaches’ and media polls.
Both polls were released in conjunction with “Media Day” in Kansas City. Head coaches from all 14 schools were in attendance along with a few student-athletes
On the women’s side, both polls had Missouri Southern State as the favorite with Fort Hays State second. The MSSU Lions were a surprise team last winter, going 24-7, and are led by 2022 MIAA Freshman and MIAA Player of the Year Lacy Stokes.
In the coaches’ poll (head coaches cannot vote for their own team), UNK tallied 144 points and two first place votes to trail the Lions (159; six) and the rival Tigers (151; three). The media poll had the Lopers trailing Central Missouri as well.
Three-time defending national champion Northwest Missouri State is number one on the men’s side with Central Oklahoma the definitive number two.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFF SCORES/SCHEDULES:
DIVISION SERIES:
TUESDAY:
Philadelphia Phillies 7-6 Atlanta Braves (PHI leads 1-0)
Houston Astros 8-7 Seattle Mariners (HOU leads 1-0)
New York Yankees 4-1 Cleveland Guardians (NYY leads 1-0)
Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 San Diego Padres (LAD leads 1-0)
WEDNESDAY:
Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves (PHI 1-0)
San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD 1-0)
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Girls Golf: STATE @ Norfolk Country Club
- KHS = 12th (+214, 790)
- T37 – Addison Peterson, +43 (187)
- T45 – Lauren Lydiatt, +50 (194)
- 61 – Kaylee White, +60 (204)
- T62 – Olivia James, +61 (205)
- 72 – Morgan Dowhy, +68 (212)
- KHS = 12th (+214, 790)
- Volleyball: @ Lincoln Pius X
- PIUS X 3-0 KHS
- Girls Golf: STATE @ Norfolk Country Club
- UNK:
- Volleyball: v. Emporia State @ Health & Sports Center
- UNK 3-0
- Volleyball: v. Emporia State @ Health & Sports Center
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Cross Country: DISTRICTS
- Boys Tennis: STATE @ Koch Tennis Center – 4 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Cross Country: DISTRICTS @ Elks Country Club, Hastings – 3:30 PM
- Volleyball: v. Broken Bow – 5 PM
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Boys Tennis: STATE @ Koch Tennis Center – 4 PM
- Football: v. Lincoln Northeast @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 6 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 5:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Football: @ Centura – 7 PM
- UNK:
- Cross Country: @ Platte River Rumble, Ashland NE – 1 PM
- Women’s Soccer: v. Central Missouri @ Foster Field – 3 PM
- Volleyball: @ Central Oklahoma – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney High Football v. Lincoln Northeast (5 PM – 9 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Volleyball: @ Newman – 1 PM
- Football: v. Emporia State @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 1 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football @ Purdue (2:30 PM – 1:30 AM) – KGFW
- Nebraska Football @ Purdue (5:45 PM – 11:45 PM) – HITS 106/KQKY
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Soccer: v. Missouri Southern – 12 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- N/a
