LOPER FOOTBALL SEASON ENDS AT 8-3; DAVIS REPEATS AS OPOY:
There will be no postseason for the Lopers this season, as UNK went 8-3 this year, going 5-0 in true road games and receiving votes in the final AFCA Top 25 poll of the regular season. UNK either did not accept a bowl bid or was not invited to one of the two bowl games located in Arkansas or Texas.
The Nebraska Kearney football team has placed 15 on the 2022 All-MIAA team with redshirt senior quarterback TJ Davis repeating as Offensive Player of the Year.
Davis (Colorado Springs) is joined on the first-team offense by senior left guard Hunter Hays (McCook) with redshirt senior safety Darius Swanson (Aurora, Colo.) representing the Lopers on the first-team defense.
Davis joins only two other players in MIAA history to earn repeat Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Next, super senior running back Montrez Jackson (Trenton, Fla.) makes the second-team as an “all-purpose back”. This is his third All-MIAA honor and second time on the second-team (2018). End Tell Spies (Mullen) and corner Gabriel Amegatcher (Romeoville, Ill.) made the second-team defense.
Selected to the third-team are three senior co-captains in outside backer Atoa Fox (San Diego), inside backer Jacey Nutter (Thedford) and punter Hunter Kraus (Sargent). Each earns their second All-MIAA accolade. Finally, named honorable mention are back Damien Cearns (Denver), inside backer Jimmy Harrison (Hobbs, N.M.), end Baylor Hellmuth (Hershey), center Jon Merten (Albion), outside receiver Cody Nelson (Albion) and safety Tre O’Guinn (Peoria, Ariz.). Each is All-MIAA for the first time.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – MICKEY JOSEPH:
JOSEPH – SENIOR DAY SATURDAY FOR HUSKERS:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph broke down the senior celebrations planned for the final home game at Memorial Stadium this season…
Nebraska will kickoff against Wisconsin at 11 AM on Saturday from Lincoln.
JOSEPH – THOMPSON BACK TO PRACTICE:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph spoke on the availability of Casey Thompson heading into this week’s matchup with Wisconsin…
Nebraska has been without their starting quarterback since the Illinois contest, as the Huskers have only scored one touchdown since Thompson’s injury.
JOSEPH – QUARTERBACK HEALTH / AVAILABILITY:
Mickey Joseph broke down the quarterbacks available for Nebraska’s final home game on Saturday at Memorial Stadium after Tuesday’s practice…
Nebraska has also elevated Hastings native Jarett Synek to the No. 3 spot on the depth chart with the injury to Purdy.
JOSEPH – HAUSMANN CONTINUES TO IMPROVE:
Columbus freshman Ernest Hausmann continues to impress the Huskers fans, coaches, and opponents. He received some praise from interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph after Tuesday’s practice…
Nebraska’s linebackers have had a circulation of starters, but Hausmann has seen more time since his benching earlier in the season after the firing of most of the defensive staff.
JOSEPH – TWO GAME SEASON REMAINING:
Mickey Joseph has a tall task ahead as the Huskers’ interim Head Coach, leading his time into a final gauntlet of games against Wisconsin on Saturday then at Iowa on Black Friday. Joseph spoke on his message to his team after Tuesday’s practice…
Nebraska is set to battle Wisconsin at 11 AM on Saturday morning.
NEBRASKA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TRAVELS TO CREIGHTON FOR SEMESTER’S FIRST TEST:
The Nebraska women’s basketball team hits the road for the first time in 2022-23, renewing its long-standing series with Creighton on Tuesday in Omaha. Tip-off between the No. 22 Huskers (2-0) and No. 20 Bluejays (2-0) at D.J. Sokol Arena is set for 6 p.m.
Nebraska was ranked No. 22 in both the AP and USA Today/WBCA Top 25 preseason rankings, while Creighton opened at No. 21 in both polls. CU moved up to No. 20 in the first regular-season AP Poll released Monday, Nov. 14.
Nebraska has produced an average winning margin of 47.5 points in a pair of wins over unranked teams to open the season, while Creighton has posted a pair of road wins over Summit League powers No. 23 South Dakota State (78-69) and South Dakota (74-51). USD went to the 2022 NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
Nebraska leads the all-time series with Creighton 31-16, including a 67-62 win (Nov. 17, 2021) last season in Lincoln. Nebraska improved to 21-3 all-time against CU in Lincoln and snapped a five-game overall series winning streak by the Jays.
Pregame begins at 5:45 PM tonight on KGFW with Matt Coatney on the call from the Huskers Radio Network.
UNK MEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS MAHATTAN CHRISTIAN:
Despite an 0-2 start to the season, UNK Men’s Basketball aims to keep their hot shooting alive as they take on NAIA’s Manhattan Christian tonight at the Health and Sports Center.
After sinking 15 of 33 three pointers last Friday vs. Bemidji State, UNK went 12 of 29 on Saturday against #7 Minnesota-Duluth.
Tip-off from the HSC is set for 7 PM.
SUSPECT CAUGHT IN FATAL SHOOTING OF VIRGINIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS:
A University of Virginia student and former member of the school’s football team fatally shot three current players as they returned from a field trip, authorities said, setting off panic and a 12-hour lockdown of the campus until the suspect was captured Monday.
Students who were told to shelter in place beginning late Sunday described terrifying hours in hiding. While police searched for the gunman through the night, students sought safety in closets, dorm rooms, libraries and apartments. They listened to police scanners and tried to remember everything they were taught as children during active-shooter drills.
Officials got word during a morning news briefing that the suspect, 22-year-old Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., had been arrested.
Ryan identified the three slain students as Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.
Mike Hollins, a running back on the football team, was in stable condition Monday.
The three young men slain were members of the Virginia football team, journeying through periods of transition in their careers — whether it was bouncing back from a season-ending injury, changing positions on the team or transferring in from another school.
EAGLES PERFECT SEASON ENDS WITH COMMANDERS LOSS:
An Eagles team that romped toward the first 8-0 start in franchise history played with uncharacteristic sloppiness, failed to hit on the game-breaking plays that had defined their season, and had every flaw exposed in quite an imperfect performance.
The Washington Commanders turned methodical drives into scores and took advantage of turnover-prone Philadelphia, stunning the Eagles 32-21 on Monday night and sending them to their first loss in nine games this season.
Behind Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were the last team in the NFL that could make a run at Miami’s 17-0 mark in 1972 and the lone perfect season. The 2007 New England Patriots came close, going 18-0 before a Super Bowl loss.
NORTH CAROLINA, GONZAGA ATOP AP TOP 25 MBB POLL:
North Carolina didn’t have a dominating start at No. 1. The Tar Heels open their second week atop the Associated Press men’s college basketball poll with coach Hubert Davis reminding his players it will take time to find a flow like the one that carried them to last year’s NCAA championship game.
UNC (2-0) earned 44 of 63 first-place votes to finish ahead of No. 2 Gonzaga in Monday’s first regular-season AP Top 25, which featured only slight changes from the preseason poll released Oct. 17.
Kansas came in ranked sixth, while Creighton sits at No. 10.
NFL SCORES/SCHEDULES:
MONDAY:
Washington Commanders 32-21 Philadelphia Eagles
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- UNK:
- Men’s Basketball: v. Manhattan Christinan (NAIA) – 7 PM @ Health & Sports Center
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Women’s Basketball @ Creighton (5:45 PM – 9 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: @ Augustana Invite – 9 AM @ Sioux Falls, SD
- Women’s Basketball: @ Chadron State – 6:30 PM
- Men’s Basketball: v. Haskell Indian Nations – 7 PM @ Health & Sports Center
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Men’s Basketball @ St. John’s (4:30 PM – 8:15 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: @ Augustana Invite – 9 AM @ Sioux Falls, SD
- Volleyball: NCAA TOURNAMENT: v. #3 Concordia St. Paul – 2:30 PM @ Wayne, NE
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Volleyball @ Iowa (5:30 PM – 8:45 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Unified Bowling: @ North Platte Invite – 11 AM @ Wild Bill Bowling
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: @ Augustana Invite – 9 AM @ Sioux Falls, SD
- Wrestling: v. Younes Hospitality Open – 9 AM @ Health & Sports Center
- M/W Cross Country: @ NCAA Central Regional – 10 AM @ Joplin, MO
- Men’s Basketball: v. Wayne State – 2 PM @ Health & Sports Center
- Women’s Basketball: @ Colorado Mines – 6:30 PM @ Golden, CO
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football v. Wisconsin (7 AM – 6 PM) – KGFW
- Nebraska Football v. Wisconsin (10:15 AM – 4:15 PM) – KQKY, HITS 106
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
-
- Nebraska Volleyball (12 PM – 2:45 PM)
