STATE VOLLEYBALL BEGINS IN LINCOLN:
Central Nebraska will be well represented in the NSAA State Volleyball Championships beginning today in Lincoln.
In Class B, #8 Northwest faces #1 Elkhorn North at 9 AM on the PBA North Court. C1 is loaded with area teams, as #8 Adams Central faces #1 North Bend Central at 1 PM on the North Court while #2 Minden faces #7 DC West on the South Court. In the 3 PM slot, #5 Gothenburg battles #4 Malcolm on the PBA North Court, and #3 GICC takes on #6 Kearney Catholic on the South Court.
Classes C2, D1, and D2 begin their first round on Thursday, with all classes resuming into the semifinals Friday.
Live stream of matches can be found at the NSAA website.
HUSKER VOLLEYBALL HOSTS HOOSIERS:
The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team is back in action at the Bob Devaney Sports Center with an 8 p.m. match against Indiana tonight.
At 19-2 overall and 11-1 in the Big Ten Conference, Nebraska is tied for the league lead with Ohio State and Wisconsin.
In Big Ten matches only, Nebraska ranks first in opponent hitting percentage (.113), first in opponent kills allowed (10.69 per set) and first in opponent service aces allowed (0.51).
Indiana is 13-11 overall and 6-6 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers are coming off a 3-1 loss at Purdue on Sunday that snapped a four-match win streak.
Pregame begins at 7:30 PM after Sports Nightly on KGFW.
HUSKER FOOTBALL PRACTICE COMMENTS – MICKEY JOSEPH:
JOSEPH – NEBRASKA IS GETTING BACK TO WORK:
Interim Head Coach Mickey Joseph opened up his Tuesday press conference saying his team really felt the impact of the loss to Illinois last Saturday…
Nebraska is currently listed as eleven point underdogs at home to Minnesota.
JOSEPH – CASEY DAY-TO-DAY MOVING FORWARD:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph gave an update on quarterback Casey Thompson’s injury after the Texas transfer missed 2 ½ quarters of action against Illinois…
Joseph later stated he has been rotating Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers at quarterback this week in practice and will continue to work both backups throughout his preparation.
JOSEPH – CHUBBA NEEDS TIME; MUST SETTLE INTO QUARTERBACK:
Mickey Joseph, interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football, spoke to the media on Tuesday and was asked about what backup quarterback Chubba Purdy can do to improve his stock…
Purdy played the entire second half against Illinois, completing 3 of 8 passes for 15 yards.
JOSEPH – OFFENSE WILL CONTINUE SIMILAR PREP FOR EITHER QUARTERBACK:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph stated that a two quarterback system could be in place for the Huskers as they take on Minnesota on Saturday. Joseph was asked if that affects the rest of the offense…
Nebraska has played all three quarterbacks in different instances throughout the season.
JOSEPH – DIFFERENCES IN BACKUP QUARTERBACKS:
Mickey Joseph, interim Head coach for Nebraska, described some of the differences in his backup quarterback options heading into the matchup with Minnesota on Saturday…
Purdy arrived this off-season from Florida State via the transfer portal, while Smothers has been a part of the Huskers since his recruitment out of the state of Alabama.
JOSEPH – MINNESOTA RUNNING BACK WILL BE A TOUGH OUT:
Interim Head Coach for Nebraska Football Mickey Joseph spoke on the Huskers opponent for Saturday and how Minnesota’s running back Mo Ibrahim brings some similarities to Illinois…
The Huskers defense aims to stop the Golden Gopher running attack on Saturday with kickoff set for 11 AM.
HUSKERS RECEIVE COMMITMENT FROM LOUISIANA BACK:
New Orleans running back Arnold Barnes announced his commitment to Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon, choosing to play for the Huskers over Iowa among others.
The 5-foot-9, 224-pound Barnes took his official to Lincoln the first weekend of October and became commit No. 15 for head coach Mickey Joseph and his staff in the 2023 cycle.
The Top247 ranks Barnes as the No. 77 running back in the class. He was at one point a verbal to Tulane.
PHILLIES TOP ASTROS WITH NEAR RECORD FIVE HOME RUNS IN GAME 3:
Bryce Harper bashed a home run on the first World Series pitch he saw in Philadelphia, and then figured out how the Phillies could hit a few more.
Now, they’re two wins away from their first World Series championship since 2008.
The Phillies tied a World Series record with five homers to rout the Houston Astros 7-0 Tuesday night and take a 2-1 Series lead.
With a sparkling 6-0 record at Citizens Bank Park this postseason, the Phillies just may not return to Texas. Game 4 begins tonight at 7 PM.
CFP TOP FOUR: VOLUNTEERS, BUCKEYES, BULLDOGS, TIGERS, OH MY!
Tennessee, Ohio State, Georgia, and Clemson were the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season released Tuesday night, four days before the Volunteers and Bulldogs square off on the field.
Michigan was fifth, followed by Alabama and unbeaten TCU.
Tennessee is No. 1 in the CFP rankings for the first time, starting ahead of a group of teams that have become regulars at the top of the selection committee’s top 25. The Volunteers have already beaten the Crimson Tide and LSU, which was ranked 10th.
RECORD SETTING 12 PLAYERS DEALT AT NFL TRADE DEADLINE:
The NFL trade deadline turned into a frenzy with 15 teams making 10 deals involving 12 players and several draft picks on Tuesday.
Edge rusher Bradley Chubb, tight end T.J. Hockenson, wide receiver Chase Claypool, suspended wideout Calvin Ridley and running back Nyhiem Hines headlined the list of players switching teams ahead of the 4 p.m. cutoff.
Miami bolstered both sides of the ball, acquiring Chubb from Denver and running back Jeff Wilson from San Francisco.
The NFC North-leading Minnesota Vikings (6-1) added Hockenson after placing Irv Smith on injured reserve.
Claypool went from Pittsburgh to Chicago, which unloaded linebacker Roquan Smith on Monday. Smith joins the AFC North-leading Baltimore Ravens (5-3). The Steelers then acquired cornerback William Jackson from Washington.
The NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons (4-4) sent the suspended Ridley to Jacksonville in a complex deal.
The 10 trades were a record for the NFL on deadline day.
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- #6 Kearney Catholic v. #3 Grand Island Central Catholic – 3 PM
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7:30 PM)
- Nebraska Volleyball v. Indiana (7:30 PM – 10:45 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Unified Bowling: @ Grand Island
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Volleyball: v. Pittsburg State @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- TBA
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: @ UNK Invite @ Kearney High School – 5 PM
- Volleyball: v. Missouri Southern @ Health & Sports Center – 6 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- TBA
- Volleyball: STATE TOURNAMENT, Lincoln @ Bob Devaney Center
- UNK:
- Women’s Swimming: @ UNK Invite @ Kearney High School – 9 AM
- M/W Cross Country: @ Joplin, MO – 10 AM
- Wrestling: v. Intrasquad Dual – 11 AM
- Women’s Basketball: v. Southern Nazarene @ Kansas City, MO – 11:30 AM
- Football: v. Central Oklahoma @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 12 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Football v. Minnesota (7 AM – 6 PM; KGFW)
- Nebraska Football v. Illinois (10:15 AM – 4:15 PM; KQKY)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- Women’s Basketball: v. West Texas A&M @ Kansas City, MO – 11:30 AM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Volleyball @ Northwestern (12 PM – 3:45 PM)
