• Marlon Lucky and Joe Ganz appear on award watch lists
• Eshaunte Jones appears to be headed to Nebraska
• Want to play NCAA Football 2008 with Grant Wistrom?
• Will Khiry Cooper stay in Lincoln or sign with the Los Angeles Angels?
• Hunter Teafatiller gets third DUI in the last year
• Walter Roese has joined the Nebraska mens basketball staff
• Huskers host regionals this weekend
• What former Husker Trev Alberts thinks about the 2008 team
• Husker hoops recruit Roburt Sallie won’t be making it to Lincoln
• Dorn and Herr save the day
• Huskers Drop 4th Straight to Bears
• Big inning sinks #5 Huskers
• Huskers get commitment #5 as Dontrayevous Robinson pledges
• C.J. Zimmerer gets Nebraska offer and quickly accepts
• Huskers sweep doubleheader with dramatic comebacks

Nebraska Football head coach Bo Pelini is really stressing how important classroom attendance will be for his players and really wants to get it through their heads how important their grades are.  Pelini will be very serious about this, so hopefully the players attend their classes and get the grades that they need to get so they can get out on the football field.

Here was an exact quote from Coach Pelini:

“Everything counts in this program. From the time you wake up in the morning until the time you go to bed. We hold you accountable in every aspect that you do. When we ask you to go to class, it’s not your decision, it’s mandatory. Everything is. That’s part of who they are. If we can’t count on them to do the things off the field, we can’t count on them on the field. That’s the way it is and that’s the way it was when I left LSU. It’s not up for debate. If you don’t want to go to class, turn pro.”

Sounds good to me.  There will probably be a few cases where a couple players run into trouble with the rules, but I think they will quickly learn from their mistakes and make them a better student athlete.

Former Husker Baseball player Joba Chamberlain made his Major League Debut last night with the New York Yankees.  Chamberlain pitched the final two innings of the game and did not allow a run.  He did have two walks and two strikeouts in the two innings.

Chamberlain powered through the minor leagues, dominating at each level. In 18 games (15 starts) at Class A Tampa, Class AA Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, he went 9-2 with a 2.45 ERA and an opponent batting average of .198. In 88¹/₃ innings, he allowed 27 walks and struck out 135.

It will be fun to see Joba do well for the Yankees, even though I hope they lose every game of the season

Former Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor has been released by the Tampa Bay Bucs after they needed to make room on their active roster for a linebacker.  Taylor could possibly resign with the Bucs and be placed on the practice squad but right now no one knows if that will happen or not.

Do the Minnesota Vikings or Atlanta Falcons have room for Taylor?  Those could be two possibilities after reading some message boards this morning.  What about Taylor returning to UNL and being a graduate assistant if he doesn’t pick up an NFL offer?

Former Nebraska Cornhusker offensive linemen Chris Patrick has been signed by the New York Giants and awarded a two year contract sources out of New York are saying.  Patrick was passed on during last week’s supplemental draft, but an impressive workout was good enough to earn him a roster spot in New York.

Patrick decided to leave the Husker football team after finding out he would be kicked off or he could leave and enter the supplemental draft.  He decided to keep things quite and just go ahead and enter the draft instead of causing a big problem.  We aren’t sure what the exact causes were for it all happening so we will leave that at that.

Good luck to Mr. Patrick as he begins his professional football career with the New York Giants.

A former Nebraska offensive linemen that last played in 2005 for the Huskers has signed a contract with the Minnesota Vikings practice squad.  Seppo Evwaraye finished his college career in the 2005 Alamo Bowl, in which Nebraska defeated Michigan, 17-3. The native of Finland was an A-P honorable-Mention All-Big 12, second-team  Academic All-Big 12 and the Nebraska Lifter of the Year in 2005.

A user over at Huskers Illustrated created some very nice former Husker highlight films that he is allowing us to embed here at NebSports. Today, I will put up his Ahman Green hightlight film when Green played for the Huskers.

Wow! Doesn’t that bring back some great Husker memories! Talk about an offensive line that totally dominated the game and a running back that could juke or run over the db to get into the endzone.

Just watching this video makes you think if this could be Quentin Castille or Marcus Mendoza in 2-3 years with our great offensive line that we have coming in next year with Dan Hoch, Trevor Robinson, Bryce Givens, and Baker Steinkuhler!

Well talk about a weird thing that happened to former Husker running back Brandon Jackson this week. He is being told he HAS TO attend this weekend Premiere event in Los Angeles, where top selected skill players attend photo card shoots, contend for endorsements and receive television exposure. It’s either that or stay at home and miss the mini camp.

For some stupid reason, the Packers are holding their mini camp the same weekend as this event where a lot of the high profile rookie players contend for endrosments and photos for card companies etc. Jackson says he would rather be at the mini-camp but he has no choice as he is being forced to the event.

Pretty messed up rule, we can only hope that the Packer players and coach staff understands what is going on and I am sure they will. We wish Brandon all the best in Green Bay with the Packers!

Thanks to Huskers.Com for this information.  Make sure to check out their site they have a ton of valuable information.

• Demorrio Williams (Atlanta)—Williams racked up two solo tackles in the Falcons 41-38 win over Pittsburgh as Atlanta advanced to 4-2 on the season. 
• Sam Koch (Baltimore)—Sam Koch enjoyed a bye week as the Ravens prepare for its Week 7 game against the Saints. The Seward, Neb., has averaged 43.9 yards on 37 punts this season, including pinning 11 inside the 20-yard line, as Baltimore stands at 4-2 to lead the AFC North. 
• Cory Ross (Baltimore)—Ross enjoyed a bye week as Baltimore prepares to face New Orleans. 
• Chris Kelsay (Buffalo)—Kelsay made five tackles, including four solo, and added one sack as the Bills fell to the New England Patriots 28-6. 
• Mike Minter (Carolina)—Minter recorded racked up nine tackles, including five solo, as the Panthers fell to the Bengals 17-14. 
• Mike Rucker (Carolina)—Rucker one solo tackle during Caroline’s 17-14 loss to Cincinnati.  
• Mike Brown (Chicago)—Brown and the Chicago Bears continued to enjoy their undefeated season with a bye week as they prepare to face San Francisco in Week 8. 
• Kyle Larson (Cincinnati)—Larson averaged 37.6 yards on eight punts in the Bengal’s 17-14 win over the Carolina Panthers. The former Husker specialist also had a long of 54 yards and pinned a season-high four inside the 20-yard line.  
• Ralph Brown (Cleveland)—Brown had one tackle in the Brown’s 17-7 loss to the Denver Broncos. 
• Daniel Bullocks (Detroit)—Bullocks racked up a season-high nine tackles, including seven solo, in the Lion’s 31-24 loss to the Jets. 
• Dominic Raiola (Detroit)—Raiola made his 70th consecutive start at center for the Lions, blocking for a three-touchdown Jon Kitna performance in Detroit’s 31-24 loss to New York. Railoa, a Rimington Award Winner in 2000, anchored a Detroit offensive line that allowed running back Kevin Jones to rack up 86 yards on 15 carries.  
• Cory Schlesinger (Detroit)—Schlesinger played in his 174th career game at fullback but did not catch a pass.  
• Ahman Green (Green Bay)—Green ran for a 70-yard touchdown to put the Packers ahead of the Dolphins 31-21 at the top of the fourth quarter. Green finished with 18 carries for 118 yards and one touchdown in the Packers 34-24 win over Miami. Green’s 118-yard performance in the Packer’s second win of the season placed him as the franchise’s all-time leader in yards from scrimmage, pushing him past James Lofton in career yards from scrimmage with 9,909. 
• Kris Brown (Houston)—Brown snagged two field goals and three extra points in Houston’s 27-7 win over Jacksonville, including a 43-yarder that put the Texans up 10-0 heading into halftime. 
• Zach Wiegert (Houston)—Wiegert anchored an offensive line that held Dallas to just one sack of quarterback David Carr and allowed Carr to throw 25-34 for 224 yards and two touchdowns in Houston’s 27-7 win over the Jaguars. 
• Will Shields (Kansas City)—Shield’s recorded his franchise-record 214th consecutive start at right guard for the Chiefs in Kansas City’s 30-27 win over the San Diego Chargers. Shields contributed to the blocking that led to a 15-27, 232-yard, two touchdown Damon Huard performance as the Chief’s snagged its third win of the season with a 53-yard field goal as time expired. 
• Russ Hochstein (New England)—Hochstein played center for a New England offensive effort that included an 18-27, 195-yard two touchdown performance from quarterback Tom Brady as the Patriots rolled over the Bills 28-6. 
• Le Kevin Smith (New England)—Smith was not active for the Patriot’s 28-6 win over Buffalo. 
• Josh Bullocks (New Orleans)—Bullocks and the Saints enjoyed a bye week as the team prepares to face Baltimore in Week 8. Bullocks has racked up 33 tackles, including 28 solo, and one interception through six games this season. 
• DeJuan Groce (New Orleans)—Groce and New Orleans enjoyed their 5-1 record one week longer with bye as the team prepares to face the Ravens in Week 8. Groce has had one tackle after being active in two games this season. 
• Scott Shanle (New Orleans)—Shanle was able to snag some rest with a bye week after recording a team-high six tackles, all solo, against Philadelphia in Week 6 as the teams prepare to face Baltimore in Week 8. Shanle has snagged 36 tackles, including 27 solo, through six games this season after totaling 45 through the entire year in 2005. Shanle has also added two sacks so far this season. 

• Adam Treu (Oakland)—Treu played in his 150th career game with Oakland, serving as the squad’s long snapper, as the Raiders snagged their first win of the season with a 22-9 hammering of the Cardinals.  
• Fabian Washington (Oakland)—Washington recorded one solo tackle in the Raider’s 22-9 win over Arizona. Washington has recorded eight tackles, including seven solo, while also adding three pass-breakups, through four games this season. 
• Correll Buckhalter (Philadelphia)—Buckhalter had five yards on one carry and 10 yards on one reception as the Eagles lost to the Saints 27-24.  
• Ryon Bingham (San Diego)—Bingham did not record a tackle but was active in the Chargers’ 30-27 loss to the Chiefs. 
• Carlos Polk (San Diego)—Polk snagged three solo tackles in San Diego’s 30-27 loss to Kansas City. 
• Josh Brown (Seattle)—Brown scored on two field goals and one extra point as Seattle fell to Minnesota 31-13.  
• Grant Wistrom (Seattle)—Wistrom had two tackles, including one solo in the Seahawk’s 31-13 loss to the Vikings.  
• Barrett Ruud (Tampa Bay)—Ruud snagged three tackles, including two solo, as Tampa Bay snagged its second win of the season with a 63-yard field goal as time expired to edge the Philadelphia Eagles 23-21. 

• Kyle Vanden Bosch (Tennessee)—Vanden Bosch and the Titans rested with a bye week as the team prepares to face the Houston Texans in Week 8. Vanden Bosch has totaled 27 tackles, including 20 solo, through six games this season, while also adding two sacks. 

Former Husker I-back great Mike Rozier will be honored at halftime of Saturday’s Nebraska-Texas game at Memorial Stadium for his upcoming induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Rozier officially will become the 13th Nebraska player inducted on Dec. 5, 2006 at the 49th Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. 

Chuck Neinas, representing the National Football Foundation, will be on hand for Saturday’s on-campus salute, while four other Husker greats—each a Hall of Famer—will stand alongside Rozier during halftime festivities. Former Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne, who coached Rozier from 1981 to 1983, will be joined by Forrest Behm (1938-40), Rich Glover (1970-72) and Johnny Rodgers (1970-72) in celebrating the induction of NU’s leading career rusher

Nebraska Players in the College Football Hall of Fame 

Player, Position                       Yrs. at NU         Year of Induction
Ed Weir, Tackle                         1923-25             1951
George Sauer, Fullback              1931-33             1954
Guy Chamberlin, End                 1913-15             1962
Clarence Swanson, End             1918-21             1973
Sam Francis, Fullback               1934-36             1977
Bobby Reynolds, Halfback          1950-52             1984
Forrest Behm, Tackle                 1938-40             1988
Wayne Meylan, Middle Guard     1965-67             1991
Bob Brown, Guard                      1961-63             1993
Rich Glover, Middle Guard          1970-72             1995
Dave Rimington, Center              1979-82             1997
Johnny Rodgers, Wingback        1970-72             2000
Mike Rozier, I-Back                    1981-83             2006

Nebraska Coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame
Coach                                      Yrs. at NU         Year of Induction
Fielding Yost                             1898                  1951
Dana X. Bible                             1929-36             1951
Lawrence “Biff” Jones                 1937-41             1954
E.N. Robinson                           1896-97             1955
Bob Devaney                             1962-72             1981
Tom Osborne                             1973-97             1998

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Third baseman Alex Gordon, the Royals first round pick and the No. 2 overall selection in the 2005 June Free Agent Draft, has been named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year.Gordon becomes the first player to follow up a Baseball America College Player of the Year award with the minor league honor in consecutive seasons. Last season, following an outstanding career at the University of Nebraska, Gordon also earned the Golden Spikes Award, the Dick Howser Award, the Brooks Wallace Award and the ABCA Rawlings Player of the Year.

Gordon, who was named Royals Minor League Player of the Year and Texas League Player of the Year, hit .325 with 39 doubles, 29 home runs and 100 RBI. He ranked second among all minor leaguers in total bases (286) and fourth in runs scored (111). Gordon was tied for fourth in slugging percentage (.588), while finishing among the minor league leaders in home runs (tied for eighth) and RBI (tied for 10th). He was one of just five individuals in the U.S. minor league system to record at least 20 homers and 20 stolen bases.