Tom Osborne

Retiring Osborne always kept cool under pressure

2012-12-25 20:06:00

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It was homecoming 1991. Ninth-ranked Nebraska was favored by 35 points over Kansas State, still thought of as a woeful program at the time and whose best days were still far on the horizon.� � A quarterback named Paul Watson...

Tom Osborne to retire as Nebraska's AD Jan. 1, 2013

2012-09-26 10:53:00

�Tom Osborne announced his retirement as Nebraska’s athletic director effective Jan. 1. “It has been a pleasure and an honor to work in the Athletic Department for the past five years,” Osborne said at a press conference.� “I hope...

Neb. lawmakers question $100K grant to farm group

2011-12-23 01:05:17

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - State money awarded to a Nebraska farm coalition that was formed to fight an animal welfare group is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers, who question why Attorney General Jon Bruning awarded the money from a cash pool intended for...

Bonus chat: Answers to extra UCF live chat questions

2011-11-11 04:36:22

Delany: Big Ten title game coming in 2011

2010-08-03 21:19:13

Commissioner Jim Delany expects the Big Ten to hold a championship game next season, when Nebraska joins and brings the league to 12 members. He also said teams will likely play nine conference games instead of eight in the future to help preserve...

Final forum has fireworks

2010-10-21 18:03:23

Fireworks erupted at the conclusion of the final forum in the 2010 City Council race when Mayor Pro Tem Toni Iseman castigated Emanuel Patrascu for a quote by him on an election flier, which she said was a lie. Iseman was referring to a flier for which...

Nebraska Will Apply to Big Ten Conference

2010-06-11 14:30:00

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)University of Nebraska officials said Friday that they will apply for membership in the Big Ten Conference and expect to be accepted. Chancellor Harvey Perlman disclosed the plan during a meeting of the...

Happy Labor Day -- HBHD II on the prowl

2009-09-07 16:26:09

Demoliotion Monday is coming. I just have a hard time getting up the energy to take down HBHD, but like The Voice, I feel this indignation is deserved. - - No disrespect, because I know how hard the players......

ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something

2009-02-06 16:30:16

ESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......

WORTH THE WAIT: Tom Osborne retired at the top of his game at Nebraska.

2005-01-06 00:12:43

Teams University of Nebraska (1973-97)

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