Husker247: A Nebraska athletics podcast

It’s Husker247 HypeCast time as the gang is joined by Kevin Sjuts to discuss Nebraska-Illinois and the Friday night game ahead.  Things start with a discussion about offense. Who starts at quarterback and how can the Huskers attack this Illinois defense? From there conversation shifts to things like Nebraska’s offensive line, it’s passing game and different ways to get different pieces involved. T...

Nebraska took on the best team on its scheduled and the Huskers quickly learned in a 45-7 loss to Michigan that it has quite a bit to go. Thankfully the Sunday Side Session is here to walk through the Michigan loss and talk through the upcoming Illinois game and what remains ahead for Nebraska. Joining this Sunday is 1620 The Zone host Connor Happer, as he and Mike Schaefer debate when they could...

The Husker247 HypeCast is here to get you ready for Nebraska’s toughest game of the season, a home contest against the highly ranked Michigan Wolverines.  Nebraska is back to .500 and Matt Rhule could earn back a lot of fans and media attention if the Huskers are able to pull off a big upset against Michigan this weekend. We go through how things look in each phase of the game. 93.7 The Ticket’s J...

The Husker247 triumvirate convened on Tuesday to talk Nebraska football following the Huskers win against Louisiana Tech and ahead of a big game against Michigan. First the crew ran through the game against the Bulldogs, hitting on everything from the offensive line play (yikes) to some changes we noticed on defense to offensive skill players to injuries that change how we feel about some of Nebra...

This week on the Sunday Side Session Mike Schaefer is joined by Ravi Lulla of Huurdat Sports to talk about the Huskers 28-14 win over Louisiana Tech and what the two learned as the Huskers closed out non-conference play.  Things start on defense where the discussion centers on two things — how did things look against Louisiana Tech relative to expectations and what is next for Tony White and the H...

The Husker247 HypeCast returns on Thursday following Nebraska’s first win of 2023 and to get the fans fired up for Louisiana Tech and the Huskers chances of getting back to .500. Making her HypeCast debut is Channel 8 Sports Anchor Lauren Michelsen, who jumps right into things as the group discusses Nebraska’s quarterback situation, its offense without running backs Gabe Ervin and Rahmir Johnson a...

It’s never easy for Nebraska football and that remains true following the news of the week with the Huskers now down two running backs for the season.  The Husker247 trio got together on Tuesday morning to discuss how the injuries of Gabe Ervin and Rahmir Johnson affect the season ahead and where things sit following Nebraska’s win. Conversation shifts from running back to receiver to tight end an...

Would you look at that? It’s a victory Sunday which is rare around these parts. Nebraska handled business against Northern Illinois and now Husker247 handles business with a Sunday Side Session podcast. Joining this week is 93.7 The Ticket utility player Nick Sehnert, who besides filling us in on the new radio station in downtown Lincoln gives thoughts on the Huskers win, the defensive performance...

The Husker247 HypeCast returns this week to remind folks that Nebraska does play home games and will do so on Saturday night against Northern Illinois. This week Evan Bland of the Omaha World-Herald makes his HypeCast debut, joining Michael Bruntz and Mike Schaefer to preview the game ahead and to try to answer some questions about this Nebraska team. There’s conversation about the offense, the de...

The Husker247 Podcast returned on Tuesday to breakdown Nebraska’s loss to Colorado and to look ahead at the first home game of the Matt Rhule era and what changes we could see this upcoming weekend. Things start as the trio discusses what went well in Colorado and the depth that has already been created on defense as the Huskers had several players emerge or have their first action of the season i...

The Sunday Side Session is back and ready to tackle some of the biggest topics for Nebraska football following another loss and now an 0-2 start to the Matt Rhule era. Joining host Mike Schaefer is KLIN sports director Kaleb Henry, and things start right there at Folsom Field where the Huskers lost 36-14. The two recap the action, but then kick things forward with a longer conversation about what...

The Husker247 HypeCast returns on Thursday morning to get Nebraska fans a little more fired up for the Nebraska-Colorado game set to begin nearly 48 hours from now.  This week 1620 The Zone’s Gary Sharp joins the program as the guest co-host, joining the Husker247 trio of Michael Bruntz, Brian Christopherson and Mike Schaefer, to discuss the upcoming game and to reminisce about the heyday of these...

The Husker247 Podcast makes its post Labor Day return as the Husker247 gang assembles to discuss the loss in Minnesota and what awaits in Boulder.  The podcast starts with a discussion on what happened in Minneapolis and the takeaways Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson had from watching the game the first time and on subsequent rewatches.  From there things turn to the big game in Boulder tak...

The Husker247 HypeCast returns for the start of the Matt Rhule era as the Huskers are headed up to Minnesota to take on PJ Fleck’s Gophers, kicking off the 2023 season. All of your favorites return as Michael Bruntz, Brian Christopherson and Mike Schaefer are all in their familiar seats, ready to discuss the game ahead. Plus long time friend of the program, Connor Happer, sits in as the special gu...

It’s finally here.  The Husker247 preview podcast you’ve been waiting for your whole summer. The one that answers every single question about the upcoming 2023 season.  Wrong.  But the guys at Husker247 do want to at least identify the things we know about Matt Rhule’s first Nebraska Cornhusker team and then check off what we still hope to learn.  So this week Husker247 runs position by position e...

There’s still two weeks until Nebraska play a football game, but a lot has been happening for the Huskers during fall camp.  Let Husker247 bring you up to speed with another podcast from the trio delves into how things have gone for Nebraska during camp, as well as some thoughts from Michael Bruntz, Brian Christopherson and Mike Schaefer about where the Huskers find themselves right now. Things ki...

On this episode of the Husker247 Podcast the guys talk stocks — or at least the Nebraska football stock market where the action is always all over the place.  Mike Schaefer brings a list of six names and Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson determine stock up, stock down or holding steady based on what they’ve heard during fall camp so far. Then the conversation shifts to some early news, notes...

In this week’s episode, Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson break down the start of fall camp — hot takes, positions to watch, positions to be concerned about and how things are shaping up after a few days for Matt Rhule’s team.  The secondary gets extra attention this week following the news that veteran safety Myles Farmer was entering the transfer portal. How does that group shake out and w...

Michael Bruntz makes a triumphant return to Husker247 and he hits the ground running with plenty of Big Ten Media Days talk and even throws a few thoughts on Nebraska’s overtime history since he missed the podcast. First though Bruntz and Mike Schaefer discuss what to expect from Nebraska this week as Matt Rhule will make his conference debut of sorts in Indianapolis. Will Rhule lay out a lot of n...

The Husker247 Podcast wanted to use its downtime in July wisely and that’s how Thursday’s episode ended being devoted entirely to Nebraska’s history with overtime games. The Huskers have played in 15 overtime games since the rule change and on the podcast Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson walk through them — sometimes in painful and painstaking detail.  Which coach spent the most time in over...

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson got together on Monday to talk about where Nebraska’s recruiting class sits after the latest addition in Preston Taumua. First though the two discussed what Taumua means in the class and why it reflects well on the future for Donovan Raiola in his attempts to bring more players from Hawaii to the mainland and specifically to Nebraska.  Then the two size up wh...

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson got together on Tuesday to chat about the latest happenings in Nebraska football as the Huskers first season under Matt Rhule inches a little closer. On Tuesday after some obligatory baseball talk the two from Husker247 dive into the schedule a little as the question is posed — which game stands out for the 2023 schedule? From there it’s wondering which 50/50...

On this episode of Husker247 Podcast there’s talk of the future with recapping several of Nebraska’s latests additions, but also a look at where things are in the present with a rundown of the top names on The Most Indispensable list that started at No. 23 and finished at No. 1. Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson broke down the Kewan Lacy commitment, what the Huskers are getting with Quinn Cla...

Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz break down the commitment of Ainsworth (Neb.) tight end Carter Nelson and what it means for Nebraska and the 2024 recruiting class. Listen in!

Cooper and Andrew go in-depth discussing four-star TE Carter Nelson's commitment to Nebraska and the impact he can have for the Huskers! Host: Cooper Petagna & Andrew Ivins Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts , or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team  here !