Husker247: A Nebraska athletics podcast

The Husker247 Podcast started on a somber note on Tuesday as the the group remembered Mike Leach for his unique blend of personality and air raid football. The long time college football coach faced Nebraska six times in his career and appeared on the radio despite never coaching in Lincoln. Following the look back on Leach’s legacy the podcast shifts to conversations about Nebraska’s recruiting e...

It’s a big recruiting edition of the Husker247 podcast as the first half of the episode features Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz, before 247Sports analyst Andrew Ivins joins to talk about Matt Rhule’s recruiting, new commit Brice Turner and several of Nebraska’s weekend visitors.  Despite the heavy recruiting talk the podcast actually starts with Tony White as Nebraska’s next defensive coordinato...

It’s been quite a week at Nebraska with coaches getting on the road, the transfer portal popping and Matt Rhule still needing to put together his full staff. The Husker247 crew assembled to discuss all of these things, but started with Brice Turner, Nebraska’s newest commitment and how he came to join the class and why he represents the kind of players the Huskers could load up on to finish things...

The full group gathered for a podcast for the first time since Nebraska won at Iowa, Matt Rhule was hired and parts of the new coaching staff came together,  Discussion centered on Nebraska’s new assistants with conversations largely focused on new offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, his experience and what he can bring to the next Huskers offense.  At that point conversation turned to what...

It’s a new era of Nebraska football with a new face and voice to go along with it. On Monday the Nebraska Cornhuskers officially introduced Matt Rhule as the new head coach of the football program. On this edition of the Husker247 Podcast cohosts Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson break down the opening press conference, offer takeaways from what they heard on Monday, provided thoughts on Rhul...

Husker247 writers Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz discuss Nebraska's new head coach Matt Rhule after he was named to the position on Saturday morning. How did we get here? What's next for Rhule and what does it mean for the Huskers? Those questions and more are answered as the Rhule era in Lincoln is about to get under way.

The week of Thanksgiving is a mess. To make it simple Husker247 has recorded a podcast combining all the banter and chatter you’ve come to expect from the Husker247 Podcast with the fly-by-night analysis and insane predictions the come from the Husker247 HypeCast.  Please enjoy the first ever ComboCast! Things start, after Mike Schaefer gets everyone nice and hyped, with a look back at the loss to...

This week on the Sunday Side Session good friend Josh Peterson joins Mike SChaefer to walk through Nebraska’s latest second half collapse and its ninth straight loss to Wisconsin. The two discuss the game and what they saw, Nebraska’s inability to close games and if the Huskers would benefit from simply moving on from everything and try to start as fresh as possible.  There’s also discussion about...

Husker247 host Mike Schaefer is joined by Mike Sautter of NebPreps to break down the upcoming slate of high school championship games being played at Memorial Stadium on Monday. The two run through all six matchups, stand out players, recruits having good seasons and more. They were work backwards starting with the D2 title game and finishing with Class A. Be sure to subscribe to Husker247 Podcast...

It’s time to get hyped as Nebraska hosts Wisconsin in the interim coaches battle featuring Mickey Joseph for the Huskers and Jim Leonhard for the Badgers. Popular assistants have become the head coach and the results for both are fairly uneven. The HypeCast welcomes in Dirk Chatelain to the conversation and he joins Michael Bruntz, Brian Christopherson and Mike Schaefer to discuss the Wisconsin ga...

The Husker247 trio got together on Tuesday morning to discuss Nebraska football, the coaching search and how to best run a sports bar. Seriously Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson had a bad experience at one in Michigan and have tips to offer to those in the sports bar hospitality game.  Conversation picks back up with Nebraska football as things shift to the Michigan game and the guys give w...

Nebraska football played Michigan on Saturday and fell in a 34-3 game that probably wasn’t as far apart as the score indicated but not as close either.  Gary Sharp joined Mike Schaefer to break the game down and discuss how the Huskers got to this point, if Michigan was a markedly different team than 2021 where the Huskers hung close and, of course, a conversation about the quarterback decision an...

Nebraska heads to Michigan on Friday and the Husker247 crew has the coverage you want for a game that certainly looked more interesting before the season started.  1620 The Zone host Josh Peterson joined the group to chat about the game and the conversation started with quarterback play and who the Huskers might put out there between Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers. From there it was discussed bot...

The Husker247 Podcast covered a lot of ground on Tuesday. Things begin with some early banter about where The Big House ranks among stadiums Brian Christopherson and Michael Bruntz have been to followed by some reminiscing about games played there.  Eventually someone points out this podcast needs to go somewhere and discussion morphs to Nebraska’s quarterback situation. What happened at Minnesota...

This week on the Sunday Side Session Sam McKewon form the Omaha World-Herald joins Mike Schaefer to discuss Nebraska’s latest frustrating loss. As expected the conversation starts at quarterback where the two dissect what led to Nebraska choosing Chubba Purdy before Saturday and then the in-game decisions that resulted in sticking with the backup, even after it was well apparent he struggled when...

The Husker247 HypeCast returned with Gary Sharp from 1620 the Zone and started with a brief summation of the weird recent history between Nebraska and Minnesota, as the two teams have played some strange and notable games in recent seasons.  From there Sharp talked about his expectations for Nebraska football this weekend in a similar kind of game as the one the Huskers lost to Illinois last Satur...

Plenty to talk about and the Husker247 Podcast managed to cover a big chunk of it in one big swoop.  On this episode nearly everything was covered. The talk actually starts with a brief couple minute discussion about Nebraska basketball and where things sit before diving into the Illinois game, what happened the second half, how the Huskers could approach the forthcoming week and more.  And before...

Another Sunday. Another conversation about a Nebraska team that failed to seize an opportunity right in front of it.  On Saturday for almost a half the Huskers were in position to be holding a lead and threatening, maybe, to even push it to a two score lead against a ranked team. After forcing a three-and-out and with good field position the Huskers had the perfect play. And it was dropped. Two pl...

Hopefully everyone enjoyed another brief intermission because that’s the last time this season Nebraska won’t be playing on a Saturday. And this Saturday the stage is set for the Huskers to duke it out with Illinois, the ranked team in the drivers seat for the Big Ten West, just two years removed from a coaching change.  Can Nebraska play spoiler? Can the Huskers slow down Chase Brown? Are we hype...

In this week's episode, the guys break down the commitment of 4-star athlete Malachi Coleman and what it means for the future of the Huskers. Later, the guys preview the matchup with Illinois and discuss the start of the Nebraska basketball season. Listen in.

On Saturday Nebraska added Malachi Coleman to its 2023 recruiting efforts, the first commitment for the team since the season started and an important player to keep home.  Allen Trieu joins Mike Schaefer to talk about Coleman’s decision, Nebraska’s 2023 class and where things sit for the Huskers with other recruits.  Conversation spills over a bit to Carter Nelson, a 2024 tight end that’s startin...

National recruiting analyst Allen Trieu joins Lance Glinn to give the latest on Top247 athlete Malachi Coleman ahead of his decision and discuss where the four-star talent best fits at the college level. Host: Lance Glinn Guests: Allen Trieu Follow or Subscribe to the 247Sports Football Recruiting podcast feed on  Spotify ,  Apple Podcasts ,  Google Podcasts , or wherever you get your podcasts. Fi...

Husker247 gathered during the midpoint of Nebraska’s second bye week to talk about the Purdue game, Nebraska’s team as it heads into the final five contests, Mickey Joseph and where things sit with the recruiting. The show opened with a conversation about Nebraska’s contest at Purdue, what Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson saw on the scene, how Trey Palmer kept getting open, how good Aidan O...

Mike Schaefer and Nick Sehnert get together on Sunday morning to discuss Nebraska’s 43-37 loss to Purdue on Saturday night. The conversation actually starts at the second half when the two discuss their confidence level that the Huskers had the ability to make it a game and/or potentially win.  From there discussion hit on Casey Thompson’s health, Nebraska’s offensive line issues and the big night...

Nebraska has a chance for its first three game winning streak since October 2016, when the Huskers started 7-0 ahead of a critical game against Wisconsin.  This effort at a trifecta looks radically different as the Huskers have battled back from a 1-3 start to evening things up and sitting at 3-3 overall following wins against Indiana and Rutgers.  That’s why it is the perfect time to get hyped fo...