Locked On Nebraska - Daily Podcast on the Nebraska Cornhuskers

The big on-campus push for Matt Rhule and Nebraska football in the month of June is over. A busy three weeks produced results, but the real results will show in the months – and years – ahead. We’re back on this Monday to talk about the progress. Mitch sat down last week with Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen. He’s got thoughts on the month of June in Lincoln.  Holgorsen sees progress...

The Friday mailbag is open, and we’re diving in with a show full of questions and comments and speeches and proposals. Connor and Mitch are grading the schoolwork of an eager student who believes that he has an answer that everyone in Husker Nation is seeking.  We’ve got commentary on the trash talking that came out of the SEC this week. There’s a long anecdote about the Oakland Raiders that might...

College Football Playoff negotiations hit a snag. Will the 2026 format be decided before kickoff? Hosts dissect the ongoing CFP debates, exploring potential impacts on conference championships and automatic qualifiers. The conversation shifts to June's recruiting frenzy, with updates on Ohio State's methodical approach and UCLA's surprising Florida pipeline. Nebraska's 2025 win total predictions t...

Scott Dochterman of The Athletic joins the pod on this Wednesday to talk with Connor and Mitch about one of the most interesting topics on the Nebraska football landscape: The Big Ten TV draft. Scott went in depth in an article that published last month after Fox, NBC and CBS disclosed several of their marquee picks from the draft – and all of the early season kickoff times.  How does all of this...

We’re joined on this Monday episode by Josh Peterson, local media personality, to discuss a project that he’s taken on with his podcast co-host, Jack Mitchell, to do something truly painful. They’re ranking every Nebraska football loss of the past decade.  Connor and Mitch are here to quiz Josh on the process. How was this idea born? What are the factors that make one horrific loss more painful th...

The Friday mailbag is back open. And it’s overdue. Connor and Mitch dig in to find two weeks of questions that await answers about Matt Rhule’s Nebraska program. We’re placing new pins in the map. Well, Nathan, an esteemed viewer of the podcast, is placing pins in the map.  Could a Game of the Century ever happen in the oversaturated world of big-time matchups? We’re going to New Mexico for a ques...

College football's landscape shifts dramatically with NCAA's game-changing settlement. Will player payments reshape team dynamics and recruiting strategies across the Big Ten? Hosts dissect the settlement's far-reaching implications, from potential roster size changes to the evolving role of NIL collectives. The conversation heats up with bold predictions for the upcoming season. Big Ten insiders...

Just one year into an expanded Big Ten and a new College Football Playoff structure, change is afoot for the sport’s postseason. The 2025 season will give us one more year with a 12-team bracket. Then it’s set to expand to 16. But how will it look? For now, the Big Ten and SEC, while working toward the same goal of college sports domination, are standing on opposite sidelines, backing different sy...

We take a moment of pause here amid the hectic offseason for Nebraska football to ponder this question: What has been the single-most unexpected development of the past six months for the Huskers? It could involve personnel, coaching, changes to the sport or the transfer portal. We’ve got ideas. Connor and Mitch are also discussing on this Wednesday an appearance by Matt Rhule on Jim Rome’s show,...

We’re joined on this Tuesday Husker247 writer Mike Schaefer, who brings his vast knowledge to the podcast to share thoughts with Connor and Mitch on Nebraska’s recruiting efforts as this vital month of June continues in Lincoln. Schaefer dishes on Trae Taylor, the 2027 QB who took up residence for a week in Lincoln around a series of big events on campus. We talk, of course, about Dylan Raiola. An...

We’re back! Connor and Mitch return on this Monday to discuss a dramatic end to last week in Nebraska sports and college athletics in general. The Huskers held a massive recruiting event at Memorial Stadium on Friday. It impressed everyone in attendance, a group that included some heavy hitters. How does Nebraska take this to the next level? Also, one of the most important events in the history of...

Big Ten recruiting heats up as top coaches vie for 2026 talent. Will Washington's defensive upgrades translate to more wins next season? Spencer McLaughlin and the Locked On Big Ten Squad analyze college football's recruiting landscape, spotlighting the conference's best talent hunters. The hosts break down 2026 class projections for powerhouses like Ohio State, Michigan, and USC, exploring how NI...

This Friday mailbag starts with a conversation about kickoff times. Why do fans get so emotional about this topic? It’s a widespread thing in college football, but fans of the Huskers hold their own in overreacting to an 11 a.m. kickoff. Or a night game. Or whatever the networks that are paying tens of millions of dollars annually to Big Ten programs choose to do with their programming.  Connor an...

USC Trojans football is on the brink of a pivotal season. Can Lincoln Riley lead them to a 9-10 win season? With the college football landscape shifting, the Trojans face potential SEC vs Big Ten matchups, and the stakes have never been higher. Join Spencer McLaughlin and a panel of experts, including Mark Culkin and Jacob Goins, as they dissect USC's upcoming challenges and the evolving college f...

We’ve arrived at another landmark on the college football offseason highway. Kickoff times for weeks zero through 3 are here, along with Fox’s lineup of Friday night games. For Nebraska, coach Matt Rhule and QB Dylan Raiola, it means what? Opportunity. The Huskers are set to play at Minnesota on Friday night in Week 7. It brings another chance to play in front of a national audience and promote th...

The countdown to June 2 is on. The Nebraska football team starts its summer program on Monday. And it’s still without one key piece to the puzzle – a punter. But do not fear. He’s on the way. According to a HuskerOnline report from Tuesday, Nebraska is bringing Australian Archie Wilson to Lincoln this weekend. The rugby-style transformation is almost complete.  Connor and Mitch explore this move....

Before the Nebraska football team reports back to Lincoln over the weekend ahead, we’ve reached a moment in the football offseason that’s fairly unique to the Huskers. Quarterback Dylan Raiola is set to take a group of his wide receivers and tight ends to Texas this week for some training and bonding.  Connor and Mitch tell you what we know about this excursion – who’s involved and what it means t...

We’re back with you early to kick off the final week of May – because the Nebraska baseball team took Husker Nation by storm on Sunday with a 5-0 win against UCLA to capture a second consecutive Big Ten tournament. Yes, Will Bolt and the Huskers are dancing again.  Where might the NCAA on Monday send the Huskers for regional play? Does it matter that they’re more of an underdog than a year ago to...

The Friday mailbag is full. We start this episode with an assertion that every set of college football rankings released before October qualifies as “too early.” And to take it a step further, Nebraska’s historic streak of losses against ranked foes does not matter. Do you agree? Connor and Mitch discuss. We’re talking about the single most important hurdle that the Huskers must clear to win a nat...

USC and Notre Dame's storied rivalry faces an uncertain future. Could this be the end of an era in college football? Dive into the potential shake-up in NCAA governance and its implications for teams like the Minnesota Golden Gophers and Ohio State Buckeyes. Spencer McLaughlin, alongside guests Roman Tomashaw and Zach Seiko, explores the impact of a proposed 40-team playoff and the controversial n...

Nebraska football never strays far from the spotlight. On Wednesday, the offseason picked up energy as Matt Rhule was called out by On3 columnist Ari Wasserman for saying “incredibly soft things” about College Football Playoff expansion and scheduling.  Rhule was joking, as all parties recognized, about growing the playoff to 40 teams. But the coach is not joking about his plan to take Nebraska to...

Here at the Locked On Nebraska podcast, we’ve got a list to add to the countless others that are circulating this spring on the college football landscape. On the show today, Connor and Mitch bring you 10 Huskers who aren’t getting enough attention ahead of the 2025 season.  They come from the offense and defense, with a special teams twist at the end. There are transfers. There are veterans. Ther...

Until further notice, this is a Jordy Bahl podcast. The Nebraska softball program walked to center stage over the weekend, and the Huskers’ biggest star took over. Bahl and the Huskers dominated the Baton Rouge regional to earn a matchup against Tennessee this week for a trip to the Women’s College World Series. Elsewhere, intensity is rising around Nebraska football recruiting. Quarterback Trae T...

We’ve got a full Friday mailbag. It starts with a question about Millard South quarterback Jett Thomalla, who received a scholarship offer on Thursday from Alabama. Yes, Alabama. Thomalla is committed to Iowa State. Notably, he’s not received an offer from Nebraska – and likely will not, because the Huskers hold a commitment from Dayton Raiola. Did something go wrong for Nebraska in this process,...

Is the college football landscape on the brink of a seismic shift? With talks of expanding the College Football Playoff to 16 teams, the debate heats up as experts weigh in on the implications for the Big Ten and SEC. Craig Sheeman and Trent Condon offer contrasting views on whether this expansion dilutes competition or provides new opportunities for teams like the Iowa Hawkeyes. The discussion al...