Locked On Nebraska - Daily Podcast on the Nebraska Cornhuskers

Trae Taylor and fellow Nebraska football commitment Tay Ellis have landed in Lincoln and Omaha. Their summer is off to a flying start as they juggle practices at Millard South with trips to the Huskers’ football complex in Lincoln. All of it makes for a fascinating entry for Taylor, the star QB and centerpiece of Nebraska’s 2027 recruiting, onto the landscape in this state. We’re talking about the...

It’s June, and we’re checking in with Nebraska basketball after Fred Hoiberg, the leader of Husker hoops, met with the media on Tuesday in Lincoln. Coming off the first Sweet 16 appearance in program history, Nebraska will begin offseason workouts next week. Six transfers are set to make their practice debuts and mix with returnees Pryce Sandfort, Braden Frager, Cale Jacobsen and others. As Hoiber...

We’re looking back on this Tuesday at the past year in Nebraska sports — and the role of the football program in setting the tone for everything. Can the Huskers consider the past year, department wide, as a resounding success with mediocre results in football? Football is undeniably far more important than everything else to the bottom line. But does it matter equally in assessing performance acr...

Nebraska QB commit Trae Taylor won MVP honors at the Elite 11 finals on Sunday. On Monday, he touches down in Nebraska to start his journey as the next quarterback at Millard South High School in Omaha ahead of his college career. Taylor is living in Lincoln in order to be close to the Huskers, but nothing will stop eager suitors from pursuing him with even more intensity after Taylor’s performanc...

We’re here on a Saturday morning to preview the next matchups for Nebraska baseball and softball as their quests continue to advance in the NCAA postseason. For Will Bolt’s team, a meeting against powerful Ole Miss awaits at Haymarket Park in the winner’s bracket of the Lincoln Regional after the Huskers sweated out a 4-1 win against South Dakota State on Friday.  Nebraska softball gets top-seeded...

It’s a Friday mailbag. We’re diving back into the NIL discussion. Is there a disconnect at Nebraska between the money coming in and the money going out to athletes? How is football GM Pat Stewart faring at his job, by his own criteria, after one year in Lincoln? Should we be sounding the alarm about the floor for Anthony Colandrea and the Huskers’ QB play in 2026?  Might the daunting schedule in t...

Big Ten football faces a seismic shift as talk of a 70-school “Super Mega Conference” heats up. Could college athletics see relegation like the Premier League, or will tradition—with teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and UCLA—hold firm amidst swirling changes? The panel breaks down the latest bipartisan Congressional proposal that targets NIL regulation, transfer portal chaos, and the Lane Kiffin r...

Only once a year does that day arrive when the Big Ten releases its early season kickoff times. It is here. We learned on Wednesday when Nebraska will play Ohio, Bowling Green, North Dakota and as a bonus, the Black Friday game against Iowa. There are night games. There are 11 a.m. games. Connor and Mitch take a look at the ramifications.  What else made news around the release of kickoff times? W...

First-year Nebraska offensive line coach Geep Wade has been burning up the recruiting trail of late. He landed commitments from three prospects out of the state of Georgia. Are there more big fish on the way in the Class of 2027? We look at the state of building an offensive line in Lincoln. Wade has opened the doors for something new. How soon will it pay off on the field of play?  We’re looking...

What a week ahead. On this Memorial Day, we’re looking at the postseason draw for the Nebraska baseball team, which earned the No. 13 seed and a home regional for the first time since 2008. How do the Huskers match Friday against South Dakota State and Saturday against Ole Miss or Arizona State. The committee sent a couple big-name programs to Lincoln, but did Nebraska get a favorable lineup of po...

We’re here with you for a special Saturday episode after the Nebraska baseball and softball teams won again on Friday — and into this morning — to continue their marches in this postseason. The Big Ten did its best to make a mess of matters in Omaha. Connor and Mitch take a look behind the scenes at situations like the one that resulted in the Huskers playing at 1:50 a.m. on Saturday. What can be...

The Friday mailbag is here. What if Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule could bring in an advisor — someone who’s alive and no longer in coaching? Who are you taking? On that note, what if Nebraska baseball could add a former player from the past decade to help with the postseason run ahead?  It’s raining everywhere, seemingly. Baseball and softball needs to be played. Be patient. And check us out...

Big Ten power flexes threaten to upend the college football landscape as Tony Petitti’s playoff expansion push sparks fierce debate. Is a 24-team playoff format diluting the sport’s intensity or driving new rivalries and storylines? Greg Sankey and the SEC’s battle for influence, clashing philosophies, and shifting narratives keep college football fans on edge. The Big 10 Squad spotlights UCLA’s p...

We take a break on Thursday from wall-to-wall baseball and softball talk to jump into several topics related to Nebraska football. First up, a 24-team College Football Playoff, which appears an inevitability after recent developments. It might render the regular season unrecognizable, but how would this doubling of the field affect Nebraska?  Iowa State’s athletic director wouldn’t mind if the Big...

The wait is over. We’re back together. Mitch relives his European vacation of the past week after he and Connor review the past several days of Nebraska softball and baseball — and look ahead to this week for both programs. We’re talking about Jordy Frahm. Who is she most like that we’ve seen in sports? And what’s at stake this weekend as Oklahoma State visits Bowlin Stadium with a trip to the WCW...

Connor rides solo on this Friday Mailbag, and you all bring the questions. Is Nebraska stuck in sports purgatory? Can Nebraska Basketball get a scheduling nod from the Big Ten? A Nebraska Baseball Mount Rushmore? And then the big one. If you could do it over again, would Matt Rhule have still been the choice to coach the Huskers in late 2022? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time...

Big Ten playoff chaos heats up as conference experts debate an ever-expanding College Football Playoff. Could a 24-team—or even 128-team—bracket reshape the landscape for programs like Ohio State, Michigan, and Northwestern? The squad tackles whether playoff expansion erodes season value, impacts head coach job security, and opens the door for perennial underdogs to finally make a run. Who benefit...

We promised we’d circle back to overflow questions from the mailbag last week. And here we are, starting with Ted in Texas, who’s feeling down because, well, his Huskers are “so mid.” How can this be, when Nebraska football seemingly sits in the top 15 to 20 in so many important areas? What gives? Connor and Mitch take a crack at helping Ted understand.  In three years of the Matt Rhule era, we’ve...

The official midpoint of the college football offseason arrived a few days ago. Nebraska didn’t celebrate it. Excitement is not rising from the walls of Huskers’ football complex. It does not mean that trouble is afoot. But in comparison to recent offseasons, reason for concern exists. As a result, we’re re-introducing the DEFCON meter to gauge the state of the Huskers. Also, behold the upcoming N...

A ruling arrived Monday in the arbitration case that pitted 18 Nebraska football players against the College Sports Commission. Nebraska lost — and it must now find a new path, along with its multimedia right partner, to pay millions of dollars over the revenue-sharing cap. Connor and Mitch dive into the ramifications of this situation.  What’s next for Nebraska in its bid to keep up in the fast l...

We’ve got a special Sunday night episode, featuring the Nebraska baseball and softball teams. Will Bolt’s team swept Iowa in front of 22,815 fans over the weekend. It took some late-inning drama on Saturday and Sunday, but the Huskers are 37-14 and back in decent shape to make a run at hosting a regional with four regular-season games left. We update that chase and the Huskers’ pitching situation...

The Friday mailbag is open. Topics came hot and heavy this week. For those listeners and viewers whose questions went unanswered, you’ll hear from us next week — and before Friday, so stay tuned. We start with Nebraska recruiting. What’s the end game for Nebraska as Trae Taylor and Tory Pittman III hear from new suitors? We revisit the 8 vs. 6 conversation. Is the hot seat in Lincoln a real thing?...

Big Ten football faces seismic changes as coaches push for a 24-team College Football Playoff and the elimination of conference championship games. Is the legendary exclusivity of college football evaporating? The Big 10 Squad debates whether expanding the playoff waters down the sport, how job security and coaching standards might shift, and if a January 25th national championship is simply too m...

What is it about this week? We got to the first few days of May and the negativity meter spiked around Nebraska football. Our friend Scott Dochterman of The Athletic surveyed hundreds of college football fans about the state of the Big Ten — and specifically, the state of every program in the Big Ten. Nebraska fans answered about as you’d expect four months into what’s been a dreary offseason. On...

Do you care how it looks? There’s the question of this Wednesday episode for Nebraska football fans. What if you were presented two options about the upcoming season. One option includes six wins and a breakthrough victory. The other involves eight wins, but nothing much that moves the meter. We debate the merits of both scenarios and run through schedule talk for Matt Rhule’s fourth team. The Hus...