Locked On Nebraska - Daily Podcast on the Nebraska Cornhuskers

Now that Matt Rhule’s Nebraska football team has made it to seven wins in the regular season, why not nine? Connor and Mitch are here on this Monday after a 28-21 win at UCLA to examine the viability of Nebraska’s bid to close November with three consecutive victories. Penn State and Iowa, next up on the Huskers’ schedule, endured dramatic defeats at home in Week 11 against CFP contenders. What wi...

Nebraska rolled to its seventh victory of the football season, 28-21 Saturday night at UCLA, behind true freshman QB TJ Lateef and an All-America style performance from running back Emmett Johnson. Lateef, in a homecoming game at the Rose Bowl, enjoyed a near-perfect starting debut. Johnson, meanwhile, turned in the first 100-yard rushing, 100-yard receiving game in the history of Nebraska footbal...

The Friday mailbag is open. Connor and Mitch are fielding questions today on beer sales at Memorial Stadium. Should the Huskers keep a running total during games? Or might that be a bad idea? Is Matt Rhule inviting close games – that don’t need to be close – with his style of coaching?  What’s in the wine rack over Mitch’s left shoulder on the YouTube feed? Is Nebraska’s destiny this season driven...

The Ohio State Buckeyes, Indiana Hoosiers and Oregon Ducks are all representing the Big Ten well in the first edition of the College Football Playoff rankings. What do the rankings say about the state of the conference? Then, a Week 11 preview covering the biggest games set to take place this weekend.   Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talkbig10   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 http...

College football fans pointed all year to this week – and the release of the first CFP rankings. For Nebraska fans, it was rarely a hot topic. But in this era of the sport, perhaps that’s misguided. The Huskers may not put together a run this month and finish strong. No matter, their season was on track last Saturday night at halftime to look a lot different in November.  If Nebraska had held on t...

We heard Tuesday at media availability from Nebraska coordinators Dana Holgorsen and John Butler, plus a group of Huskers as they prepare for a trip west to UCLA. Nebraska players are all in on backing freshman QB TJ Lateef. Holgorsen looked back at the past year and how much things have changed – despite circumstances that mirror his start in Lincoln – since November 2024.  Has Emmett Johnson pos...

Monday gave us a five-minute opening statement from Nebraska football Matt Rhule at his weekly media session, filled with declarative statements about his support for injured quarterback Dylan Raiola, new starter TJ Lateef and the state of the Huskers in this moment. Nebraska heads to UCLA this week, and Rhule wants to know if his guys are “in or out” on finishing this season on a strong note.  Th...

Dylan Raiola is out for the rest of this season with a broken leg. Connor and Mitch are here to discuss his future and welcome TJ Lateef to the big stage. Nebraska will turn to its true freshman QB after Raiola was injured Saturday night against USC. What kind of an opportunity is this for Lateef? And for Nebraska to learn more about what it’s got in the young QB? Also, what about Dana Holgorsen,...

Another bitter pill to swallow Saturday night in Lincoln as USC came from behind to beat Nebraska 21-17. The big news involved quarterback Dylan Raiola, who suffered an ankle injury early in the second half and did not return. Did Nebraska get too conservative on offense with freshman TJ Lateef in charge, particularly on a disorganized drive that ended with a fourth-and-1 decision that has prompte...

We survived the week. It’s time for the Friday Nebraska football mailbag, with some news to digest at the top. Coach Matt Rhule did, in fact, sign a contract extension through 2032 with Nebraska. He’s now even deeper into college football’s crazy world of coaching salaries and buyouts. How do we make it stop?  What does success look like for the Huskers in November? What’s the most exciting elemen...

Though this weekend is not as hectic as it could have a few weeks ago, on paper, there is still plenty to break down ahead of the Big 10's Week 10. The Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Indiana Hoosiers are traveling to the DMV to take on the Maryland Terrapins. Our predictions for those games and more on the Big 10 Squad.   Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talkbig10  ...

What a week we’ve had around Nebraska. Actual football talk and the anticipation of a big game Saturday night as USC visits Memorial Stadium. After two weeks of worry about topics mostly unrelated to the games ahead, it’s been refreshing. And then over the past 48 hours, speculation surfaced that Troy Dannen was working to extend the contract of Matt Rhule.  There’s nothing official (as of Thursda...

Creeping close to Saturday night with USC at Memorial Stadium – a bigger November stage than Nebraska football has enjoyed at home in more than a decade. So is the time right for Troy Dannen to strike? Should the Nebraska AD prioritize above all else on his plate to extend the contract of Matt Rhule?   The PR playbook says yes, do it now, capitalize on the moment. Of course, it takes two parties t...

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule implored Husker Nation on Monday to make its presence known at Memorial Stadium this week as USC visits. The table is set for an epic atmosphere in Lincoln against an opponent that Nebraska has never beaten. Can it rise to the level to rank as of the best environments we’ve seen for a home game in the past 20 years? Ultimately, that’s up to the Huskers. Connor an...

It’s a big week at Nebraska, with 23rd-ranked USC on the way to Memorial Stadium. But just how big? We dig into the not-so-recent past to find a home game in November with comparable stakes. If you’re hung up on the nature of Nebraska’s close wins – and one loss that wasn’t all that close – look around. College football is full of teams like the Huskers. Believe it or not, Saturday night in Lincol...

The Nebraska football team dispatched Northwestern 28-21 on Saturday in Lincoln, the Huskers’ sixth win in eight games. Not bad, huh? Well, it’s been a ride. And this return home after two on the road was no exception. Nebraska struck early. And it won the game with a clutch drive directed by Dylan Raiola. The sophomore QB converted four third downs on the Huskers’ game-winning march – to four rec...

It’s Friday. Perk up, Husker Nation. First, you’re going to have to endure a bit of gloom and doom from Nebraska fans who are concerned about numerous topics. They’re voicing those concerns today in the mailbag. For instance, should Nebraska fire every coach who didn’t perform up to par last week?  The Huskers had a bad game at Minnesota. Was it simply that, or are a few of our listeners and viewe...

Is the nation underrating the Big 10's championship potential? Plus, game picks for the biggest matchups for Week 9. Can the Indiana Hoosiers fend off the red-hot UCLA Bruins? The Northwestern Wildcats are visiting the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Washington Huskies are hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini.   Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talkbig10   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 h...

We’re joined on this Thursday by guest Audrey Snyder, Penn State beat writer for Inside the Lions. She takes us behind the scenes of the Nittany Lions’ coaching search. What is the temperature around Penn State on Nebraska coach Matt Rhule, who sits among the perceived top candidates for the job? It opened, of course, when Rhule’s friend, PSU athletic director Pat Kraft, fired James Franklin this...

Another day and another batch of answers from Nebraska football coaches and players in trying to explain the debacle that occurred last week at Minnesota. John Butler lost his aggressiveness in the first half. Dana Holgorsen really did want to run the ball, he said. Offensive guard Henry Lutovsky said he thought the Gophers would quit late. Connor and Mitch are here with thoughts, as always. We’re...

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule faced two paths from which to choose Monday as he addressed the media at the start of Northwestern week in Lincoln. Rhule could have elected to turn the page and shut off talk about Minnesota, the debacle from last Friday. But he chose to address it head on. He chose to spare no coordinator, assistant coach or position group of players.  Why did it all go so wron...

It’s Monday, and Connor and Mitch are reunited after the weekend. Connor has yet to weigh in on Nebraska’s 24-6 loss at Minnesota. So we dive back into that mess. Why did it go wrong? What happened to Dana Holgorsen’s plan that worked so well a week earlier? And the big question: Where is this season headed, with Northwestern playing well as it comes to Lincoln on Saturday? We divert to address an...

With a college football Saturday to sit back and digest that 24-6 Nebraska loss Friday night at Minnesota, it’s not looking any better for Matt Rhule and the Huskers than two days ago. Mitch is here on this Sunday, flying solo as we await Connor’s Monday return to the pod, to try to make sense of what happened in Minneapolis.  The offensive line is not responsible for everything that went wrong as...

Game day is here. Nebraska football visits Minnesota on Friday night. The Huskers have seemingly set aside distractions, but conversations about Matt Rhule and Penn State continue to fester. With Connor out of the area, Mitch is joined on this Friday episode by Dirk Chatelain, the award-winning writer and author, formerly of the Omaha World-Herald.  Dirk gives his perspective on the past few days...

It has been a massive week for the Big 10, and it will be another big weekend during Week 8. James Franklin got fired, the Indiana Hoosiers proved they belong against the Oregon Ducks, plus game picks for this weekend.   Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talkbig10   Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-big-10/   Locked On College Conferences,...