The Pick Six Podcast - Husker sports news and analysis

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down the storylines to watch for Nebraska football and volleyball this season.

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel preview Big Ten Media Days and the Nebraska storylines. The crew opens up with a quick look at the questions Nebraska and Matt Rhule will face at Big Ten Media Days. They then take a broader look at the conference as a whole and what the major storylines of the event will be.

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Evan Bland talk Nebraska's new defensive backs coach, which Huskers will represent the program and Big Ten media days and more. The duo opens with Evan Cooper resigning as Nebraska's defensive backs coach for personal reasons and being replaced by John Butler. Did NU trade Coopers' recruiting ability and institutional knowledge of Matt...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Tom Shatel wrap up the 2023-24 Nebraska Athletics year with a look at its biggest stories. They duo opens with Husker volleyball and their run to the national championship and setting a world record at their match in Memorial Stadium. They talk both basketball teams' impressive year and both making the NCAA tournament. The two break do...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel wrap up Nebraska baseball's season, talk potential change the NCAA will institute this summer and more! The crew open with Nebraska baseball in the NCAA Stillwater Regional and how the trip can show the Huskers how much farther they can go. They recap the Nebraska's baseball season, where the Huskers can improve and how they...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk Husker baseball's chances in the NCAA tournament and how Nebraska may handle revenue sharing with student athletes. The crew opens with Nebraska baseball winning the Big Ten tournament title and look ahead to their potential run in the NCAA tournament ... starting with Florida, who played the most difficult...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk TJ Lateef's commit to the Huskers, Nebraska's primetime game against Colorado and more.  The crew opens with TJ Lateef's commitment to the Huskers, what it means to add another quarterback to the mix and talk other potential commits coming Nebraska's way. They briefly discuss if the transfer portal is n...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk the current hype around the Nebraska football program. They open with the Big Ten football draft for TV networks, how that works as the conference changes and the big games change yearly. The three also talk specifically about which of Nebraska's games are big. The crew breaks down why TV networks and analys...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down the Nebraska spring game, Dylan Raiola's performance and the more transfer and NIL news. The crew opens with their thoughts from the Husker spring game, Dylan Raiola's performance in it and Chief Borders entering the transfer portal. They talk Nebraska men's basketball landing Washington transfer Braxt...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down all things Nebraska spring game — including which recruits will be on the sidelines for official visits. The crew opens with a look at what they expect to see at the spring game, including which recruits, one being a five-star, that will be on the sidelines. They talk Nebraska men's basketball an...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel hop on to discuss the leadup to the Nebraska football spring game and take a look at the latest recruits NU has landed. The guys open by talking about how the transfer portal has kept the "dog days of spring camp" very interesting but why many Huskers are most likely going to stick around for a while through this...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down Nebraska's quarterback competition between Dylan Raiola, Daniel Kaelin and Heinrich Haarberg. The crew opens with a look at Nebraska's latest open practice, including the quarterback competition and what is going on at running back. They take a look at USC coach Lincoln Riley's comments on joining the...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel take a deep dive into how NIL and the transfer portal can help Nebraska sports like football and basketball, but may hurt ones like volleyball. The crew opens by breaking down some of the questions surrounding how NIL is changing the basketball transfer portal. If Nebraska wants a player and can't afford them, wh...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk Troy Dannen, the start of Nebraska football's spring camp and more. The crew opens with Nebraska hiring Troy Dannen as its new athletic director. They analyze his opening press conference from his regular guy persona to his thoughts on NIL, Memorial Stadium's potential renovation and winning. The three talk...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down how both Nebraska teams match up against Texas A&M and discuss Matt Rhule's message to Husker fans and the university.

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel break down the latest news on Trev Alberts' departure from Nebraska to Texas A&M and if he was running from something. The crew opens with the news that Trev Alberts is leaving Nebraska for the athletic director position at Texas A&M, and they discuss why he decided to leave. The three also break down whe...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk Nebraska basketball going undefeated at home in Big Ten play and more. The crew opens breaking down everything Nebraska men's basketball from NCAA tournament odds to what the Huskers need from the transfer portal next season and more. Then they move to Nebraska women's basketball heading to the Big Ten tourn...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Tom Shatel look at how this Nebraska basketball team stacks up against other great Husker ones and discuss the potential 14-team CFP. The two open with what makes the 2023-24 Husker basketball team so good and where it ranks among Nebraska's best teams. They also take a look at what it would take for the Huskers to play in Omaha in the...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel open with takeaways from Tom's sit-down with Matt Rhule and what the walls of the second-year Nebraska coach's office told them about his culture and values. The guys also discuss Rhule's scheduling strategy in a new College Football Playoff world, and what the nonconference portion will evolve into. Next the two give their t...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel open with takeaways from new Nebraska coach Glenn Thomas's media availability and discuss defensive coordinator Tony White missing out on the UCLA head coach job. The guys then delve into where the Huskers stand in the new Big Ten with four West Coast teams joining this fall, including a look at early top 25 rank...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Tom Shatel begin the show by talking about their takeaways from Matt Rhule's press conference on Signing Day before diving into how many wins Nebraska basketball needs for an NCAA tournament bid. Evan Bland then joins the show to discuss what Rhule had to say about Nebraska's three quarterbacks they currently have, whether they need to...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Tom Shatel break down the latest in Husker sports, including a look back at Tom's interview with NU interim president Chris Kabourek, and some of the interesting things he said about Nebraska's future in the Big Ten. The two also discuss how NU has risen to a $200 million-revenue athletic department, one of the largest in the country,...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon, Evan Bland and Tom Shatel talk Nebraska basketball's push for a NCAA tournament bid and how the expectations change going into the second half of the conference schedule. The three discuss the Huskers' consistency at home and struggles on the road along with a conversation about NU's arena atmosphere compared to the rest of the Big Ten. N...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Evan Bland break down Nebraska's latest transfer portal additions, the Huskers' win over No. 1 Purdue and Nick Saban's retirement.  The duo start off with the Huskers' latest transfers — Isaiah Neyor and Jahmal Banks — and how they fit in coach Matt Rhule's program. They then break down Nebraska basketball's...

In the latest episode of the Pick Six Podcast, Sam McKewon and Evan Bland break down Nebraska football's transfer visitors this weekend, and predict which players the Huskers will land as the portal closes. The guys then give their takeaways from the major bowl games involving the new and old Big Ten teams, including the New Year's Day CFP battles before discussing their picks for the national tit...