Go Big Read: Ron Brown hire continues to worry some Nebraska football fans and other kernels
Not everything surrounding Scott Frost’s version of the Nebraska football program has been sunshine and roses. The hiring of Ron Brown still has some upset and other kernels.
The Nebraska football team’s fall camp starts up in less than a week. There’s all kinds of talk out there about who is going to be the quarterback and who is going to be the starting running back.
There is also all kinds of talk out there about why Scott Frost decided to hire a somewhat controversial former assistant coach. Ron Brown is officially in his third stint at the University of Nebraska.
The first two times, he worked as a position coach. This time, he’s technically a member of the athletic department’s front office but there are still some people in and around the university who aren’t big fans of this particular hiring decision. Check out what they have to say and other kernels around the Big Red webisphere.
Best Nebraska football links you should read
‘What is he going to do if a player comes to him and says, ‘I think I might be gay”
Cindy Lange-Kubick dives right into just what people who are angry Ron Brown was hired are thinking. They don’t feel like the University gave this enough thought from their point of view.
A Foregone Conclusion that Scott Frost Will Be Successful
The title might seem a bit cheerier but in actuality, Corn Nation’s Nate McHugh is a bit worried about the hoopla and fanfare that is surrounding the hiring of Scott Frost. He’s seen this kind of thing before and it didn’t end well for Husker fans.
Hot Reads: Take Nebraska to Make the Playoff
From Go Big Read to Hot Reads. Brandon Vogel from Hail Varsity lays out the weird odds that have surfaced when it comes to betting on whether or not the Cornhuskers are going to make the college football playoffs this year.
Roster update reveals major gains of more than 20 pounds among several Huskers
It was first spotted by Hail Varsity’s Derek Peterson but the Omaha World Herald’s Sam McKewon does another dive into just what it means that so many of the Huskers have put on quite a bit of weight over the offseason. Is the team going to be pushing people around rather than getting pushed around?
Frost looking for ‘it’ factor as QB battle continues
Robin Washut looks at just what Nebraska’s head coach is looking for when it comes to picking his starting quarterback. We’re just weeks away from knowing the final decision, but for now, it’s hard to know where he’s leaning.
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says Scott Frost was the ‘logical hire’ for Nebraska
It’s not just Nebraska football fans who think the hiring of Frost was a no-brainer. Other Big Ten coaches think so as well. Lee Barfnecht breaks down why Ferentz thinks Frost was the right man for the job.
Morgan aims to show Frost he could’ve competed on NU teams of old
With all the talk about the way the Nebraska football team used to be, Steve Sipple writes about how one current Husker wants to show he could have hung just fine back in the day.
ICYMI on Husker Corner
Nebraska football has recruiting rankings going in the right direction after commits
Despite being passed in the rankings by a few of the Big Ten’s “little brothers” there is once again the reason for optimism when it comes to the job Frost and company are doing on the recruiting trail.
Former Nebraska football player calls out ‘Last Chance U’ over JUCO portrayal
DeJon (DJ) Gomes isn’t a fan of the Netflix original series. He thinks the show is trying to make Junior College football look more like a circus than a college sport. The former Nebraska football star knows where he’s coming from since he went the JUCO route before coming to Lincoln.