Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Doc Sadler’s van, legacy walk-on, more
Former Nebraska Cornhuskers basketball coach Doc Sadler is still going strong, even when he’s living out of a van that might be down by the river.
Actually, Sadler doesn’t live down by the river. Instead, his 21-foot camper van is routinely parked outside Oklahoma’s Lloyd Noble Center. He’s living there now as he keeps his college basketball coaching career going.
It wasn’t that long ago that the former Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach was also a Nebraska basketball assistant coach under Fred Hoiberg. Then Hoiberg had to clean house in order to get one more try at coaching in Lincoln. That try, despite a rather terrible setback earlier this week has led to the most successful season yet for Hoiberg’s Heroes.
Meanwhile, Sadler, who has become well-traveled, was featured in Tulsa World as an analyst for an Oklahoma Sooners team that is trying to rebuild and get back to the tournament at some point soon. Despite his limited success in Lincoln, Sadler is still a beloved figure among Nebraska basketball faithful.
Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news
- While Nebraska football recruiting has been heating up and will continue to do so as we head deeper into March, there was a rather interesting walk-on announcement on Wednesday night. Conor Connealy, the son of former Husker great Terry Connealy is walking on for Matt Rhule and company.
I’m honored to have accepted an offer to play football for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a Preferred Walk-On! I’d like to give a special thanks to everyone who has helped put me in this position. #GoBigRed @CoachMattRhule @coachedfoley @HuskersCJC @HuskerFBNation pic.twitter.com/KQeeKMNoLy
— Conor Connealy (@ConnealyConor) March 2, 2023
- On the same day that the Huskers got a legacy walk-on, the Nebraska football program was celebrating Mike Rozier’s birthday. Rozier is the only Husker running back to win the Heisman. He of course went on to a rather illustrious pro career too.
- While Doc Sadler is among the most beloved former Nebraska Cornhuskers coaches, another former Husker assistant who is not all that well regarded in Lincoln got a new job. Bob Diaco, the defensive coordinator during Mike Riley’s final season at the helm has been hired by LSU. Diaco won’t be a coach just yet, as he’s only an analyst. But there are worse places to restart your coaching career than Baton Rouge.