The Nebraska Cornhuskers are officially joining Conference USA. At least the Nebraska bowling team will. The rest of the sports programs will, of course, still be members of the Big Ten.
However, as is the case with some more minor sports where a major conference might not have enough teams competing in it, the Huskers will now take the bowling team, which had been independent since the program elevated to varsity status during the 1997-98 season, to CUSA alongside other new members, Wright State and Sacred Heart for the 2025-26 season.
Other new Conference USA rivals for the Nebraska Cornhuskers include Arkansas State, Jacksonville State, Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston, Tulane, Valparaiso, Vanderbilt, Wichita State, and Youngstown State.
Former Nebraska Cornhuskers speedburner Isaiah Neyor is looking for a new NFL team
An UDFA this spring, former Nebraska, Texas, and Wyoming wide receiver Isaiah Neyor is on the lookout for a new NFL team. The speedy wide receiver had some analysts believing he'd make the San Francisco 49ers' 53-man regular season roster; however, he was cut amid a swatch of roster moves earlier this week.
Nebraska baseball adds new staffer
Nebraska Baseball Head Coach Will Bolt announced the hiring of Kyle Nicholson as Director of Player Development on Monday. Nicholson joins the Huskers after spending the 2025 campaign as the pitching coach at Mercyhurst and three seasons as the pitching coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2022-24.
In three seasons at IUP, Nicholson helped the Crimson Hawks to their best season in program history in 2024. The Crimson Hawks went 41-18 and finished one win shy of the national championship series at the DII College World Series while setting a program record for wins and concluding the season with a No. 4 national ranking.
Phil Steele pegs Nebraska as possible playoff contender
Famed college football analyst Phil Steele recently appeared on a podcast episode for Hurrdat Sports where he talked about how well he thinks the Nebraska Cornhuskers will do this season. In breaking down their schedule, he said the team could end up being playoff contenders and that games against Michigan, USC and Minnesota will be key.