Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Memorial Stadium project on 'same trajectory,' more
- The Nebraska Cornhuskers new AD might not make many changes to the Memorial Stadium project.
- Rob Waldron is wowing with his knuckleball.
- Huskers get two commits in one day.
Since Troy Dannen took over as the athletic director for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, there has been one question he's been asked more than any other. "What's going to happen with the Memorial Stadium Project?"
On Thursday, Dannen gave an answer of sorts. It's till not as detailed as Husker fans would probably like, but at least it does shed some light on what the new AD is thinking. For those who thought the project might be on life support, that doesn't seem to be the case.
Appearing on the Husker Radio Network on Thursday night, Dannen said that remains on the "same trajectory" it was under the Nebraska athletic department’s previous leadership. The trajectory Dannen is talking about is the one that his predecessor, Trev Alberts put it on.
It's thought that a lack of support for the plan from the Board of Regents was one of the reasons that Alberts decided to leave for the Texas A&M.
Dannen did say that they're still going to examine the plan and adjust if it's needed. In other words, we still don't really know where this whole thing is going, but there's at least some indication that Dannen agrees with the work Alberts was trying to accomplish before he left.
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Matt Waldron's Knuckleball may be Hazardous to your Heath. 🤣🤣
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 25, 2024
Kudos to Bill Miller for getting the call right...after getting hit with it. LOL. pic.twitter.com/RmfQvM3WvG
In case you haven't noticed, former Nebraska Cornhuskers pitcher Matt Waldron has completely reinvented himself. While pitching for the San Diego Padres' farm system, he developed a knuckleball and now almost exclusively throws it.
The reinvention worked so well that he entered the season in the Padres' starting rotation and currently sports a 1-2 record with a 3.96 earned run average.
COMMITTED❤️🤍🌽!!!!! #GBR @Hayesfawcett3 @CoachTylerK @CoachMattRhule @COACHStultz14 @evancooper2 @On3sports @Coach_Satt pic.twitter.com/6C83XU3tAu
— Tanner Terch (@TannerTerch) April 25, 2024
On Thursday, the Huskers got not one, but two commits. The first was tight end Bear Tenney out of Utah. The second was Colorado wide receiver Tanner Terch. Terch has been talked about as a "Matt Rhule special" as he's someone who didn't get a ton of attention before the Huskers offered. Still, he's considered someone with some serious raw talent and speed.
NCAA transfer news: Wisconsin junior Chucky Hepburn – among the best remaining players in the portal – has committed to play for the University of Louisville, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Hepburn had three standout seasons for the Badgers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 25, 2024
Very briefly, there was a hope that former Wisconsin guard Chucky Hepburn might head to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the transfer portal. It turns out that dream is dead. Hepburn is headed to Louisville. The good news here is at least he's not joining Frankie Fidler with Michigan State, or headed to Creighton.