Husker247: A Nebraska athletics podcast

On Husker247 Daily Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discuss Nebraska’s defense as it relates to bringing havoc to the opposing offense. Nebraska’s sacks and takeaways aren’t eye popping, but the Huskers did show it as a possibility with the strong game against Michigan State. What has defensive coordinator John Butler said about it and can the Huskers bring more pressure on Drake Lindsey this Friday? Then the two discuss Nebraska’s upcoming exhibition in men’s basketball against BYU that’s happening on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Husker247 HypeCast returns in a short week to discuss Nebraska vs. Minnesota on the road at a place the Huskers haven’t won since 2015. This week’s special guest is Walnut Media’s Nick Handley. What are Nebraska’s biggest strengths in this matchup? Can Emmett Johnson put together a monster game in his home state after being passed on by the local team? Will the Huskers find success against the run? Then its picks to click, oddly specific predictions and finally game predictions. How does this one in Minnesota go? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Husker247 Daily takes a look at Nebraska’s success on the ground against Maryland and asks if Emmett Johnson can do the same thing on Friday night against Minnesota. Johnson shouldn’t lack motivation give that this game is a homecoming for the former high school recruit from the citifies. Does that take his game up a notch? Also can Nebraska get more from its backup running backs? From Dylan Raiola on the ground? Will there be a trick play or two after watching Minnesota struggle mightily to slow down Purdue. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska football rolls along even if its head coach is being treated like the consensus front runner for an entirely different job.  Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discuss Nebraska’s media access on Tuesday where players and coordinators met to discuss Minnesota, the fallout from the Maryland win and even a little discussion regarding Matt Rhule’s future. Conversation started with Nyziah Hunter, Nebraska’s balanced passing attack, what Dana Holgorsen thinks about how the Huskers have been on that side of the ball and then weaved in chatter on defensive pressures, stopping the run and finally Dylan Raiola’s comments about Rhule’s future. Then Husker247 ran through Nebraska’s recent woes with Minnesota and how Friday the Huskers have a chance to end a losing streak and also prove that this program is moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tuesday edition of the Husker247 Daily tackles Matt Rhule's comments about Penn State and improvements he'd like to see at Nebraska. Plus, remember there's a football game this week? What's waiting for the Huskers in the Minnesota matchup? Husker247 is your top stop for the best Husker coverage. Subscribe for the best Nebraska football, Nebraska basketball and Nebraska athletics coverage: https://secure.247sports.com/college/nebraska/join/?promo=JOIN Follow us on Twitter: https://x.com/Nebraska247 Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/husker247.bsky.social #Huskers #Huskerfootball #Nebraska #NebraskaFootball #GBR To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska gets a big win, but could Matt Rhule be looking at his next stop with the Penn State job open? Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz talk about all of that starting with the come from behind win against Maryland and how confident each was that the Huskers were about to go get a win when Dylan Raiola and the rest of the offense took over late in the fourth. Then the Rhule conversation. Why might he look? Does it make sense? What can Nebraska do? What should Nebraska do in this situation? There’s more questions than answers for a storyline that might follow this team the rest of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strange team plays strange games and Nebraska has proven that to be the case in every game against Power Four opponents and Saturday’s 34-31 win over Maryland was another example for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a rare come from behind victory. The Sunday Side Session breaks down all the action as Omaha World Herald reporter Wilson Moore joins Mike Schaefer to discuss what happened in College Park and how things sit for a now 5-1 Nebraska football team. The two discuss Emmett Johnson, Nebraska’s maddening inconsistencies, Dylan Raiola and more during the 50-minute podcast.  Are the Huskers equipped to make a run against a schedule that looks like it’s both tougher and perhaps not as difficult as expected all at the same time? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Husker247 Daily returned and took a long look at a fun slate of Big Ten games that are happening all weekend.  Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson ran through all of the Big Ten contests, gave picks and tried to provide rationale for their gut feels. Can Illinois hang with Ohio State? Why are they calling for Indiana to get it done? Poor Northwestern going into a hornets nest? How much of a sicko are you if you watch Wisconsin-Iowa? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the Oct. 9, edition of the Husker247 Daily, Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson break down the Huskers' road game at Maryland. Who are players who need to step up to keep the Huskers rolling further into October? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two 4-1 teams meeting up in the state known for crab cakes and football as Nebraska travels out of the midwest for the first time all season to take on the Maryland Terrapins. Let’s get hyped! 93.7 The Ticket host Jake Sorensen joins the Husker247 trio to discuss Maryland football, Malik Washington, the Terps ferocious front seven and where the Huskers might have some advantages in this critical football game.  Plus there’s picks to click, oddly specific predictions and final score guesses.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Husker247 Daily for Wednesday took a look at Nebraska’s issues in pass protection but also how Maryland has become a surprisingly effective team getting after quarterbacks. Where do the Terps rank in pass rush? How has Nebraska done in Big Ten play? What might this mean for Saturday? Finally Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz discuss what has ailed Nebraska’s protection plan and how things might improve moving forward. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What are we buying and what are we selling as it relates to Nebraska football in 2025? Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discuss various things like special teams, Nebraska’s rush defense, pass protection and more and determine just how things look for the Huskers. Then things finish up with a conversation about if this Husker team is equipped to go finish off October and win games it is expected to win. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discussed Nebraska’s running game on the Tuesday edition of Husker247 Daily. The conversation started after head coach Matt Rhule said on Monday he felt the Huskers running game has been a little unfairly characterized because of the sacks taking away from the total yardage. Husker247 discusses how accurate that is and what other questions still exist. Plus where does the line factor in all of this and can Nebraska line it up and run when it needs to in order to win games? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska sits 4-1 and won its first conference game of the season. One of the reasons the Huskers have had success early this season and have overcome self-inflicted mistakes is the special teams play. Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz discuss what Mike Ekeler’s unit has done already this season, how they knew they’d be blocking a punt against Michigan State, why Jacory Barney is special and more. Then they discuss the single biggest difference between this year and last in the third phase and how much it changes things on the field for the Huskers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska and Michigan State combined for a really strange and weird game, which is nothing new when these teams get together, and this time the Huskers came out on top 38-27. Kaleb Henry of HuskerMax joined Mike Schaefer for the Sunday Side Session and the two walked through the weirdness together, starting with how Nebraska dominated the first and fourth quarter and nearly gave the game away in the middle two frames where offensive line play, bad Dylan Raiola and the inability to get off the field on fourth down gave Michigan State a huge advantage. Nevertheless Nebraska prevailed. What do we know about this team five games into the season and what does it mean for the next few games? Listen in and find out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nebraska takes on Michigan State on Saturday as this bye week mercifully comes to an end. However when the game starts are there players Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson are hoping see a little more playing time this week and through the next set of games until the November bye week? Then the two discuss the wind within the stadium and what that might mean for special teams where the Huskers are hoping to continue its solid form. Finally what does the conference slate look like this weekend inside the Big Ten? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a solo Mike Schaefer show on Husker247 Daily which makes it a perfect time to dive into some recruiting discussion. The Huskers have done a really nice job building out the 2027 visit list and have three Top247 commitments and four commitments overall to show for it. Schaefer breaks down Nebraska’s work in the class, how those visits stack up in the Top247 rankings and what the Huskers have done well so far. Then he dives into a strong visit list for the Michigan State game on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s get hyped! After having to sit through a bye week and watching other teams play — though not its opponent — Nebraska returns to action on Saturday with a game against Michigan State. The Huskers are once again at home for a mid afternoon contest. Nebraska’s return means the HypeCast is back and with it comes Connor Happer, this week’s special guest, who stops by to discuss Aidan Chiles, Nebraska’s defense and which Huskers show up big in this week’s contest.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Husker247 Podcast returned to discuss where things sit for Nebraska after the bye week and what the coordinators had to say for Nebraska. What happens up front on the offensive line for the Huskers? What does John Butler have in store defensively? Then the trio discuss Nebraska’s history with Michigan State since joining the Big Ten and go year-by-year discussing the games and the sheer weirdness that seems to occur when these teams play.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can Nebraska do offensively to make sure it hits its stride as the team gets deeper into the season and conference play? Husker247 has some answers or at least thoughts. And for the most part it starts with trying to decide what can be salvaged in the running game. Does Nebraska have a few things it can lean on with Emmett Johnson that keep the pass rushers at bay? Then Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz debate on if Nebraska can do more with the passing game to solve some of the running game issues as well. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices