Babcock: It's Off the Field as Well as On for Nebraska Football

Babcock: It's Off the Field as Well as On for Nebraska Football

Recollection has it that Jon Hesse recounted this, though as long as I’ve been around Nebraska football, details have become jumbled or lost. But I’ll say it was Hesse. He was a four-year Husker letterman (1993-96) at linebacker, playing on two national championship teams and earning first-team All-Big 12 recognition as a senior. He was also a second-team Academic All-American. His accomplishments matter in this anecdote. Coaches knew who he was…

Explainer: What’s a kid from Frankston doing playing American football in Nebraska, anyway?

Aussie college student Archie Wilson’s first press conference as Nebraska’s punter was supposed to be about football. Instead, it became one of the most human moments of the college season before it even began. As the 18-year-old spoke about being away from his family for the first time, the homesickness hit hard. His voice cracked, the tears came, and the world learned that even the most confident of recruits can be made vulnerable by distance.…