Luke Lindenmeyer’s receiving numbers are down to start the 2026 season. After a breakout 2025 that included 29 catches, 312 yards and two touchdowns, the fifth-year tight end has just four catches for 38 yards through two games. Speaking with reporters after Tuesday’s practice, though, Lindenmeyer spent much of his time on a different number entirely, one that never makes it onto a stat sheet.

Lindenmeyer said he’s up to 28 knockdowns on the season, putting his knockdown rate at roughly 31% on any given play. Asked how much pride he takes in that number, his answer was simple.

“A lot,” Lindenmeyer said Tuesday. “It’s something that we’ve tracked ever since I’ve been here that they used to track back in the old days. And it’s just something that sometimes just goes unnoticed.”

The Knockdown Tally Luke Lindenmeyer Takes Pride In

The tracking is a two-man job. Lindenmeyer keeps his own count, and so does Coach Ron Brown, and the two numbers don’t always match.

“I think he does it himself because just on Sunday, He’ll tell me how many I got,” Lindenmeyer continued. “And I’ll also count and see how many I got as well. Sometimes he has me for more than I count for myself. I think he counts for after the catch, too, if you knock anybody down after the catch.”

There’s a payoff to the number beyond pride, too. Lindenmeyer said there’s already been a moment this season where a knockdown of his sprung a teammate loose for a score, and it turned into one of his favorite parts of the day.

“There was a time from the first game and last game where we scored on one of my knockdowns, and I kind of just ran to the sideline and celebrated with the tight ends,” Lindenmeyer continued. “It’s kind of a cool thing that we can all watch together.”

How Lindenmeyer Sees Nebraska’s Screen Game

Both of Lindenmeyer’s catches against Ohio went for first downs. He pointed to the blocking up front, not just the players catching the ball, as the reason Nebraska’s screen game has worked early this season.

“We just got playmakers with the ball, and then our linemen are fast,” Lindenmeyer said. “Justin’s usually always getting out there and putting someone on the ground, and we just got guys who are good on the perimeter blocking. Just got to get our hands inside and get rid of all the holding calls.”

He also credited quarterback Anthony Colandrea for setting the tone in the huddle.

“He’s got a lot of juice,” Lindenmeyer said. “He commands the huddle. Yeah, he’s just so confident and you know, we all trust him, and he always finds a way to make a play.”

Lindenmeyer on the Offense’s Response to Adversity

Lindenmeyer also pointed to how the offense handled an interception on the opening drive of a recent game, calling out a shift from how Nebraska teams have reacted to mistakes in years past.

“Like even after the interception to start off the last game, nobody was worried at all, which, honestly, in years past, people would kind of freak out on the sideline,” Lindenmeyer said. “But there’s no sense of that with this offense at all.”

That same steadiness came through across Lindenmeyer’s answers Tuesday, whether he was talking about his own game or the offense as a whole. His catch total is down through two games, but between the knockdowns, the first-down grabs, and the trust he has in this offense, the numbers he chose to bring up on his own tell a different part of the story.

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BELLEVUE, Neb. (WOWT) – With Election Day seven weeks away, local election officials are taking advantage of a national push to make sure eligible voters are registered in time to cast their ballots Nov. 3.

The Sarpy County Election Commission is hosting a National Voter Registration Day event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Bellevue Public Library. The site was chosen to call attention to the addition of a new ballot drop box at the location, off Fort Crook Road at Harvell Drive.

“Your voice matters, and that’s why we’re holding this event in recognition of National Voter Registration Day,” Sarpy County Election Commissioner David Jones said in a news release. “Our office is ready to make sure you’re registered to vote, update your information if needed and share upcoming election deadlines so that you’re prepared for the 2026 Nebraska Statewide General Election.”

Important dates

The new box is one of seven secure sites Sarpy County voters can drop their mail-in ballots, starting Friday Sept. 25. At Tuesday’s event, eligible voters can register to vote, update their current voter registration information, and fill out an application for early voting in the General Election in November.

Douglas County has 13 ballot drop-off locations. Lancaster County mail-in voters can bring their ballots to one of five locations. The Nebraska Voter Information Lookup portal also lists locations where early ballots can be securely submitted. The site also helps voters locate necessary forms and polling places, and information on tracking your cast ballot online.

As Voter ID is a requirement in Nebraska and Iowa, residents registering to vote will need to produce a valid state-issued photo driver’s license or ID; or a U.S. passport.

Mail-in ballots will start getting sent out Monday, Sept. 28 in Nebraska; and Monday, Oct. 19 in Iowa. That’s also when those acting as a verified agent for someone casting an “absentee” vote will be able to pick up ballots from their election commission.

Early in-person voting at county election offices start Monday, Oct. 5.

Deadlines

The last day to register to vote in the General Election is Friday, Oct. 23.

Nebraskans can register to vote online at the Secretary of State’s website; or in person at the DMV or Nebraska health or education departments as part of the licensing processes at those agencies. Iowans can also register to vote online; or by bringing the registration form to via IDOT or their county auditor. Those applications must be received by Friday Oct. 16.

Residents can also bring their completed state voter registration form to their county’s election commission office to complete the registration process by the Oct. 23 deadline.

All ballots must be returned to election officials — whether via mail, dropbox, or cast in person — by 8 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Diesel prices in Nebraska are now at a record high, averaging $5.96 Monday, adding some challenges for companies that use trucks.

Kent Grisham, with the Nebraska Trucking Association, is worried about how the high diesel prices will affect future generations.

“It’s actually likely that we will see some of the smaller operations, one-truck owner-operators, fleets that are particularly small that simply can’t handle that kind of rapid and overwhelming fuel inflation,” Grisham said.

That concern extends beyond business to his family, too.

“I know that my family, my grandchildren, These kinds of prices are going to be affecting everything for them well into the future,” Grisham said. “We can’t afford the cost of food going up as much as it has, let alone the cost of fuel.”

Monday night at Shoemaker’s Travel Center, the cost of a gallon of diesel was $5.99, impacting truck drivers like Ben Denny.

“It hurts everybody and I’m just in there with everybody,” Denny said. “I drive slower. I meet my on-time deliveries. I hold it between there and 68 and just keep a conscious awareness of what I’m doing to maintain less diesel use.”

Higher diesel prices are impacting the Food Bank of Lincoln, too.

“We’ve been watching these costs since the beginning of the year and if it continues at this pace, this will be our highest year on record in the last four years for fuel costs,” Michaella Kumke, the CEO, said. “Anything that goes into anything beyond food, I mean, that takes away from our food budget.”

For some, these prices could just be too much.

“The thing of it is the higher the prices, the harder it is to make a living, or make a successful living,” Denny said.

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