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Nebraska Football Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Seven Husker Football alums will be recognized in September as part of the 2024 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame class.
The 2024 inductees were announced Thursday as the chosen members to be added to the program’s hall of fame. The seven selected include offensive lineman Keven Lightner, safety Tyrone Byrd, linebacker Terrell Farley, defensive end Chris Kelsay, defensive tackle Jared Crick, running back Rex Burkhead, and lineman Monte Johnson.
The state college representative for this year’s class includes Mike Miller, an All-American running back for Nebraska-Kearney in the early 2000s.
Prior to 2015, players must have been either an All-American or first-team all-conference selection to make the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame ballot. Beginning in 2015, Huskers who earned second-team all-conference honors dating back to the expansion of the Big Eight to the Big 12 (1996) and now the 18-team Big Ten, are eligible.
Lightner, a tackle in the mid-1980s, was a first-team All-Big Eight selection in 1987 and a three-year letterwinner. Byrd was a safety in the early 1990s, just missing Nebraska’s championship window in that decade. The defensive back was a first-team All-Big Eight selection as a senior in 1992.
Seneca Wallace And Chris Kelsay 2002 / Rodney White/THe Register, Des Moines
Farley, a linebacker in the mid-90s, was a standout Blackshirt who earned first-team All-Big Eight honors and was the Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 1995 in which the Huskers earned the national title. Kelsay, a defensive end from Auburn, Neb., was a two-time All-Big 12 selection and aided the Huskers to the 2001 BCS National Championship game.
Crick, a Cozad native, was a member of the legendary 2009 Blackshirts and earned two All-Big 12 selections and was a second-team All-American while with Nebraska. He would later go on to play with the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos. Burkhead ended his Husker career as one of the top running backs in school history, having rushed for 3,329 yards and 30 touchdowns earning All-Big 12 honorable mention as a sophomore, being named first-team all conference and honorable mention All-American as a junior. He finished with two Super Bowl teams in New England and played ten NFL seasons playing with the Bengals, Patriots, and Texans.
In the Legends category, Johnson was a standout defensive lineman for Bob Devaney in his final three seasons as a head coach. He earned a second-round selection by the Oakland Raiders and helped winning Super Bowls XI and XV with the Raiders.
Nebraska Football will honor their 2024 class with the official induction and banquet on Sept. 13 in Lincoln and will be honored at the home game against Northern Iowa.
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Nebraska Game and Parks is offering residents a chance to win prizes simply for getting outside and moving, as part of a challenge honoring America’s 250th birthday.
The Outdoor Nebraska 250-Mile Challenge invites participants to log miles through activities like walking, running, kayaking, horseback riding and more using any fitness app. The goal is to reach 250 miles before the end of the year. Once completed, participants fill out a form on the Nebraska Game and Parks website to become eligible for prizes.
Mike Selman, a regular walker at Zorinsky Lake, said the challenge caught his attention.
“I think it’s great, as long as you put in the time and effort,” Selman said.
Selman said getting outdoors is already a big part of his routine.
“I absolutely love it, I love being outdoors, just the beauty, the nature, the trees, the water,” Selman said.
He said one of his favorite aspects of the challenge is the opportunity to explore Nebraska’s many outdoor spaces.
“Especially here, around Zorinsky, Standing Bear, Flanagan, you got great opportunities and great places to go,” Selman said.
When asked if he planned to submit his miles, Selman did not hesitate.
“I’ll definitely think about it, most definitely,” Selman said.
Between Memorial Day and the end of the year, logging just over 1 mile a day would be enough to reach the 250-mile goal and qualify for prizes.
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We’ll have to wait a bit longer to get into the Cowgirls’ Super Regional.
A rainy night in Lincoln meant the teams only managed to get four outs into the Super between Oklahoma State and Nebraska. The game is tied at 0. The weather delay lasted about two hours before they called it.
The game will resume at 4 p.m. Friday and be televised on ESPN2. They will not play another game Friday, as Game 2 will now take place at 4 p.m. Saturday.
The Nebraska football team added its third 2027 offensive line commitment and addition from the state of Georgia on Wednesday.
Loganville (Ga.) Grayson offensive lineman KD Jones officially announced his commitment to NU this week. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Jones picked the Huskers over Georgia Tech, Auburn, Kentucky and Virginia Tech. He visited Lincoln on May 6 and is scheduled to take his official visit to Nebraska on June 6.
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The Huskers first offered Jones in April, after offensive line coach Geep Wade had previously been recruiting him at Georgia Tech.
“Coach Wade called me and offered me today,” Jones told HuskerOnline on Apr. 25. “He has been on me for a long time, ever since he was at Tech. So his interest wasn’t anything new to me. He came to watch me train at school and was amazed. He offered the next day.”
Jones joins safety Corey Hadley from the state of Georgia in NU’s 2027 recruiting class.
“I knew nothing about Nebraska before the offer,” Jones said in April. But now that Coach Wade and Coach (Lonnie) Teasley are there, I know I can trust them.”
Jones had planned to take official visits to all the schools recruiting him, but his early commitment to NU appears to have shut down those visits.
He jones Omaha (Neb.) Millard North’s Matt Erickson and fellow Grayson product Jordan Agbanoma are the other offensive linemen in the Huskers’ 2027 recruiting class. He’s now the 10th commitment in Nebraska’s class of 2027.
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