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Nebraska Football Unveils Stunning Upgrades to Practice Facility

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11 months ago

June 6, 2025

Nebraska Football Unveils Stunning Upgrades to Practice Facility

Nebraska football fans got their first real look at the revamped Hawks Championship Center this week as the official Huskers Football X account unveiled photos of the updated facility.

The reveal offered a glimpse into what has been a major undertaking for the athletic department—modernizing a building that has been central to Nebraska’s football operations for nearly two decades.

Originally opened in 2006, the Hawks Championship Center was designed to be a year-round indoor practice facility. It featured a full-length field, weight rooms, and meeting spaces for players and coaches.

But in recent years, with other top-tier programs investing heavily in cutting-edge player development facilities, Nebraska’s once-state-of-the-art building had begun to show its age.

Now, after extensive renovations, the Hawks Center is back—and better than ever. Though Nebraska hasn’t released every technical detail, the upgrades clearly focused on expanding and enhancing the space to meet modern demands.

This makeover didn’t happen in a vacuum. It’s part of a broader vision for the Nebraska athletic complex that also includes the new Osborne Legacy Complex, which opened in 2024. That $165 million facility is connected to Memorial Stadium and consolidates strength training, nutrition, academics, sports medicine and recovery all under one roof.

The new look gives players a refreshed environment to work in every day—one that combines Nebraska’s traditional football culture with a modern feel designed to impress recruits and support athlete performance.

For a program built on physicality and tradition, facilities like this can make a real difference. Not only do they improve the daily lives of players, but they send a message to current athletes and future Huskers alike: Nebraska is serious about building a championship-caliber program again.

With fall camp just a couple of months away, the timing couldn’t be better. As the Huskers enter a pivotal third season under head coach Matt Rhule, the upgraded Hawks Championship Center adds to a growing sense of momentum around the program.

The investment in infrastructure is one more sign that Nebraska football is pushing forward—and that the foundation for future success is literally being built, piece by piece.

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Nebraska baseball falls to 16th-ranked Kansas

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9 hours ago

April 22, 2026

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Nebraska baseball falls to 16th-ranked Kansas

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska baseball team lost to Kansas 9-7 on Tuesday in front of a record crowd at Hoglund Park. The Huskers took an early lead on an RBI single by National Freshman of the Week Drew Grego. After giving up three unanswered runs, Nebraska rallied to go back in front on a 3rd-inning single by Will Jesske. Both Grego and Jesske finished with two hits in the game.

Kansas, however, took control in the middle innings. The Jayhawks got home runs from Tyson Owens and Josh Dykoff in the sixth frame. Both round-trippers came off NU relief pitcher Ty Horn. Kansas added insurance in the 7th inning before a late rally by the Huskers.

Nebraska trimmed a five-run deficit to two, but couldn’t complete the comeback on the road.

The Huskers’ loss is their second to the Jayhawks this season. Nebraska’s record drops to 31-10 overall.

Will Bolt’s team returns to action on Friday at Illinois. Game one is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. in Champaign.

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Nebraska jumps up to No. 2 in college softball Power 10 rankings

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21 hours ago

April 21, 2026

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April 21, 2026

Nebraska jumps up to No. 2 in college softball Power 10 rankings

April 21, 2026

Check out Michella Chester’s updated college softball Power 10 rankings for the week of April 21, which sees Nebraska rise to No. 2 behind an 11-game win streak.

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Mental health by the numbers in Nebraska

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1 day ago

April 21, 2026

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Mental health by the numbers in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A deeper look tonight as First Alert 6 continues to dig deeper into the state of mental health care in Nebraska and possible solutions, ever since last week’s two instances involving law enforcement.

A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy was shot responding to a domestic call. Investigators said the suspect, Brian Huggins, had a history of behavioral health issues. Huggins died by suicide.

And then Noemi Guzman, who police say kidnapped a 3-year-old from inside an Omaha Walmart and cut him in the arm and face with a stolen kitchen knife. Omaha police officers shot and killed her before she could strike again.

Guzman had been on a court-ordered mental health treatment plan since last summer for her schizophrenia. According to court records, psychiatrists determined she could live in the community. Remember, this was after she was arrested for setting her father’s house on fire and threatening a priest with a knife.

Monitoring system

We wanted to know who is part of the system monitoring those who may not be following their mental health treatment plan and are a risk to others or themselves. When that happens, the Board of Mental Health will often notify the local sheriff so a warrant can be issued and deputies can track the individual down.

Here are the numbers since 2023:

In 2023, 842 warrants were issued for those not following their treatment plans according to the Board of Mental Health. In 2024, 756. In 2025, 690. So far in 2026, 190.

But out of these 2,500 warrants, 85% of them didn’t have a second warrant, meaning deputies picked them up, got them back into treatment and the individuals continued to thrive after the one hiccup.

But in 15% of these cases, the individuals messed up again and had another warrant issued by the Board of Mental Health. Twenty-five individuals had five or more issued in Douglas County.

Sheriff Hanson said there has to be a better way, a more team approach for this.

One model to explore is the way Nebraska’s problem-solving courts work like drug court and veterans’ treatment court where experts from a variety of stakeholders help individuals who are on the fringes to do everything to make them productive citizens.

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