Nebraska
Residents near Nebraska’s Spencer Dam recall events of 2019 flood
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Ice chunks weighing up to three tons, each fueled by rushing floodwaters forced the collapse of the Spencer Dam, which sent an 11-foot wall of water rushing downstream.
It wiped out Kenny Angel’s place at the base of the dam. His body was never found. The Vietnam veteran was one of three flood-related deaths in Nebraska in March 2019.
While Nebraska Public Power officials decided not to rebuild the damn, highway crews had a more pressing issue. Highway 281 across the Niobrara River had been washed, and getting around it required a detour.
A 120 mile detour.
“I’ve got to be honest, a lot of those first few days are a blur,” said Jeff Hart, a social sciences teacher at Boyd County Schools.
Many had to get creative on how to navigate the detour, which was in place for four months until contractors built a temporary highway bridge.
“The bridge south of Butte, after awhile, you couldn’t drive across it, but you could walk across it,” Hart said. “People had a vehicle on both ends and would walk across it. I know there were some families that did that everyday.”
Sometimes, what was happening at home was much harder. As the flood waters rose, many people needed to be rescued from their houses, and the community rural water line was severed. Port-a-potties and bottled water were at a premium, and when kids weren’t at school, many of them were involved in relief efforts.
“The resiliency of the kids was amazing,” Hart said.
Five years later, Hart incorporates some of the lessons of the 2019 floods into his teaching.
“I love to use it now to show how interconnected we are as a society, and how transportation is so valuable,” Hart said. “The kids who were hit by the flood and then by COVID, I tell them, ‘You lived through history.’”
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USC Trojans, Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction: Can Jayden Maiava Win First Start of USC Career?
The USC Trojans host the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. PT on FOX.
Each of these teams are coming off a bye week. USC has a record of 4-5 while the Cornhuskers come in with a record of 5-4. After promising starts to the season for both, they have really struggled in conference play. USC is 2-5 in Big Ten play and Nebraska is 2-4.
USC vs. Nebraska Odds
The Trojans enter Saturday’s matchup as a 7.5-point home favorite vs. the visiting Cornhuskers. The over/under is set at 51 points.
The Trojans have been two different teams on the road and at home. USC is 0-4 record on the road while being a solid 3-1 at home. Their lone home loss was an overtime defeat to Penn State. USC also won their neutral site battle in week one vs. LSU.
The Cornhuskers have been reeling over the past month. Nebraska was once 5-1, but have lost their last three games to Indiana, Ohio State, and UCLA.
USC vs. Nebraska Preview
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ESPN’s Football Power Index gives the Trojans a 82.3 percent chance to beat the visiting Cornhuskers on Saturday.
The most shocking stat about the 2024 USC Trojans is that in all nine games, they have had a fourth quarter lead. Somehow, they have managed to let five of them slip away, but USC has been able to hold serve at home this season. In their last outing, the Trojans lost 26-21 to Washington in Seattle.
Nebraska looked like a legitimate college football playoff contender after their first six games. The Cornhuskers were 5-1 with their one loss coming in overtime to a good Illinois team. It has been all downhill since. After three straight losses, the Cornhuskers’ bye week gave them a much-needed break. Their last game was a 27-20 home loss to UCLA.
The Trojans and Cornhuskers have met five times before, with USC winning four of them and one game ending in a tie. The most recent meeting was in the 2014 Holiday Bowl. USC won 45-42.
USC vs. Nebraska Score Prediction
There is a lot of pressure building on Trojans’ coach Lincoln Riley. Riley made the decision to bench quarterback Miller Moss for sophomore Jayden Maiava. Maiava will be making his first start this season. Will he give USC a much needed spark to end the season one a high note?
This game will be close, but USC will find a way to pull it out with Maiava.
USC 31, Nebraska 24
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Flip season is on and just got real for Nebraska. Four-star outside linebacker Dawson Merritt has announced that he’s flipped from Alabama to the Huskers.
Merritt had been a long time target of the Huskers and remained a priority even after his initial commitment to Alabama.
The Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley four-star is the 20th commitment for Nebraska’s 2025 recruiting class. The class currently sits inside the top 20 the Rivals team recruiting rankings.
WHAT MERRITT MEANS FOR NEBRASKA
If Nebraska is going to return to the national scene part of the story will be that the program started landing elite talent from the Midwest. So it’s a huge deal that the Huskers were able to pull the flip with Merritt who is among the best players in the region this cycle.
Merritt joins offensive lineman Julian Marks, linebacker Christian Jones, running back Jamarion Parker, defensive lineman Tyson Terry and wide receiver Isaiah Mozee as four-stars in the class from the Midwest. That’s a terrific haul for Rhule as he rebuilds the program.
This commitment also shows another important thing for Rhule. He can land players that want to go to elite programs. The relationship between Rhule and the Merritt family is fantastic. That’s because of Rhule’s ability to connect and how he kept on Dawson even after he gave his commitment to Alabama.
WHAT MERRITT BRINGS FOR THE HUSKERS
Versatility is the name of the game for Merritt. He’s exactly the type of potential defensive chess piece that defensive coordinator Tony White loves to coach. The Kansas native has the arm length, bend and quickness that can make him a good pass rusher. There are moments he flashed that ability when I saw him play in person this season.
But Merritt has a frame (6-3, 200) that will likely be able to hold 20-30 more pounds. Strength coach Corey Campbell will want to put some additional muscle mass on him before he hits the field in Lincoln. If that happens, Merritt could also be a player that plays some off-ball linebacker in the way that John Bullock currently plays for the team.
Nebraska sits at 19 commits in the 2025 class just weeks away from Early Signing Day. The Huskers are heating up, ramping up pursuit and NIL efforts as they look to put the finishing touches on the class. Here’s the latest on top targets like Michael Terry, Dawson Merritt and Jordan Allen, along with a note on the Huskers making the top group for two 2026 four-star targets and two 2026 targets set to see Nebraska in action this weekend.
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