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What’s A Good Season For Nebraska Football In 2025?

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12 months ago

March 15, 2025

What’s A Good Season For Nebraska Football In 2025?

On this week’s Saturday Morning Coffee Show, Jack Mitchell and Josh Peterson took questions from subscribers.

One of them is something they’ll be asking for the next several months: What would make for a good football season in 2025? They discussed records, vibes, coaches, and players.

Below is a lightly edited transcript of their conversation on the podcast.

Josh: It’s a successful season if they could enter November in the playoff race, realistically. Which means I think 6-2. I think if you enter November 6-2, I guess then they could go 0-4 and that’d be a [crappy] season. I would just love to talk about a team in November where I’m listening to [Kings of the North] and they’re like, “wow, look at Nebraska! It’s going to be tough, but if they go 4-0, they’re going to be a playoff team!” I think that that would mark a successful season.

Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Dyaln Raiola look up at the scoreboard during the Illinois game.

Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Dyaln Raiola look up at the scoreboard during the second quarter against Illinois. / Kenny Larabee, KLIN

Jack: Maybe when I said seven, I think that’s just the bare minimum that I wouldn’t be like screaming, “OK, it’s time to really, really change things.” But if you wanted me to come out and say that felt like a successful season. Yeah, you’re probably right. Eight [wins], beat Iowa, and freaking upset someone. And I’m not including Iowa. Go in and beat Michigan. I don’t know who the other upsets would be.

Here’s a question. How many opportunities are there even for that to pull off a significant upset

Josh: On paper right now, certainly Michigan. They’ll be a dog [at] Penn State. Maybe USC. I don’t know, man. I would love to see the SP+ for some of these early games. Like honestly, maybe that’s an exercise I’ll do before our pod next week. I’ll create some point spreads because they’re at Maryland, they’re at Minnesota. Those could certainly be short road favorites, right? They’re favored against Cincinnati already. Maybe at UCLA.

Jack: Is this schedule weaker than last year?

Josh: John had a thing yesterday though, about how Nebraska has the fourth easiest schedule in the Big Ten, according to Bill Connelly. Not to get everybody too hyped. Fourth easiest schedule in the conference and one of the easiest schedules in the Power Four.

Jack: There are 2.5 games where they are clear underdogs, maybe just two. This isn’t me pumping Nebraska up. I’m just saying based on what we know now; maybe Minnesota would be too, but I don’t consider going into Minnesota a program proud win. I would say that’s Michigan and at Penn State and maybe Southern Cal. That’s it. Yeah.

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

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5 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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NioCorp to start work on its minerals mine in southeast Nebraska

NioCorp announced Monday that it plans to start work on its critical minerals mine in southeast Nebraska.

The project, which the company is calling its mine portal project, will involve building a main entrance to the Elk Creek underground mine and will serve as the primary access point for personnel, equipment, and materials for the underground mining operations. It also will include excavating bedrock, drilling and blasting to establish the twin mine ramps, on-site access road construction, and construction of on-site supporting infrastructure.

The project, which will cost nearly $45 million, is set to get underway before the end of the month. It marks the first time Colorado-based NioCorp will actually start any significant work on the main mine, from which the company hopes to extract niobium, scandium, titanium and other minerals.

“Given the size of this excavation work, the portal project really marks the beginning of a major pre-construction activity at the Elk Creek Project site and is an important step toward preparing for underground development,” Scott Honan, the company’s president and chief operating officer, said in a release.

Mark A. Smith, Niocorp’s chairman and CEO, called the project, “a significant milestone.”

Niocorp has spent more than 15 years trying to develop the mine on land in Johnson County, about 65 miles southeast of Lincoln.

The company still needs to raise a significant amount of money to make the $1.2 billion mine a reality, though. In December, NioCorp said it had raised about $360 million, or a little more than a quarter of the total cost. It is still waiting for approval of a $780 million debt financing application from the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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Nebraska Lottery results: See winning numbers for Pick 3, Pick 5 on March 1, 2026

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17 hours ago

March 2, 2026

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The results are in for the Nebraska Lottery’s draw games on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on March 1.

Winning Pick 3 numbers from March 1 drawing

7-6-5

Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.

Winning Pick 5 numbers from March 1 drawing

04-20-28-30-39

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Winning 2 By 2 numbers from March 1 drawing

Red Balls: 02-10, White Balls: 25-26

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Winning MyDay numbers from March 1 drawing

Month: 11, Day: 28, Year: 38

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 1 drawing

10-11-12-35-56, Bonus: 04

Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.

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When are the Nebraska Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Pick 3, 5: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lucky For Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
2 By 2: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
MyDaY: By 10 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m CT Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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Huskers/OSU game three canceled

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1 day ago

March 1, 2026

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Courtesy Nebraska Athletics

The third matchup this weekend between No. 9 Nebraska and No. 21 Oklahoma State was canceled Sunday due to expected bad weather in the Stillwater, Okla., area. The Cowgirls won the first matchup Thursday, 2-1 in 11 innings, while the Cornhuskers won Saturday, 4-3. The game will not be made up.

Nebraska now prepares for its home opener Thursday at Bowlin Stadium as the Huskers take on South Dakota State in a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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