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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.
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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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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