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Husker247 Podcast: Moving on to Minnesota and a little Matt Rhule talk too Oct 14, 2025

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Nebraska football rolls along even if its head coach is being treated like the consensus front runner for an entirely different job.

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discuss Nebraska’s media access on Tuesday where players and coordinators met to discuss Minnesota, the fallout from the Maryland win and even a little discussion regarding Matt Rhule’s future.

Conversation started with Nyziah Hunter, Nebraska’s balanced passing attack, what Dana Holgorsen thinks about how the Huskers have been on that side of the ball and then weaved in chatter on defensive pressures, stopping the run and finally Dylan Raiola’s comments about Rhule’s future.

Then Husker247 ran through Nebraska’s recent woes with Minnesota and how Friday the Huskers have a chance to end a losing streak and also prove that this program is moving forward.

Husker247 Daily: Rhule addresses Penn State discussion, Minnesota looms Oct 14, 2025

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The Tuesday edition of the Husker247 Daily tackles Matt Rhule's comments about Penn State and improvements he'd like to see at Nebraska. Plus, remember there's a football game this week? What's waiting for the Huskers in the Minnesota matchup?

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Husker247 Daily: Big win but Rhule question looms Oct 13, 2025

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Nebraska gets a big win, but could Matt Rhule be looking at his next stop with the Penn State job open?

Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz talk about all of that starting with the come from behind win against Maryland and how confident each was that the Huskers were about to go get a win when Dylan Raiola and the rest of the offense took over late in the fourth.

Then the Rhule conversation. Why might he look? Does it make sense? What can Nebraska do? What should Nebraska do in this situation? There’s more questions than answers for a storyline that might follow this team the rest of the season.

Sunday Side Session: Crab cakes and comebacks Oct 12, 2025

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A strange team plays strange games and Nebraska has proven that to be the case in every game against Power Four opponents and Saturday’s 34-31 win over Maryland was another example for the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a rare come from behind victory.

The Sunday Side Session breaks down all the action as Omaha World Herald reporter Wilson Moore joins Mike Schaefer to discuss what happened in College Park and how things sit for a now 5-1 Nebraska football team.

The two discuss Emmett Johnson, Nebraska’s maddening inconsistencies, Dylan Raiola and more during the 50-minute podcast.

Are the Huskers equipped to make a run against a schedule that looks like it’s both tougher and perhaps not as difficult as expected all at the same time?

Husker247 Daily: Big Ten slate in Week 7 Oct 10, 2025

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Husker247 Daily returned and took a long look at a fun slate of Big Ten games that are happening all weekend.

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson ran through all of the Big Ten contests, gave picks and tried to provide rationale for their gut feels.

Can Illinois hang with Ohio State? Why are they calling for Indiana to get it done? Poor Northwestern going into a hornets nest? How much of a sicko are you if you watch Wisconsin-Iowa?

Husker247 Daily: Nebraska takes the show on the road, who steps up? Oct 09, 2025

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In the Oct. 9, edition of the Husker247 Daily, Michael Bruntz and Brian Christopherson break down the Huskers' road game at Maryland. Who are players who need to step up to keep the Huskers rolling further into October?

Husker247 HypeCast: Maryland Oct 09, 2025

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Two 4-1 teams meeting up in the state known for crab cakes and football as Nebraska travels out of the midwest for the first time all season to take on the Maryland Terrapins.

Let’s get hyped!

93.7 The Ticket host Jake Sorensen joins the Husker247 trio to discuss Maryland football, Malik Washington, the Terps ferocious front seven and where the Huskers might have some advantages in this critical football game.

Plus there’s picks to click, oddly specific predictions and final score guesses.

Husker247 Daily: Protecting the quarterback Oct 08, 2025

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The Husker247 Daily for Wednesday took a look at Nebraska’s issues in pass protection but also how Maryland has become a surprisingly effective team getting after quarterbacks.

Where do the Terps rank in pass rush? How has Nebraska done in Big Ten play? What might this mean for Saturday?

Finally Mike Schaefer and Michael Bruntz discuss what has ailed Nebraska’s protection plan and how things might improve moving forward.

Husker247 Podcast: Buy or sell in 2025? Oct 07, 2025

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What are we buying and what are we selling as it relates to Nebraska football in 2025?

Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discuss various things like special teams, Nebraska’s rush defense, pass protection and more and determine just how things look for the Huskers.

Then things finish up with a conversation about if this Husker team is equipped to go finish off October and win games it is expected to win.

Husker247 Daily: What to make of Nebraska's running game? Oct 07, 2025

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Mike Schaefer and Brian Christopherson discussed Nebraska’s running game on the Tuesday edition of Husker247 Daily.

The conversation started after head coach Matt Rhule said on Monday he felt the Huskers running game has been a little unfairly characterized because of the sacks taking away from the total yardage. Husker247 discusses how accurate that is and what other questions still exist.

Plus where does the line factor in all of this and can Nebraska line it up and run when it needs to in order to win games?