Huskers Look Ready to Win Big Ten Title First Year in Conference Though the Huskers’ chances of playing for a national championship this season remain remote, they look very much like a football program that’s capable of winning a BCS title in the near future. And that’s why the current members of the Big Ten had […]
Nebraska’s Johnny Rodgers Won ’72 Heisman after Conviction for Robbing Gas Station: Heisman Voters At Odds with Heisman Trust Mission Statement In 1972, Nebraska’s Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers won the Heisman Trophy balloting–after being arrested, charged and convicted of robbing a gas station while being a student at the university. Thus making Cam Newton’s 2008 […]
Breaking ESPN story about Newton’s agent allegedly seeking big cash from colleges damages Heisman hopes. Can Cameron Newton Rise above His Troubled Past to Claim the Heisman? That is the title of a post written two weeks ago (Oct 20th) where I discussed the irony–in light of the recent Reggie Bush/USC scandal–that an athlete with a dubious past may win the […]