Monday Morning Sports – 9/11/2023

HUSKER FOOTBALL POSTGAME COMMENTS – HEAD COACH MATT RHULE:

RHULE – COLORADO IS EXPLOSIVE; HAVE TO CORRECT TURNOVERS:

Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football Head Coach, opened his postgame presser Saturday afternoon after the loss to Colorado on his initial thoughts regarding the 36-14 loss…

Nebraska is now 0-2 for the second time under a new head coach, as Scott Frost began his tenure 0-6. 

RHULE – SNAP TIMING HAS BEEN OFF; TURNOVERS HAVE TO BE FIXED:

Nebraska Football head coach Matt Rhule said it will take some time to figure out the cause of the fumbled snap issues, but it is an issue that has to be corrected…

Quarterback Jeff Sims now has 37 total turnovers in his career – the most of any active FBS player.

RHULE – SIMS IS STILL QB1; QUARTERBACK NEEDS EVALUATION:

Matt Rhule stated in his postgame presser at Colorado that there isn’t going to be much discussion regarding a change at quarterback after the 36-14 loss…

Rhule added that Sims continues to improve on his turnover rate despite Nebraska being -3 in turnover margin after two games – rating the Cornhuskers at 128th out of 132 FBS teams.

RHULE – STILL BELIEVE WE ARE GOOD TEAM:

Nebraska’s Matt Rhule held his belief in his team during the postgame comments after the Colorado loss…

Rhule’s Huskers hold their first home game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday facing Northern Illinois. 

RHULE – ISSUES RESULTING IN FUMBLES:

Matt Rhule, Nebraska Football head coach, was asked what some of the core issues could be resulting in so many fumbles to begin the season…

Nebraska aims to earn their first win of 2023 against Northern Illinois on Saturday.

LOPER FOOTBALL WINS FIRST GAME OF HELD ERA:

Quarterback TJ Davis rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another as Nebraska Kearney got past pesky Northeastern State, 31-17, Saturday night at Ron & Carol Cope Stadium.

This was UNK’s home opener, and they’ll remain at Foster Field next Saturday when Missouri Southern (1-1) comes to town. Kickoff is at 12 p.m.

The Lopers have now beaten the RiverHawks (0-2) six straight times to grab an all-time series lead of 9-4. 

HASTINGS COLLEGE FOOTBALL BLOWN PAST BY MORNINGSIDE:

Despite a 21-0 lead early in the contest, Hastings College fought to battle back Saturday afternoon – ultimately falling short as No 4 Morningside blew past the Broncos 55-18.

The Mustangs finished the game with 495 yards of offense compared to 262 for the Broncos.

Hastings is now 2-1 (1-1) on the year and will be back in action Saturday Sept. 16 as Jamestown comes to town with kickoff set for 1:00 pm on Lloyd Wilson Field.

HUSKER VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS FORMER ASSISTANT, LONG BEACH STATE:

The fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team improved to 7-0 with a 25-18, 25-8, 25-21 sweep of Long Beach State in front of a crowd of 8,589 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Saturday night.

The Huskers fired on all cylinders to a season-best .393 hitting percentage. Six different Huskers had at least four kills, led by Harper Murray’s 10, Merritt Beason’s nine and Andi Jackson’s eight.

Nebraska pays a visit to No. 5 Stanford on Tuesday at 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. The game can be heard on KGFW with pregame beginning at 7 PM.

UNK VOLLEYBALL GOES UNDEFEATED IN COLORADO SPRINGS: 

The 10th-ranked Nebraska Kearney volleyball team moved to 9-0 on the season after sweeping both St. Martin’s, Wash. (-16, -16, -15) and Colorado-Colorado Springs (-22, -17, -17) Saturday in the Springs.

UNK remains undefeated after sweeping both Friday opponents in Colorado Springs as well. 

These matches were a part of the UCCS Classic with UNK sweeping Western Colorado and Western Oregon. 

Their road swing continues this week with MIAA battles vs. No.  17 Washburn (6-1) and Emporia State (6-2) on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

BRONCOS VOLLEYBALLS DROPS ANOTHER FIVE SET THRILLER:

The Hastings College volleyball team got off to a fast start but couldn’t close the door as Mount Marty came all the way back to upset the Lady Broncos 25-14, 25-21, 15-25, 20-25, 9-15 on Saturday afternoon inside Lynn Farrell Arena.

Hastings falls to 5-5 (0-3) on the year and will be back in action Wednesday Sept. 13 hitting the road to take on Midland with first serve set for 7:30 pm in Fremont, NE.

KHS VOLLEYBALL INVITE SATURDAY RESULTS:

The 9th Annual KHS Volleyball Invite wrapped on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Kearney High School, with Millard West claiming the Gold Tournament championship over the statewide pool of competitions.

Kearney ended 1-3 on the day, falling to Elkhorn North, Norfolk, and Scottsbluff but defeating North Platte. 

Full results at KGFW and Central Nebraska Today. 

MICHIGAN STATE SUSPENDS HEAD COACH MEL TUCKER:

Michigan State suspended football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday, less than 24 hours after allegations became public in a USA Today report that he sexually harassed activist and rape survivor Brenda Tracy during a phone call last year.

The university hired a Title IX attorney to investigate Tracy’s complaint and the investigation concluded on July 25. A hearing is scheduled for the week of Oct. 5 determine if Tucker violated the school’s sexual harassment and exploitation policy.

Secondary coach Harlon Barnett will serve as the team’s interim coach and former coach Mark Dantonio was named associate head coach while Tucker awaits his fate with the program.

Tucker is in the third year of a $95 million, 10-year contract and if he is fired for cause, the school would not have to pay him what’s remaining on his deal.

TEXAS UP TO No. 4 IN AP TOP 25 POLL:

Texas jumped seven spots to No. 4 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday after beating Alabama, and the Pac-12 became just the second conference to place as many as eight teams in an AP Top 25.

Georgia received 55 first-place votes to remain the clear No. 1. Michigan was No. 2, with two-first place votes. No. 3 Florida State received three first-place votes and moved up a spot.

USC moved up a spot to No. 5, while the Big Ten’s Ohio State and Penn State moved to No. 6 and No. 7.

NFL SCHEDULE/RESULTS:

SUNDAY RESULTS:

Cleveland Browns 24-3 Cincinnati Bengals

Baltimore Ravens 25-9 Houston Texans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17 Minnesota Vikings

Atlanta Falcons 24-10 Carolina Panthers

Washington Commanders 20-16 Arizona Cardinals

Jacksonville Jaguars 31-21 Indianapolis Colts

San Francisco 49ers 30-7 Pittsburgh Steelers

New Orleans Saints 16-15 Tennessee Titans

Las Vegas Raiders 17-16 Denver Broncos

Philadelphia Eagles 25-20 New England Patriots

Los Angeles Rams 30-13 Seattle Seahawks

Miami Dolphins 36-34 Los Angeles Chargers

Green Bay Packers 38-20 Chicago Bears

Dallas Cowboys 40-0 New York Giants

MONDAY SCHEDULE:

Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets – 7:15 PM

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE:

MONDAY SCHEDULE:

Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies – 12:05 PM

Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates – 5:35 PM

St. Louis Cardinals @ Baltimore Orioles – 5:35 PM

Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies – 5:40 PM

Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays – 6:07 PM

Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Mets – 6:10 PM

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox – 6:10 PM

Miami Marlins @ Milwaukee Brewers – 6:40 PM

Tampa Bay Rays @ Minnesota Twins – 6:40 PM

Kansas City Royals @ Chicago White Sox – 6:40 PM

Oakland Athletics @ Houston Astros – 7:10 PM

Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies – 7:40 PM

Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners – 8:40 PM

Cleveland Guardians @ San Francisco Giants – 8:45 PM

San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers – 9:10 PM

Buffalo County Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN BUFFALO COUNTY SPORTS:

MONDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Lincoln East Invite @ Woods Tennis Center – 8:30 AM 
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: v. GICC/McCook Triangular – 1 PM
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • Volleyball: @ Ord Triangular (v. Ord, Ravenna) – 5 PM/7 PM
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • Volleyball: @ Ord Triangular (v. Gibbon, Ord) – 5 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Golf: @ Dordt/Northwestern Invite @ Sioux City, SD
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Women’s Golf: @ Sam Golden Invite @ North Texas – 8:30 AM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• High School Coaches Show (5 PM – 6 PM)
• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

TUESDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Girls Golf: @ Hastings Invite @ Lochland Country Club – 10 AM
  • Boys Tennis: @ North Platte Dual @ Cody Park – 4 PM
  • Softball: @ Norfolk Doubleheader @ Ta-Ha Zoucha Complex – 5 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Columbus – 6:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Girls Golf: @ Hastings Invite @ Lochland Country Club – 10 AM
  • Softball: @ Polk County Triangular – 4 PM
  • Cross Country: @ Minden Invite – 4:30 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Volleyball: @ SEM – 6:30 PM
  • Softball: @ Polk County Triangular – 5:30 PM/7 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Volleyball: @ Twin Loup – 6 PM
• GIBBON:
  • Girls Golf: @ Loup City – 10 AM
  • Volleyball: @ Central City Triangular (v. CC, Doniphan-Trumbull) – 5 PM
• SHELTON:
  • Cross Country: @ Minden Invite @ Minden Country Club – 4:30 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Wilcox-Hildreth Triangular
    • GAME 1: @ Wilcox-Hildreth – 5 PM
    • GAME 2: v. Axtell – 6 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • Girls Golf: @ Loup City Invite – 10 AM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Golf: @ Dordt/Northwestern Invite @ Sioux City, SD
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Volleyball: @ #5 Stanford @ Palo Alto, CA – 8 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 7 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 7 PM)
• Nebraska Volleyball @ Stanford (7 PM – 10:30 PM)

WEDNESDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • N/a
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Men’s Soccer: @ Graceland @ John Rasmussen Soccer Complex – 5 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Midland @ Fremont, NE – 7:30 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Volleyball: v. Creighton @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 7 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

THURSDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Cross Country: @ Lincoln Invite @ Pioneers Park – 10 AM
  • Softball: @ Columbus Doubleheader @ Bradshaw Park – 5 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Grand Island @ Kearney High School – 6:30 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Lexington Invite – 9 AM
  • Cross Country: @ Ravenna Invite – 4 PM
  • Softball: v. York @ Patriot Park – 5 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Cross Country: @ Ravenna Golf Course – 4 PM
  • Softball: v. York @ Patriot Park – 5 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • Cross Country: @ Ravenna Invite @ Ravenna Golf Club – 4 PM
• SHELTON:
  • Volleyball: @ Lawrence-Nelson – 6 PM
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • Cross Country: v. Ravenna Invite – 4 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Tennis: @ Colorado State-Pueblo @ Pueblo, CO
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • N/a
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Softball: Scrimmage – 5:30 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Sports Nightly (6 PM – 6:30 PM)
• Kearney Volleyball v. Grand Island (6:30 PM – 9 PM)

FRIDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Football: v. Bellevue West @ Foster Field – 7 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Volleyball: @ Gothenburg Tournament – 2 PM
  • Football: @ Milford – 7 PM
• AMHERST:
  • Football: @ Doniphan-Trumbull – 7 PM
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Football: @ Ravenna – 7 PM
• GIBBON:
  • Girls Golf: @ Minden Invite @ Minden Country Club – 9 AM
  • Football: v. Chase County – 7 PM (CST)
• SHELTON:
  • Football: @ Paxton – 7 PM (CST)
• ELM CREEK:
  • Football: @ Central Valley – 7 PM
• RAVENNA:
  • Football: v. Pleasanton – 7 PM

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Women’s Tennis: v. Colorado Mesa @ Pueblo, CO
  • Women’s Tennis: v. Dallas Baptist @ Pueblo, CO
  • Men’s Tennis: @ ITA Central Regionals @ Topeka, KS
  • Volleyball: @ Washburn @ Topeka, KS – 6 PM
  • Women’s Soccer: @ Fort Hays State @ Hays, KS – 7 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Women’s Tennis: @ GPAC Invite – 10 AM
  • Men’s Tennis: @ GPAC Invite – 10 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Bellevue @ Ottawa, KS – 2 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Oklahoma Wesleyan @ Ottawa, KS – 7 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Wisconsin – 7:05 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• KGFW High School Football Preview Show (6 PM – 6:30 PM)
• Kearney High Football v. Bellevue West (6:30 PM – 10 PM)

SATURDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Skutt Invite – 9 AM
  • Volleyball: @ Gothenburg Tournament – 10 AM
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • Volleyball: v. Pleasanton Tournament – 10 AM
• GIBBON:
  • Volleyball: @ Pleasanton Invite – 9 AM
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • Volleyball: v. Elm Creek Tournament – 9 AM
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Men’s Tennis: @ ITA Central Regionals @ Topeka, KS
  • Cross Country: @ Greeno/Dirksen Invite @ Lincoln, NE
  • Women’s Swimming: v. Blue/White Scrimmage @ Kearney High School
  • Football: v. Missouri Southern @ Ron & Carol Cope Stadium – 12 PM
  • Volleyball: @ Emporia State @ Emporia, KS – 3 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • Women’s Tennis: @ GPAC Invite – 10 AM
  • Men’s Tennis: @ GPAC Invite – 10 AM
  • Cross Country: @ Greeno/Dirksen Invite @ Lincoln, NE – 10 AM
  • Football: v. Jamestown – 1 PM
  • Men’s Soccer: v. Dakota Wesleyan – 5:30 PM
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Dakota Wesleyan – 8 PM
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Cross Country: v. Greeno/Dirksen Invite @ Lincoln, NE – 10 AM
  • Football: v. Northern Illinois @ Memorial Stadium – 6 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 2 PM
    • HITS-106 KQKY Pregame at 5:15 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Nebraska Football v. Northern Illinois (2 PM – 1 AM) – KGFW
• Nebraska Football v. Northern Illinois (5:15 PM – 11:15 PM) – HITS 106 KQKY

SUNDAY:

High School Sports:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• AMHERST:
  • N/a
• PLEASANTON:.
  • N/a
• GIBBON:
  • N/a
• SHELTON:
  • N/a
• ELM CREEK:
  • N/a
• RAVENNA:
  • N/a

College Athletics:

• UNK LOPERS:
  • Men’s Tennis: @ ITA Central Regionals @ Topeka, KS
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Washburn @ Foster Field – 2 PM
• HASTINGS COLLEGE BRONCOS:
  • N/a
• NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS:
  • Women’s Golf: @ Mary Fossum Invite @ East Lansing, MI – 8 AM
  • Volleyball: v. Kentucky @ Bob Devaney Sports Center – 6:30 PM
    • KGFW Pregame at 6 PM

KGFW Sports Schedule:

• Nebraska Volleyball v. Kentucky (6 PM – 9 PM)