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It's a hypothetical question, but it's about to be played out in real life.

If you had to build a major college football defense from scratch, would you rather have three All-America-caliber studs supported by several dependable starters and a few untested players? Or would you prefer 11 steady Eddies, none of them even a preseason all-conference selection, but who can play well together?

This has been one of the big preseason ...

Today was a day that I have been anticipating and dreading. Nebraska’s alternate uniform, to be worn a 2012 home game, was revealed today*.

*Funny story – It sounds like Nebraska and adidas wanted to unveil the jerseys next Friday at Nebraska’s annual Fan Day (which makes perfect sense – get a thousand rabid fans on campus, show ...

Aaron Babcock and Mike Babcock (no relation) have recently left their positions as the editor and contributing editor, respectively, of "Huskers Illustrated" to launch a new Husker magazine called (are you ready for this?) "Hail Varsity."

Aaron, who will serve ...

Has anyone piled up more statistics and gotten less respect as a Nebraska football player than Taylor Martinez?

Martinez is a classic case study in how you define success and productivity for a major college quarterback. Does it mean yards and touchdowns? Does it mean championships?

He has not yet begun his junior season, but he’s already piled up 5,559 total yards – the third highest total in Cornhusker football history. Martinez ...