Nebraska defensive end Eric Martin was ordered to pay a $50 fine after he pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge in Lancaster County Court. This goes back to a December incident in a Walmart parking lot, in which Lincoln police cited Martin on suspicion of leaving the scene of an accident and failing to provide information. The 20 year old Martin is a senior on the Husker football team. He had 23 total tackles and 2½ sacks in 12 games during the 2011 season.
Nebraska’s future football schedules
May 21, 2012 By
The Big Ten Conference announced its football schedules for the 2015 and 2016 seasons giving Nebraska fans a look at the Huskers’ conference schedule for the next five seasons.
In 2015 and 2016, Nebraska will continue to play the other five Legends Division schools each season—Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Northwestern, along with its permanent cross-division opponent, Penn State.
In 2015 and 2016, Nebraska will face Indiana for the first time as a Big Ten opponent, and will also take on Wisconsin in each of those seasons.
Ex-football coach, former Cornhusker, convicted on drug charges in Sidney
May 17, 2012 By
A former Sidney High School assistant football coach will be sentenced on two drug felonies in July.
Forty-two-year-old Robert Lance Lewis pleaded guilty to possession of more than a pound of marijuana and possession of hashish in court Wednesday according to the Cheyenne County Attorney’s Office.
Both charges are felonies and carry a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine each. Lewis will be sentenced on July 12.
Lewis was arrested after being stopped for a traffic violation in Sidney by the Nebraska State Patrol, which was monitoring his movements from Sidney to Kansas last November on a tip that he was transporting drugs, according to an arrest affidavit.
The document says troopers found packaged marijuana and a ball of hashish during a search of the vehicle.
Lewis was an assistant football coach at Sidney High School and a Nebraska Cornhusker football letterman in the late 80s and early 90s.
He was relieved of his Sidney coaching duties not long after his arrest.
By Dave Collins, KSID, Sidney
Two Nebraska HS football stars nominated for All-Star game
May 9, 2012 By
Lincoln Southwest linebacker Josh Banderas (verbal commit to Nebraska) and Lincoln North Star’s Michael Minter are two of 400 nominees who will await word from the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee, to see if they are one of 90 who will be invited to play in the January 5, 2013 Army All-American Bowl.
The committee consists of All American Games’ network of regional coaches throughout the country and Rivals.com.
Bruce Jasurda, chief marketing officer for the U.S. Army, said in a press release, “This nomination recognizes the mental, emotional and physical strengths, and leadership qualities, these athletes possess both on and off the field; qualities they share with Army Strong Soldiers. The Army congratulates all of the athletes on their nomination.”
Vote to have ESPN’s Game Day Crew visit Lincoln
May 9, 2012 By
You can vote for ESPN’s College Game Day Crew to come and shoot a promotional video this summer on Nebraska’s campus. NU is a distant second place behind Texas A & M. You need to place your vote by Thursday night, 10:59 Central time. Vote here.
