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Oklahoma's Jalen Redmond (31) sacks Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Lincoln, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
No. 6 OU routs Huskers 49-14 in 1st game after Frost firing

By Eric Olson Sep. 17, 2022 03:42 PM EDT

Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables and players link arms across the field before an NCAA college football game against Kent State, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
It's all about the future as No. 6 Sooners visit Huskers

By Eric Olson Sep. 15, 2022 12:49 PM EDT

FILE - Johnny Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner, smiles and waves to a well-wisher after he was granted a pardon for his felony conviction for robbing a gas station in 1970, at a state board of pardons hearing Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, in Lincoln, Neb. Rodgers, the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, is in an Omaha hospital intensive care unit with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
Unvaxxed '72 Heisman winner: Fitness sped COVID-19 recovery

By Eric Olson Dec. 14, 2021 06:44 PM EST

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FILE - In this Thanksgiving Day 1971 file photo, Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (20) returns a punt for a touchdown as teammate Joe Blahak (27) delivers a block in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla. The game, which Nebraska won 35-31, is widely remembered as "The Game of the Century." Fifty years later, Rodgers still gets asked about the play. (Bob Gorham/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Best of the best: AP ranks the top Games of the Century

By Ralph D. Russo Sep. 16, 2021 12:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 1971, file photo, Nebraska's Jeff Kinney (35) gets a block from fullback Maury Damkroger (46) as he scores against Oklahoma from the two-yard line with 1:38 left in a college football game in Norman, Okla., on Thanksgiving Day. The game on Thanksgiving 50 years ago is back in the spotlight as Nebraska and Oklahoma renew their rivalry on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Tulsa World via AP, File)
'They were as good as we were': Cornhuskers-Sooners '71

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 03:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 1971, file photo, Nebraska's Jeff Kinney (35) gets a block from fullback Maury Damkroger (46) as he scores against Oklahoma from the two-yard line with 1:38 left in a college football game in Norman, Okla., on Thanksgiving Day. The game on Thanksgiving 50 years ago is back in the spotlight as Nebraska and Oklahoma renew their rivalry on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Tulsa World via AP, File)
AP Was There: Huskers beat Sooners in '71 'Game of Century'

By The Associated Press Sep. 16, 2021 03:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 1971, file photo, Nebraska's Rich Glover (79) brings down Oklahoma quarterback Jack Mildren (11) as Nebraska defenders Bob Terrio (45) and Dave Mason (25) close in during a college football game in Norman, Okla., on Thanksgiving Day. The game on Thanksgiving 50 years ago is back in the spotlight as Nebraska and Oklahoma renew their rivalry on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Nebraska-Oklahoma provided stage for Black stars in '70s

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 15, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 1971, file photo, Nebraska's Jeff Kinney (35) gets a block from fullback Maury Damkroger (46) as he scores against Oklahoma from the two-yard line with 1:38 left in a college football game in Norman, Okla., on Thanksgiving Day. The game on Thanksgiving 50 years ago is back in the spotlight as Nebraska and Oklahoma renew their rivalry on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (Tulsa World via AP, File)
Thanks for the memories: This isn't your dad's Nebraska-OU

By Eric Olson Sep. 14, 2021 04:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thanksgiving Day 1971 file photo, Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (20) returns a punt for a touchdown as teammate Joe Blahak (27) delivers a block in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, in Norman, Okla. The game, which Nebraska won 35-31, is widely remembered as "The Game of the Century." Fifty years later, Rodgers still gets asked about the play. (Bob Gorham/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Rodgers' return vs. Oklahoma still resonates 50 years later

By Cliff Brunt Sep. 12, 2021 11:52 AM EDT

FILE - Florida fan Evelyn Stark, 86, wears a hat featuring all the ticket stubs since her first Florida-Georgia game in 1956, while tailgating with friends at an NCAA college football game between Florida and Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla., in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, file photo. College football programs are transitioning from traditional paper tickets to digital ticketing. Many fans like the feel of holding a ticket in their hand and hanging on to them as keepsakes. Others welcome the convenience of having a barcode on their smartphone scanned at the gate. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
That's the ticket: Move from paper to digital divides fans

By Eric Olson Aug. 26, 2021 03:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 1971, fie photo, Nebraska's Joe Blahak (27) delivers the final block to spring Johnny Rodgers (20) for a touchdown on a punt return in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Reports that Nebraska wants to back out of playing at Oklahoma this season didn't sit well with one of the stars of the 1971 Game of the Century. The game scheduled Sept. 18 in Norman, Oklahoma, would mark the 50th anniversary of Nebraska's 35-31 win over the Sooners in a clash of the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the nation. (Bob Gorham/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, File)
Huskers looked at backing out of game at Oklahoma

By Eric Olson Mar. 12, 2021 04:54 PM EST

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) gets past Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (6) and cornerback Clarence Lewis (26) on his way to the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game in Arlington, Texas, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Alabama's Smith becomes 1st WR to win Heisman in 29 years

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 05, 2021 08:06 PM EST

Alabama punt returner DeVonta Smith (6) returns a punt for a touchdown against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Alabama's Smith could set new standard for Heisman receivers

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 04, 2021 05:07 PM EST

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Nebraska (0-2, 0-0 Big Ten) at No. 19 Michigan (2-1, 0-0), noon ET (FS1). Line: Michigan by 19. Series record: Tied 4-4-1. ...