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Nebraska’s Madi Kubik (10) dives for an ace serve by Minnesota’s Adanna Rollins as teammate Kayla Caffey (top) looks on during a Feb. 19 match at the Devaney Sports Center.



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Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett take stock of the Nebraska football team midway through preseason camp. The running back picture is beginning to clear up, but four contenders remain. There are injury concerns at tight end and on the offensive line. Two freshmen are battling it out to be Adrian Martinez’s primary backup. All that and more on the latest edition of the Husker Extra podcast.







The college volleyball season is back in its regular spot in the fall, and Nebraska is still in a familiar spot as a top 10 team.

The Huskers are ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, which was released Monday.

Last season, the NCAA volleyball tournament was moved to the spring due to COVID-19.

Texas is No. 1 in the poll, followed by Wisconsin, Kentucky, Washington, Nebraska, Florida and Minnesota.

With Kentucky losing several starters from its national championship team, the first-place votes were split among Texas, Wisconsin and Kentucky.

There are four teams from the Big Ten in the top-10, and six in the poll overall.

Creighton is just outside of the top-25.

The Huskers reached the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight last season before losing to Texas to finish with a 16-3 record.

Nebraska returns starters at every position but right-side hitter, where Jazz Sweet and Riley Zuhn have each moved on. The Huskers also added a group of six freshmen that were ranked as the consensus No. 1 recruiting class in the nation.

Nebraska will hold its Red-White Scrimmage on Saturday (6 p.m., Devaney Sports Center), and then open the season on Aug. 27 against Tulsa.



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