Wednesday Flakes Brings You UTEP, A Towel Heist, & Oasis

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Nebraska football Blackshirts 2024
Nebraska football unveiled the Husker defenders who were awarded Blackshirts to open the 2024 season.

Husker Doc Talk: The Season Starts! UTEP-Nebraska Football Preview
A deep dive into Saturday’s matchup, plus a great story from Dr. Rob about his first time out of the tunnel as a redshirt freshman for the Huskers.

No. 2 Nebraska Volleyball Grabs Season-Opening Win Over No. 9 Kentucky
The Huskers topped Kentucky 3-1 in the first match of the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville on Tuesday.

True freshman QBs in college football: Can history predict success of Nebraska’s big bet? – The Athletic
College football history includes a litany of freshman starters, including Jalen Hurts and Trevor Lawrence. Where will Dylan Raiola rank?

Other News From The Sporting World

Comcast/Xfinity reportedly blacking out Big Ten Network for Oregon, Washington, USC, UCLA games – oregonlive.com
An apparent dispute between the cable provider and network could lead to some fans missing Saturday’s football season openers.

Recommendation to eliminate 15-day spring transfer portal window for football players moves forward | AP News
The NCAA Division I Council will consider eliminating the 15-day spring transfer window for football as part of a move to decrease the overall number of days from 45 to 30 that players can declare their intentions to switch schools while maintaining immediate eligibility.

Inside the Texas A&M towel heist at the 1988 Cotton Bowl – ESPN
In the first meeting between Texas A&M and Notre Dame 36 years ago, a walk-on tackled Tim Brown … and then made history.

NFL private equity ownership vote approves select firms
The NFL is the last major sports league to allow private equity investment as rising valuations make it harder for owners to buy in.

Yellow Journalism

Why Texas Republicans are souring on crypto
Playing the state’s energy market has become more profitable than mining bitcoin | United States

Oasis Announce 2025 Reunion Shows | Pitchfork
The Gallagher brothers, long beleaguered by a bitter rivalry and legal spats, have finally agreed to play their first concerts since breaking up in 2009

Oasis reunites, sets tour dates for July 2025 – The Washington Post Oasis, the British band behind such tracks as “Wonderwall” and “Champagne Supernova,” plans to reunite for a world tour in 2025.

Twenty-five years on, “Fight Club” punches harder than ever
Actually, the first rule of the cult film is that people never stop talking about it | Culture

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