Scott Dochterman of The Athletic joins the pod on this Wednesday to talk with Connor and Mitch about one of the most interesting topics on the Nebraska football landscape: The Big Ten TV draft. Scott went in depth in an article that published last month after Fox, NBC and CBS disclosed several of their marquee picks from the draft – and all of the early season kickoff times.

How does all of this affect Nebraska? Why do the networks conduct the draft via email? Could it ever be televised? We’re talking about Friday night at Minnesota and Black Friday in Lincoln. Did Nebraska get slighted with an early kickoff time in 2025 against Iowa?

Join us as we dive into a billion-dollar conversation.

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We’re joined on this Monday episode by Josh Peterson, local media personality, to discuss a project that he’s taken on with his podcast co-host, Jack Mitchell, to do something truly painful. They’re ranking every Nebraska football loss of the past decade.

Connor and Mitch are here to quiz Josh on the process. How was this idea born? What are the factors that make one horrific loss more painful than another? And what did this study teach them about the Huskers? Perhaps their project will help unlock the formula that puts an end to all of this madness.

Join us as we dive in with Josh.

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The Friday mailbag is back open. And it’s overdue. Connor and Mitch dig in to find two weeks of questions that await answers about Matt Rhule’s Nebraska program. We’re placing new pins in the map. Well, Nathan, an esteemed viewer of the podcast, is placing pins in the map.

Could a Game of the Century ever happen in the oversaturated world of big-time matchups? We’re going to New Mexico for a question about recruiting. We’ve got a theory to debunk about Dylan Raiola and his brother, Dayton Raiola. How does the roster work for players above the 105-man limit? Who’s getting paid that $2.8 billion from the House Settlement?

Where has Carter Nelson been? A forecast on the crowd in Kansas City for the season opener. And a story about Dick Vermeil. We’ve got all that and more on this Friday episode.

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College football's landscape shifts dramatically with NCAA's game-changing settlement. Will player payments reshape team dynamics and recruiting strategies across the Big Ten? Hosts dissect the settlement's far-reaching implications, from potential roster size changes to the evolving role of NIL collectives. The conversation heats up with bold predictions for the upcoming season. Big Ten insiders Spencer McLaughlin and Craig Shemon offer unique perspectives on how top programs might adapt to these seismic changes.

Just one year into an expanded Big Ten and a new College Football Playoff structure, change is afoot for the sport’s postseason. The 2025 season will give us one more year with a 12-team bracket. Then it’s set to expand to 16. But how will it look? For now, the Big Ten and SEC, while working toward the same goal of college sports domination, are standing on opposite sidelines, backing different systems.

Connor and Mitch look at all of the possibilities in this episode. And the question that weighs most heavily on our minds: Which proposed format best suits Nebraska? Also, there’s a new governing body for major college football. What is the College Sports Commission? Why is a former salary cap enforcer from MLB in charge of it? And what’s more effective about this organization than the largely ineffective NCAA?

And in closing today, a group of women filed an appeal in response to the House Settlement ruling. They say it violates Title IX. And they are correct. So what happens next?

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We take a moment of pause here amid the hectic offseason for Nebraska football to ponder this question: What has been the single-most unexpected development of the past six months for the Huskers? It could involve personnel, coaching, changes to the sport or the transfer portal. We’ve got ideas.

Connor and Mitch are also discussing on this Wednesday an appearance by Matt Rhule on Jim Rome’s show, during which the coach offered an admission about Dylan Raiola and the quarterback’s second offseason at Nebraska.

We finish the show with a look at Nebraska’s camp sessions and recruiting developments around the Omaha area this week. Another player from the Huskers’ backyard is headed to a Big Ten rival. How much of our attention should this command? Join us.

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We’re joined on this Tuesday Husker247 writer Mike Schaefer, who brings his vast knowledge to the podcast to share thoughts with Connor and Mitch on Nebraska’s recruiting efforts as this vital month of June continues in Lincoln. Schaefer dishes on Trae Taylor, the 2027 QB who took up residence for a week in Lincoln around a series of big events on campus. We talk, of course, about Dylan Raiola. And about his brother, 2026 QB commit Dayton Raiola.

What to make of Nebraska’s efforts near home in recruiting as yet another Omaha prospect, Millard South tight end Isaac Jensen, commits to a school – Missouri, in this case – other than the Huskers? Has Matt Rhule shifted philosophically in his views on the importance of recruiting the Huskers’ home state?

And we finish with a conversation about the changing methods of roster construction. With a 105-player scholarship limit to be enforced – well, eventually – how is Nebraska adjusting? Join us.

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We’re back! Connor and Mitch return on this Monday to discuss a dramatic end to last week in Nebraska sports and college athletics in general. The Huskers held a massive recruiting event at Memorial Stadium on Friday. It impressed everyone in attendance, a group that included some heavy hitters. How does Nebraska take this to the next level?

Also, one of the most important events in the history of collegiate sports occurred late on Friday. The House Settlement received final approval. Why the late-night news dump? More important, what does it mean right now for Nebraska football? We offer our thoughts on how the roster might look for the Huskers in August and on the future of NIL.

Finally, the settlement has implications on all college sports, including baseball. Nebraska’s season came to a whimpering finish last week. And in the wake of it, Will Bolt lost three key pieces of his batting lineup to the transfer portal. What’s next for that program – and others on campus caught up in the madness of this landscape? Join us.

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