Rex Burkhead
Q&A: Nebraska's Rex Burkhead
Q&A: Nebraska's Rex Burkhead
When the discussion of top Big Ten running backs comes up, Wisconsin?s Montee Ball almost always is mentioned first-and rightly so, coming off a spectacular 2011 that saw him be a Heisman finalist. Michigan?s Fitzgerald Toussaint and Michigan State?s Le?Veon Bell usually are mentioned next. And then there is Nebraska?s Rex Burkhead, who seemingly always […]
Preseason Big Ten Player Rankings: Ball, Short on top
Preseason Big Ten Player Rankings: Ball, Short on top
Big Ten media days kick off Thursday in Chicago, so I thought I'd release my preseason Big Ten player rankings. I'm going to do these a little different this year. In previous years, I'd rank the top 10 players, which often became a tough task with all the talent on both sides of the ball. […]
Capital One Bowl Preview: Nebraska vs. SC
Capital One Bowl Preview: Nebraska vs. SC
Nebraska entered the season with dreams of playing in the Rose Bowl, but following a three-loss season, it gets a pretty nice consolation prize: The Capital One Bowl. The Huskers will face South Carolina, of the mighty SEC, at 1 p.m. ET Jan. 2. It figures to be a good game between two talented teams […]
Dienhart: Nebraska 2011 Season Recap
Dienhart: Nebraska 2011 Season Recap
BTN.com senior writer Tom Dienhart spent the season covering Big Ten football, and now it?s time for his team-by-team season recaps. Every day, Dienhart will post a recap for each Big Ten school, in alphabetical order. Look back at all the previous ones. Up next: Nebraska. Watch our video from the Huskers' impressive win over […]
Mic'd Mondays: Nebraska's Burkhead
Mic'd Mondays: Nebraska's Burkhead
Monday night on "The Big Ten Pulse," Nebraska running back Rex Burkhead stopped by to chat with Rick Pizzo, Derek Rackley and Tim Doyle about the Huskers' much-anticipated Big Ten debut at Wisconsin. Burkhead, who has run for 290 yards and four touchdowns the past two weeks, is the Big Ten's leading rusher among running […]
