Hail Varsity

Brandon Vogel and Jacob Padilla join the podcast so we can talk about which restart date makes the most sense for the Big Ten. Does it make sense to try and start in early October? What about a post-Thanksgiving date? Or should the league just focus all its efforts on playing some time in January?

Greg Smith joins the podcast for a Fidone only episode. With the high 4-star tight end announcing his commitment to Nebraska this week, Hail Varsity's recruiting expert talks through what Fidone brings to the class, how key a win this was for Nebraska, what his role could look like and what he could do right away.

Evan Bland from the Omaha World-Herald joins the podcast this week to talk through just how badly the Big Ten failed to explain its reasons for postponing fall sports. We also talk domes, winter seasons, and eligibility concerns.

The college football season, at least in the Big Ten, got blown up this week. What next for Nebraska? What about the viability of a spring season? What are we to do with our fall Saturdays? The Hail Varsity team—Brandon Vogel, Erin Sorensen, Greg Smith and Jacob Padilla—all join the podcast to discuss a monumental week in college football.

With the release of the new 2020 Big Ten league schedule this week, Nebraska finally found some clarity on when its season will start and who it'll be playing. Now we can talk football. The Athletic's Mitch Sherman joins the podcast this week to help break it all down.

Brandon Vogel and Erin Sorensen join the podcast to react to the ACC and SEC scheduling announcements of the week. The ACC is adding Notre Dame and ditching divisions, the SEC is going to 10 conference games. Where's the Big Ten? Who's going to have the most entertaining slate of games?

Kaleb Henry, KLIN Radio's Sports Director, joins the podcast to talk through his thoughts on the Husker wideout room now that the JD Spielman situation has some finality to it. We also discuss defensive coordinator Erik Chinander's thoughts on the front seven's size and o-line coach Greg Austin's excitement over Brenden Jaimes.

Greg Smith joins the podcast to chat about the NCAA's recently announced return-to-play guidelines and the logistical problem they could create in-season, as well as react to the news JUCO football will be played in the spring and not the fall. We also talk redshirts and running backs.

The Big Ten's fall sports will be playing Big Ten-only competition this upcoming season, if there is one. The conference announced the news Thursday afternoon, becoming the first of the major conferences to officially alter their upcoming season. Brandon Vogel and Jacob Padilla join the pod to help sort through the reaction and fallout to the Big Ten's decision.

With Greg Smith on the podcast this week and the Fourth of July weekend upon us, we couldn't not talk about BBQ sides. Which ones belong at the cookout and which ones are trash? We also run through the Big Ten West—a division that might be wide open this season or very cut and dry—to try and determine who is most likely to end the year in the No. 3 spot.

Jacob Padilla joins the podcast to talk through Nebraska's situation on the offensive line, the potential of the youngsters who might play key roles on it, what we should expect from Greg Austin know that he's the Huskers' run game coordinator, and more.

Erin Sorensen joins the podcast to talk about Dicaprio Bootle and the Husker secondary in 2020. She also shared some audio from reporting done for her story on Bootle in the 2020 Football Yearbook. We get into culture and leadership.

Greg Smith joins the podcast to talk news of the week and Nebraska football's star in the making: Wan'Dale Robinson. We also hear a snippet of Greg's interview with Robinson's father, Dale, for the 2020 Hail Varsity Football Yearbook.

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The 2020 Hail Varsity Yearbook is coming out soon, so Erin Sorensen and Greg Smith join the podcast to talk through their enterprise pieces that will appear in it. Sorensen wrote a profile on senior defensive back Dicaprio Bootle and Smith a profile on sophomore wideout Wan'Dale Robinson.

Greg Smith joins the podcast this week to talk through what the various return-to-play models look like in college football. As tends to be the case with these discussions, we branch off down a million different tangents. There are a lot of moving pieces and so many what-ifs. One random topic: what if the Mad Hatter comes to Lincoln for a one-timer?

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Nebraska state senator Megan Hunt joins Erin Sorensen on the podcast this week to talk through everything name, image, and likeness-related. They cover Senator Hunt's bill that allows for student-athletes in the state to profit off their NIL rights, the influence behind that bill, and more.

Greg Smith joins the podcast to quickly recap Nebraska's latest recruiting news before we talk through Noah Vedral's decision to leave the program, and the impact that will have on the rest of the quarterback room.

Jacob Padilla joins the podcast to talk through Husker Hoops. Nebraska is looking like it will have another all-new team in 2020, but is it too early to worry about a "revolving door" in Pinnacle Bank Arena? What did Fred Hoiberg mean when he said this 2020 class will let him play the way he wants to? And for those who haven't heard, Nebraska didn't think Joe Burrow was good.