Tom Osborne

The most dominant performance in college football history by the Nebraska Cornhuskers paralleled a program spiraling out of control. Coach Tom Osborne faced his most significant test yet.

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Lincoln, Nebraska, is home to a college football cathedral. For 100 years, a once simple stadium has become hallowed ground for a sport and a state. Memorial Stadium, home of the Nebraska Cornhusker football team, is a mecca of the sport. On Saturdays in the fall, the fans that fill the stadium make it the third largest city in the state. Take a look at 100 years of Memorial Stadium.

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Tom Osborne's chase for a National Championship began in 1973 when he was named the head coach of the Nebraska Huskers on the back of repeat national titles in ‘70 and ‘71. It would take 21 years before the Huskers would reach the goal that the fans, the team, the state of Nebraska, and Coach Osborne lived and breathed. But amid the triumph, a more significant struggle brewed off the field. Crippled by controversy and dropped to their knees with tragedy, the Nebraska Huskers program defied all odds by winning three National Championships in 4 years. Featuring interviews with famous fans like Peyton and Archie Manning, Larry the Cable Guy, and numerous NCAA and NFL legends, Day By Day is the riveting untold story of one of the most dominant, celebrated, and controversial football teams ever.

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On January 2nd 1984 Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne made a coaching decision that decided the fate of two programs in a single play.

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This exciting video captures many of the finest moments in collegiate football when the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Oklahoma Sooners clash on the field. Coaching legends Bud Wilkinson, Bob Devaney, Tom Osborne and Barry Switzer provide insight and humor as to how this mere conference contest became a showdown between two powerhouses in the national spotlight. Encompassing highlights from over forty years, "The Batte of the Big Reds" proves that whether it's for a shot at the national championship or Big Eight bragging rights, the gridiron action between the Sooners and the Huskers always includes talented athletes, masterful coaching, precise execution and sometimes.. a little bit of magic.

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Relive all the drama as the Blackshirts, the "Scoring Explosion" and all the Huskers go head to head with the elite of college football. It's all here, the controversy and the triumps. A video record of excellence and excitement.

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Take a fascinating look at the long history of the University of Nebraska's "walk-on" program, which allows native Nebraskans to play for the Cornhuskers football team without a scholarship.

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