Huskers "N" Arizona

Huskers at Home vs. Illinois Fighting Illini 10 a.m. Kickoff at The Craftsman

“Nebraska comes into the game with a 1-2 record following a hard-fought 30-23 victory over Penn State on Saturday in Lincoln. The Huskers took a 27-6 lead into halftime after an inspired effort in the first 30 mintues, including two defensive takeaways. Nebraska then held on with two defensive stops inside the 15 in the final five minutes to secure its first victory of the 2020 season. Redshirt freshman quarterback Luke McCaffrey made his first career start in the win and accounted for 219 yards of total offense.

Illinois comes to Lincoln with a 1-3 record, following a 23-20 victory at Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. The Illini rolled up 341 rushing yards in the victory and dominated the second half, posting better than 300 yards of total offense after intermission. The Fighting Illini victory came after they had previously dropped games against Big Ten West teams.” Wisconsin, Purdue and Minnesota to open the season. “

This Saturday will be the first Game Day for our newest watch-site, The Craftsman. Let’s give them a warm Husker welcome by having a good turnout!

As always, if traveling to The Craftsman Kitchen & Cocktails in north Scottsdale doesn’t work for you, support your favorite official HNA watch-sites.

Two Game Days! Huskers vs. Penn State at Arena or Moon Valley Grill Nov. 14th, kickoff 10:00 a.m. AZ Time

Our Huskers (0-2) are still hunting for their first season win and first home game in this week’s matchup in Lincoln vs. the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-3). This week is our time!

From Huskers.com: “The game will match two traditional Big Ten college football powers who are looking for their first victory of the 2020 season. The contest against the Nittany Lions will mark Nebraska’s second attempt at a 2020 home opener. Nebraska was scheduled to open its home schedule on Halloween against Wisconsin, but that game was canceled. As a result, Nebraska opened the season with two road games for the first time since 1995, and will play three of its five remaining scheduled games at Memorial Stadium.”

Our featured watch-sites this week are 1) The Arena at 6245 E Bell Rd., Ste. 101. Scottsdale, AZ 85254, and 2) Moon Valley Grill in central Phoenix at 15414 N 7th St #2. Both have outdoor patio seating..

Balloon Release at MVG

As always, if traveling to Clancy’s Pub in Scottsdale or Moon Valley Grill in Phoenix doesn’t work for you, support your favorite official HNA watch-sites.

Huskers vs. Northwestern Nov. 7th at Clancy’s – Kickoff 10 a.m. AZ time

From Huskers.com in Lincoln:

Nebraska is coming off an unexpected off week following the cancellation of last week’s matchup with Wisconsin last Wednesday. The Huskers opened the season with a 52-17 loss at No. 5 Ohio State on Oct. 24, a game in which Nebraska was tied at 14-14 in the second quarter.

Northwestern enters the game with a 2-0 record following a 21-20 victory at Iowa on Saturday. The Wildcats fell behind 17-0 in the first quarter, but rallied to close the deficit to 20-14 at halftime, and scored a go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter for the only points of the second half.

Our featured watch-site is Clancy’s Pub in Scottsdale at 3697 & 4432 N Miller Road (Camelback & Miller).

photo at Clancy's Pub

Clancy’s Jack Room

As always, if traveling to these featured watch-sites doesn’t work for you, support your favorite official HNAZ watch-sites.

CANCELED – 2nd Huskers Football Game of the Season, vs. Wisconsin vs. at The Craftsman

This would have been the first Game Day for our newest watch-site, The Craftsman. So sad to lose 1/8 of our games to Covid 19.

First Huskers Football Game of the Season, Oct 24 – Huskers vs. Ohio State at Connolly’s – Kickoff 9:00 a.m. AZ time

We are excited for our season opener at Connolly’s Sports Grill. Good News: there is outdoor seating if you feel safer outside.

Reminder: it’s an early one…9 a.m. kickoff

Also, in case you didn’t see the email we sent out today, Whiskey Rose just renewed as a watch-site this week. They are located in the Westgate Entertainment District near Cardinals Stadium in Glendale.

As always, if traveling to these featured watch-sites doesn’t work for you, support your favorite official HNAZ watch-sites.

Huskers & Big Ten 2020 Football Season Postponed to Spring 2021

The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors has just today decided to postpone the 2020 Big Ten football season, possibly until spring of 2021.

Huskers 2020 Football Season to Start Sept. 5

(excerpted from Huskers.com – click for full article)

The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors has approved plans for the 2020 football season, including a 10-game Conference-only schedule, beginning as early as Sept. 5.

Nebraska’s schedule will consist of games against each of the other six schools in the Big Ten West Division, as well as four cross-division games against schools in the East Division. The Huskers will open the 2020 season on the road at Rutgers on Sept. 5, before its home opener against West Division foe Illinois on Sept. 12.

Big Ten Golf Classic Postponed – New Date TBD

Update from the Big Ten Golf Classic Committee:

“Due to the current Covid-19 condition in Arizona the Committee has decided for the safety of all, it is best to postpone this event…Troon North Golf Club graciously released the Committee out of our contractual agreement for the golf date. All Golf Registrations will be refunded.”