Shatel: Why we should care about 18 Nebraska football players' lawsuit against the CSC Tom Shatel World-Herald Columnist Mar 12, 2026 Mar 12, 2026 Updated Mar 12, 2026 0 × The Omaha World-Herald's Tom Shatel talks about the Nebraska quarterback room, new, returning and previous quarterbacks. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LINCOLN — So much for a quiet spring.kAmtG6? 2D 4@249 |2EE #9F=6 =2F565 9:D DAC:?8 5C:==D 7@C 36:?8 “F?56C E96 C252C[” wFD<6C 7@@E32== 7:?5D :ED6=7 @? 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Nebraska's Rienk Mast, Sam Hoiberg, and Pryce Sandfort full press conference ahead of NCAA Sweet 16 in Houston
