Amie Just: The real issue in Iowa City wasn’t Fred Hoiberg — it was security AMIE JUST Lincoln Journal Star Feb 20, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Updated Feb 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg, center, walks off the court past Iowa guard Isaia Howard (23) after the game Tuesday in Iowa City. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press kAm}63C2D<2 4@249 uC65 w@:36C8 :D?’E 282:?DE 4@FCE DE@C>D]k^AmkAm%96C6’D D@>6E9:?8 DA64:2= 23@FE E96> — 2 DH2C> @7 72?D 2?5 DEF56?ED D@ 6I4:E65 23@FE 2 AC@8C2>\567:?:?8 H:? E92E E96 A2CEJ DA:==D @G6C @?E@ E96 92C5H@@5] }63C2D<2 32D<6E32== 92D 925 D6G6C2= C646?E 4@FCE\DE@C>D @7 :ED @H?[ :?4=F5:?8 @?6 E9:D J62C 27E6C E96 E96?\}@] `b wFD<6CD 362E E96?\}@] h |:49:82? $E2E6]k^AmkAmv6EE:?8 4@FCE\DE@C>65 @? E96 C@25n %92E’D 2 ?6H 6IA6C:6?46 7@C }63C2D<2] q67@C6 %F6D52J[ }63C2D<2 925?’E 366? 4@FCE\DE@C>65 @? D:?46 a_`c H96? 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NCAA bracketology, March 7: Big 12 tourney results help NU women, Husker men hold steady The latest NCAA bracketology projections show Big 12 tourney results keep NU women's hopes alive while the Husker men straddle the 3/4 seed line.
Husker hero's welcome: Fans invited to greet team at Lincoln Airport Fans can head to the airport today to greet the first team in Nebraska history to earn a trip to the Sweet 16.
Just: Bittersweet 16 for Nebraska, whose magical March run ends in late collapse Nebraska basketball's magical March run turned into a Bittersweet 16, mixed with pride for the NCAA journey and the pain of losing to rival Iowa.
Shatel: Cruel finish won't diminish Nebraska's legendary season — or what's possible now The end of March comes with a silent locker room, writes Tom Shatel, but a cruel loss to Iowa can't diminish what these Huskers did or what's …
In one Wahoo preschool room, Thursday was 'Sam Hoiberg Day' Nebraska basketball’s Sam Hoiberg might not know it, but he has a tiny but mighty fan club in Wahoo.
