"Herbie Husker has been one of the iconic symbols of Nebraska Athletics for nearly 50 years,’ Trev Alberts, the vice chancellor and athletics director, said in a news release.

The new Herbie Husker is inspired by the original version — embracing the Cornhusker tradition and Nebraska's agricultural background — and celebrates the 50th year of the logo and mascot.

At the time, the Cornhuskers’ official mascot was a brown-haired, more buff version of Herbie Husker who was introduced in 2003 and was not depicted as making the “okay” sign.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Nebraska’s mascot, Herbie Husker, got a mild makeover. Nebraska Athletics unveiled the new logo on Monday, and fans will get to see the mascot in person at Saturday’s ...

Nebraska Huskers t-shirts featuring new cartoon mascot Herbie Husker, left, and old cartoon mascot, right, are displayed at the Husker Hounds store in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers gave its cartoon mascot an upgrade to make sure there were no associations between Herbie Husker and white supremacy. In the original logo, Herbie Husker is making an ...

Herbie Husker made his first appearance in 1974 on the school’s media guide, according to the university. While the ADL does say, “Use of the okay symbol in most contexts is entirely ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture some people connect with ...

The Herbie Husker mascot changed from making what appears to be an “OK” hand gesture with his thumb and forefinger forming an O, to one with his index finger raised in a “number one” gesture.