Nebraska hasn’t always been known as the Cornhuskers ... as a farmer wearing overalls wearing an ear of corn on his head like a hat. The initial version was not a physical mascot but appeared ...

but instead hurled the Illini hat to one side and donned a Nebraska cap instead, dramatically pledging to the Cornhuskers. That definitely ruffled some feathers at Illinois, including from ...

who called Taylor a "corn ball" in a social media post. Taylor whittled his choices down to Nebraska, Illinois, LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M and picked the Huskers over the rest of his Power Four ...