Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot Herbie Husker during the game against the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on Oct. 3, 2015, in Champaign, Illinois. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images) ...

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.

With the "okay" hand sign deemed to have taken on associations with white supremacists, Nebraska officials moved to give Herbie Husker a "We're No. 1" gesture.

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 ...

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.

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

Nebraska Cornhuskers mascot Herbie Husker at a game in 2015. Michael Hickey/Getty Images. CNN — The University of Nebraska has changed its mascot’s hand gesture after more than 47 years, ...

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 ...

Blond Herbie Husker is back! On Monday, Nebraska released a video showing the new mascot logo. The new costumed mascot will debut during Saturday’s Red-White game. The new logo is immediately ...

Nebraska had previously redesigned Herbie Husker in 2003, shifting to the logo and mascot design that remained unchanged until 2021, when Nebraska tweaked Herbie’s hand gesture.

Nebraska’s new Herbie Husker is actually not so new after all. The Nebraska Athletic Department released a redesign of the school’s Herbie Husker mascot on Tuesday, returning to a design that ...

Or, for the superstitious, it's a sign Nebraska football will soon return to prominence. Per the Lincoln Journal Star, Herbie had blond hair from 1974-2002.During that time, the Cornhuskers were a ...