The Nebraska Cornhuskers are reintroducing a mascot that dates back nearly 50 years but recently underwent a modification in reaction to the evolving meaning of a common hand gesture.

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.

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

LINCOLN, Neb. — 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 he makes that some people ...

The episode concludes with heartfelt reflections on Nebraska’s pioneering spirit and the podcast’s future topics, including “Five Heart Theater” and potential weekly “Besmirch the Big ...

Texas' original mascot was known as Bo or Varsity. Legend is that Texas A&M fans branded 13-0, the score of the football game onto the steer. UT students changed the 13 to a B the - to an E and ...

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are reintroducing a mascot that dates back nearly 50 years but recently underwent a modification in reaction to the evolving meaning of a common hand gesture. Herbie ...

The University of Nebraska has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with white supremacy ...

The University of Nebraska has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with white supremacy ...

The University of Nebraska has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with white supremacy ...