On Saturday, Ben Hastreiter and Brady Moylan — better known as Lil’ Red and Herbie Husker respectively — will graduate at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

All Nebraska fans know Herbie Husker and his 8-foot-tall sidekick Lil’ Red. Herbie was born in 1974 when Lubbock, Texas, cartoonist Dirk West drew the cover for the Cotton Bowl.

Lil' Red, one of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's mascots, was created in 1993 as a counterpart to Herbie Husker. Initially, for volleyball, it's now seen at football and basketball games.

Lil’ Red and Herbie Husker pose during the third quarter between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Wisconsin Badgers at Memorial Stadium. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images In May, Dannen told Shatel ...

The fans gave Big Red a little extra boost with a built-in home field advantage. Tyson Terry, who plans to be a Husker football player this fall, shared what it was like.