In terms of history between college football blue bloods, if the SEC and Big Ten come to terms on an annual scheduling agreement, Penn State is one of the first teams Alabama should look at playing.

Dave’s Fave: Ben Cornelsen, Wingback, 1999 – 2002 Tom Osborne’s coaching nemesis was Barry Switzer of Oklahoma. For Bob Devaney it was Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant.

After the 1987 game, Tom Osborne’s head-to-head record against Barry Switzer was 4-12. Throughout his tenure, Osborne didn’t care for the emphasis put on the outcome of the Oklahoma game.

R.C. Slocum, head coach for the Texas A&M Aggies during the NCAA Southwest Conference college football game against the Houston Cougars on October 26, 1991 at Kyle Field. Joe Patronite/Allsport ...

Richard Osborne's teammates on Lee's 1971 Class 4A state championship football team marveled at the size of his hands. "We used to say he could catch BBs in the dark," Jimmy Baros said.

College football is such a different game in 2025 than it was when Tom Osborne retired from coaching back in 1997, and to take it a step further, so much has changed in college sports since ...

Tom Osborne is receiving the Football Bowl Association's most prestigious honor. The group announced Thursday that Osborne, the legendary Nebraska football coach, is one of two recipients of its ...

Nebraska football coaching legend Tom Osborne opens up about what he sees from second-year Husker football coach Matt Rhule, expectations for Nebraska this fall and quarterback Dylan Raiola's high ...

Osborne maintained a similar offense upon his ascension to the head role in 1973. His teams ran a balanced attack out of the I-formation that led the conference in passing from 1974 through 1976.

Osborne coached at Nebraska for 25 seasons, from 1973 to 1998, and finished with a record of 255-49-3. He won 13 conference titles and three national championships as a head coach.

Osborne — No. 79 on the list after his playing days at Hastings High, Hastings College and in the NFL — has served as a coach to many former Huskers on the list. But Osborne has also played ...