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Nebraska soccer unveils alternate jersey ahead of Omaha match

The alternate jersey is part of Nebraska’s blackout theme for its match against the Omaha Mavericks on Thursday night.

The Nebraska soccer team unveiled a new uniform for its upcoming week of action. The Huskers revealed on X their new alternate black jerseys, which they plan to wear for their match against Omaha on Thursday.

The alternate jersey is part of Nebraska’s blackout theme for its match against the Mavericks. It also has red stripes on the sleeves and red streaks down the sides, while the word NEBRASKA sits on the chest to accompany the black shirt. The goalies also received alternate uniforms, a light blue striped jersey.

Nebraska welcomes Omaha and Creighton to Lincoln this week. The Huskers face the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon, and the theme is red out, likely indicating that Nebraska will be donning its red jersey for the match.

The kickoff for Thursday’s match is set for 7:05 p.m., while Sunday’s match is slated for 1:05 p.m. Both matches will be streamed on B1G+.

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College World Series opening round matchups and broadcast information

Four ACC teams, Four SEC teams. Who will survive the double-elimination College World Series to become champions?

It is baseball time in Omaha as the 2024 College World Series is set to get underway. It all begins on Friday when the North Carolina Tar Heels face off against an ACC rival.

There will be no repeat champion with the LSU Tigers falling victim to UNC in the Chapel Hill Regional. However, the Florida Gators could finish what they started last season as they were able to weather the storm to return to Omaha.

Unfortunately, the Pac-12’s hopes for one last championship in the major four sports ended unceremoniously in the Super Regionals. Oregon fell to Texas A&M and Oregon State was swept by Kentucky. There were no Big 12 or Big Ten teams to make the field either giving us the ACC vs SEC College World Series.

Here are the matchups and broadcast details for the opening round of games.

Game 1: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Virginia Cavaliers

  • Game Time: 1 p.m. ET (Friday, Jun. 14)
  • Network: ESPN

The North Carolina Tar Heels swept the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Chapel Hill Super Regional to return to Omaha for the first time since 2018. This will be UNC’s 12th appearance at the College World Series and seeking its first title. They finished as runners-up in 2006 and 2007.

UNC’s ACC rivals, the Virginia Cavaliers, are looking to add to their trophy case. Their lone national championship came in 2015 when they defeated Vanderbilt in the CWS final. This is trip No. 7 to the College World Series for the Cavaliers, all of which came since the 2009 season.

The winner will move on to game 6 on Sunday to face the winner of Tennessee-Florida State. The loser will play on Sunday in an elimination game against the loser of game 2.

Game 2: Tennessee Vols vs Florida State Seminoles

  • Game Time: 6 p.m. ET (Friday, Jun. 14)
  • Network: ESPN

The No. 1 overall-seeded Tennessee Vols are coming into the College World Series after beating Evansville in the Knoxville Super Regional. Tony Vitello led the Vols to a second straight trip to Omaha and his third overall trip. Much like UNC, Tennessee has yet to win it all. This might be their best shot yet. They last finished as runner-up in 1951.

The Florida State Seminoles had no trouble in the Tallahassee Super Regional, sweeping the UConn Huskies by a combined 34-12 margin. The second game did go into extra innings but the Noles were ready to punch their tickets to the CWS. FSU has been the runners-up in three different seasons but this marks their first trip to Omaha since 2019.

Game 3: Kentucky Wildcats vs NC State Wolfpacks

  • Game Time: 6 p.m. ET
  • Network: ESPN

When it comes to baseball the Kentucky Wildcats are not a storied program. This is their first trip to the College World Series in school history. After getting bounced in the Regional last season, UK won their regional this year and swept Oregon State in the Super Regional.

The North Carolina State Wolfpack is the fourth and final ACC team in the College World Series. They return to Omaha after a three-year hiatus. They needed to win the deciding game 3 against the Georgia Bulldogs to get back.

The winner will move on to game 8 on Monday evening to take on the winner of Texas A&M-Florida. The loser will face elimination in a matchup with the loser of Aggies-Gators on Monday afternoon in game 7.

Game 4: Texas A&M Aggies vs Florida Gators

  • Game Time: 6 p.m. ET
  • Network: ESPN

The final first-round game is an SEC showdown. The Texas A&M Aggies return to the CWS for the second time in three seasons. The Aggies are chasing the elusive first national title in school history. Florida took two of three from Texas A&M in Gainesville back in March.

The Florida Gators are proof that winning at the right time can give you a chance to chase a national championship. Despite their 13-17 SEC record and 34-28 record overall, the Gators are returning to the College World Series after falling to LSU in last year’s title game. Florida last won the title in 2017 and has been the runners-up three different times.

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Georgia baseball routed by NC State in first super regional matchup

After a great comeback victory against Georgia Tech to advance to the super regionals, the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team saw a much different result play out on Saturday.

After a great comeback victory against Georgia Tech to advance to the super regionals, the Georgia Bulldogs baseball team saw a much different result play out on Saturday. Playing host to the NC State Wolfpack, the Bulldogs were demolished in every facet of the game, leading to an 18-1 defeat leaving Georgia with an elimination game on Sunday.

After a scoreless first inning, disaster struck for the Bulldogs in the second, as the Wolfpack had an incredible 11 run inning that saw them have ten consecutive batters reach base, nine with hits off of starting pitcher Kolten Smith, who was pulled in the second inning.

The Wolfpack would score one run in the next two innings, but Georgia’s batters were stifled entirely until the fifth inning, with a Corey Collins RBI single that put the score at 13-1 in favor of the Wolfpack. NC State would get five more runs en route to the 18-1 final that is the most lopsided in Georgia’s postseason history.

The Bulldogs and Wolfpack will rematch for a second game on Sunday at 12:00 E.T. on ESPNU. The Bulldogs must win in order to force a game three on Monday, or else the Wolfpack will advance to Omaha.

Gallery: Best pictures from new Michigan State basketball transfer Frankie Fidler’s career at Omaha

Best pictures from new Michigan State basketball transfer Frankie Fidler’s career at Omaha

Michigan State basketball fans were desperate for a transfer this offseason, and Tom Izzo and his staff delivered in the way of Frankie Fidler, a tremendous scorer out of Omaha.

Below, you can take a walk down memory lane and revisit some key moments of Fidler’s career before heading to East Lansing.

 

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Peyton Manning teams up with Merriam-Webster to deliver ‘Omaha’ definition

Who better to define the meaning of ‘Omaha’ than Peyton Manning? Merriam-Webster found a perfect partner!

The legendary Peyton Manning cut his teeth as an elite quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. During his tenure with the Broncos, Manning became known for his signature “Omaha” call that he would yell out pre-snap.

Now, Manning has a chance to explain his famous pre-snap call with Merriam-Webster: Omaha will get an official explanation via the definition.

Before he dives into his definition of Omaha, Manning had to tend to the housekeeping for the original definition. In the video below, Manning explains the official definition of Omaha: a city on the Missouri River in Eastern Nebraska. Next, he described how he used the word in 2012 when he first began as the Broncos quarterback.

His reason? He needed a three-syllable word to help signal to his offensive lineman he was ready to snap the ball. The formula worked, as the Broncos were Super Bowl contenders in all four years under Manning, culminating in a Super Bowl title to conclude the 2015 NFL season.

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Hartman has Irish fan rooting for Wake Forest in College World Series

Maybe you’ll want to support the Demon Deacons, too?

Notre Dame is not in the College World Series this year, but at least one Irish fan has a rooting interest in it. The Winston-Salem Journal found Jim Lullie of Albuquerque, New Mexico attending top-ranked Wake Forest’s game against Stanford. Although he bleeds blue and gold, Lullie was in Omaha to throw his support behind the Demon Deacons. The reason was very simple:

“It’s my way of thanking the University of Wake Forest for giving their quarterback to the Irish.”

“Their quarterback”, of course, is Deacons legend [autotag]Sam Hartman,[/autotag] and he’s one of the most talented quarterbacks the Irish have had in recent memory. In fact, Lullie has faith that Hartman will be the one to end the Irish’s national championship drought. But before that can happen, he has one hope for his momentary Deacons fandom:

“If we played LSU in the national championship game and kicked Mr. Kelly’s rear end.”

Now who doesn’t want to see that?

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Oral Roberts forces a Game 3 with ninth inning rally to beat Ducks

With the game on the line, Oral Roberts scores two in the bottom of the ninth to beat Oregon 8-7 and extend the Eugene Super Regional.

Oregon was three outs away from having its ticket punched for Omaha, but Oral Roberts had other plans.

The Golden Eagles scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth off of closer Josh Mollerus to shock the Ducks 8-7 and extend the Eugene Super Regional to a deciding Game 3 Sunday afternoon at 3 pm.

The usually reliable Mollerus was quite as sharp as he was in Game 1 and ORU’s Justin Quinn lined a ball down the left field line that landed on said line to score two and win the game.

It was eerily similar to how Oregon lost the last time they hosted a Super Regional against Kent State. The Ducks also lost on a ball that landed on that very same line and it happened again.

Unlike in Game 1, this contest went back and forth. Oral Roberts led 3-1 after two innings of play, but in the fourth, Sabin Ceballos broke out of his slump with a two-run home run to left-center field to tie the game.

The Golden Eagles grabbed the lead right back in the bottom of the inning, but it could have been a lot more. They had the bases loaded and no out. but Oregon pitcher Ian Umlandt coaxed a double play to end the threat.

Oregon was the “visiting” team due to NCAA Super Regional rules and grabbed the lead for good in the top of the fifth on Drew Cowley’s run-scoring single and Ceballos’ double to left-center for the 5-4 lead.

Reliever Austin Anderson came in and held the powerful ORU offense off the board for two straight innings, allowing the Ducks time to socre some insurance runs.

Those came in the seventh off of All-American closer when Drew Smith crushed one to the wall that found its way into the glove of Jonah Cox and then out of the glove of Jonah Cox for a triple.

Up 7-4 and nine outs to go, Oral Roberts didn’t make it easy.

Single runs in the seventh and eighth made it 7-6, including a homer run from Cox that extended his 46-game hitting streak.

Now the Ducks have to somehow forget this game, move on, and win Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles managed to move on from blowing an 8-0 lead and now it’s the Ducks’ turn to put a major disappointment behind them.

Bubble bursts for Notre Dame; season ends without NCAA Tournament bid

No magical run this year.

A year ago, Notre Dame was sitting high and mighty as it made the College World Series. This year, a trip to Omaha will not be in the cards. In fact, the Irish’s season is over after they were not included in the NCAA Tournament bracket, which was unveiled Monday. In fact, D1Baseball listed the Irish as the fourth team out of the tournament in its final projections.

While 30-24 wasn’t a bad record for first-year coach [autotag]Shawn Stiffler[/autotag] and his staff, the season ultimately was a disappointment. The Irish had their fate in their own hands but lost five of their last six games, the last two of which came during the ACC Tournament. That is not the impression you want to leave the selection committee when it’s making its final decision.

The time has come for the Irish to learn from their sloppy finish and come back stronger next year. Until then, it’s going to be a long offseason.

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Three-star recruit Teddy Rezac commits to Notre Dame

The Irish are getting a well-rounded athlete.

Notre Dame always is looking for the next [autotag]Manti Te’o[/autotag] or [autotag]Jaylon Smith[/autotag]. But sometimes, you just need a linebacker who isn’t expected to be a star but otherwise can make many worthwhile contributions. That’s what the Irish hoping to get in three-star recruit [autotag]Teddy Rezac[/autotag], who is listed as an athlete from Omaha, Nebraska. Considering he was recruiting by [autotag]Al Golden[/autotag], there’s no doubt which side of the ball he’ll play on, which officially will be for the Irish after he made the announcement:

Rezac’s commitment is the 15th for the Irish’s 2024 recruiting class. Two Irish Illustrated insiders correctly predicted earlier this week that he would join that class. Those predictions came only a couple of days after the Irish offered him. Nebraska made a late offer to join the ranks of programs like Boston College and all three service academies, but once the Irish officially threw their hat in the ring, it seems all bets were off.

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Nebraska vs. Omaha: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday

Nebraska vs. Omaha: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday

On Thursday, November 10, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will play their second game of the regular season, as they take on the Omaha Mavericks. The Cornhuskers won their opener against Maine 79-66. North Dakota State transfer Sam Griesel led the way with 22 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-6 FT), nine rebounds, and three assists.

Conversely, Omaha lost their season opener against #5 Kansas 64-89. Last season, the Mavericks had an underwhelming 5-25 overall record. Four of their wins came against Summit League opponents.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

    • Date: November 10th
    • Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: Big Ten Plus
  • Live Stream: Big Ten Plus