Wednesday’s Flakes Brings You Nebraska’s FB Roster, CFP Playoff Schedule, & the Olympics

Mankilling Mastodons

• Breaking Down Nebraska Football’s 2026 Roster After Updates, New Positions – Nebraska’s new-look roster is live, and it tells a whole lot more about key position battles heading into spring than one might think.
• Nebraska Men’s Basketball Drops in ESPN’s Bracketology After Second Consecutive Loss – The Huskers fall to a 3-seed on ESPN, and a 2-seed by CBS Sports after losing at home to Illinois

Other News From The Sporting World

• Clippers trade James Harden to Cavaliers for Darius Garland: Why L.A. and Cleveland agreed to blockbuster – Cleveland is sending out an injured 26-year-old for a 36-year-old 11-time All-Star
• The Olympics are about to start … and the hockey arena is still under construction – MILAN — On June 24, 2019, the International Olympic Committee voted to award Italy the right to host the 2026 Winter Games.
• NFL players have ‘no appetite’ for 18th game and other takeaways from union at Super Bowl 60 – It’s a statement modern American presidents almost unfailingly use to describe the country in their annual State of the Union addresses. As for the state of the NFL players union? Maybe not so strong right now.
• How the 12-team College Football Playoff will work: Teams, schedule, bids – The College Football Playoff will have a 12-team playoff bracket for the 2026-27 season, the third year of that size after expanding from the four-team format. Here’s what you need to know about the change:
• What would a CFP with 12 new teams look like? Plus NCAA’s eligibility mess in Mandel’s Mailbag– As we creep deeper into the offseason, you as readers will have to let me know what kind of column you want this to become. Because right now the questions are beginning to diverge into two distinct buckets.

Yellow Journalism

• From Skater Sequins to Skier Speed Suits, the Evolution of Winter Olympics Gear – We dive into the high-stakes history of the “illegal” gear and design breakthroughs that shaped a century of winter sports.

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