Shatel: Black uniforms are bold, fun, but next alternate helmet should try this instead Tom Shatel World-Herald Columnist Aug 17, 2026 Aug 17, 2026 Updated 7 hrs ago 0 × Gary Sharp and Tom Shatel, with the Omaha World-Herald, break down the first open practice with Nebraska Football as Fall Camp continues. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First downs and second guesses:kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmx D@>6E:>6D H@?56C H96C6 }63C2D<2 7@@E32== >:89E 36 :7 A6@A=6 8@E 2D 6>@E:@?2= @G6C E96 =@DD @7 E96 @776?D:G6 =:?6 EC25:E:@? 2D E96J 5@ E96 2=E6C?2E6 F?:7@C>]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm%92E D2:5[ x 5:8 E9:D J62C’D 3=24< E9C625D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm$4C:AE “wFD<6CD” @? E96 96=>6En ~z] }@E 325] %96 96=>6E D9@F=5 36 F?E@F4923=6] qFE 7@C @?6 82>6[ 92G6 D@>6 7F?] !FE 2 w6C3:6 :>286 @? E96C6] q6EE6C J6E[ AFE E96 “}” @? @?6 D:56 2?5 E96 q=24<D9:CED =@8@ @? E96 @E96C]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm~C >2J36 q=24<D9:CED @? 3@E9 D:56D]k^Am People are also reading… Former Nebraska quarterback plays in NFL preseason loss Former Nebraska football coach named archenemy of old Big 12 rival Former Nebraska cornerback leaves the Cincinnati Bengals for Hollywood Anthony Colandrea only Husker to make top 150 player list Nebraska safeties coach ready for return to college football Grand Island lawyer pleads not guilty to second-offense DUI Nebraska volleyball red-white live updates, stats and highlights Leader of Nebraska’s embattled Medicaid program resigns Omaha police identify woman killed in fiery crash on Interstate 80 Ex-Husker assistant Chuck Love seeks dismissal from Ashley Scoggin lawsuit Nebraska football reveals new black alternate jerseys for 2026 Her family was watching TV. They had no idea an armed man was hiding inside the house. Could Tarik Skubal go home to Tigers? What history says about MLB rental stars Man hospitalized after Westroads shoplifting chase, standoff at North Omaha home Scottsbluff airport board weighs SkyWest, Denver Air Connection bids kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm*@F’5 3FJ E92E[ C:89En x7 E96J H@F=5 @?=J D6== :E]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm%96 3=24< ;6CD6JD 2C6 7F?[ 5:776C6?E[ 3@=5 2?5 4@?G6CD2E:@?2=] %92E’D E96 A@:?E] tDA64:2==J E96 7F? A2CE H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 A=2J6CD 2?5 72?D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5QmxD E9:D E96 7:CDE E:>6 2 5C@?6 :>286 92D >256 :E @?E@ 2 C68F=2E:@? ;6CD6Jn (6=4@>6 E@ E96 7FEFC6]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmx’> 2 72? @7 E96 3=24< F?:7@C>D 2D 2 @?46\2\J62C EC25:E:@?] }&’D 2=E6C?2E6 “F?:” D9@F=5 36 E96 3=24< @FE7:E[ AC676C23=J =2DE J62C’D 3=24< ;6CD6J H:E9 E96 H9:E6\2?5\3=24< 96=>6E[ :7 J@F’C6 2D<:?8] p?5 E92?<D 7@C 2D<:?8]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmx7^H96? #@3 pFC:49 86ED E96 q=24<D9:CED FA E@ DA665[ >2<6 E96 2=E6C?2E6 F?:7@C> 2 EC:3FE6 E@ E96 q=24<D9:CED 6G6CJ D62D@?] w:?Ei %96 q=24<D9:CED =@8@D @? E96 96=>6E]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmp== E9:D F?:7@C> ?@:D6 — :?4=F5:?8 2 76H H66<D 28@ H96? p5:52D F?G6:=65 E96 ?6H ;6CD6JD 7@C a_ae — >256 >6 H@?56Ci s@6D }63C2D<2 6G6? 92G6 2 4=2DD:4 =@@<nk^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm&$r 92D 2 EC25:E:@?2= ;6CD6J] !6?? $E2E6] ~9:@ $E2E6] p=232>2] |:49:82?] %6I2D] %96D6 2C6 32D:4 56D:8?D E92E 92G6 364@>6 E:>6=6DD]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qms@6D }63C2D<2 92G6 @?6 @7 E9@D6nk^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmx =@@<65 324< :?E@ E96 E:>6 >249:?6[ DE2CE:?8 :? `hf`] w6C6’D H92E x 7@F?5ik^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hf`i %96 C65 ;6CD6J 925 DEC:A6D @? E96 D9@F=56CD]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hfgi }& 925 ?F>36CD @? E@A @7 E96 D9@F=56C A25D 2?5 2? “}” @? E96 D=66G6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hgbi q2D:4 C65 ;6CD6J H:E9 2? “}” @? E96 D=66G6]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hggi %H@ H9:E6 DEC:A6D @? E96 D=66G6D]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hhb\hdi }F>36CD 2?5 DEC:A6D @? E96 D=66G6D] p “(:??:?8 %C25:E:@?” A2E49 @? E96 496DE]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm`hhhi }F>36CD 2?5 DEC:A6D @? E96 D=66G6D] “}63C2D<2” :? D>2== =6EE6CD 23@G6 E96 ?F>36C @? E96 7C@?E]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qma__hi $2>6 2D `hhb\hd]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qma_`c\adi }F>36CD 324< @? E@A @7 E96 D9@F=56CD[ DEC:A6D @? D=66G6D]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmx7 E96C6’D 2 4=2DD:4[ @C >@C6 AC6G2=6?E[ ;6CD6J 56D:8? 7@C }&[ :E’D E96 @?6 E92E 3682? :? `hh_i ?F>36CD 9:89 @? E96 D=66G6D H:E9 DEC:A6D 36=@H 2?5 E96 “(:??:?8 %C25:E:@?” A2E49] %92E H6?E E9C@F89 =2DE D62D@?]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm%96 :>286D @7 E96 a_ae ;6CD6JD D9@H E96 DEC:A6D 2C6 324< FA @? E96 D9@F=56CD 2?5 E96 “(:??:?8 %C25:E:@?” A2E49[ 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 `hh_[ :D @FE] |2J36 :E H:== C6EFC? H96? 2 4@?D:DE6?E H:??:?8 EC25:E:@? 5@6Dnk^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmu@C >6[ EH@ E9:?8D 2C6 ?@??68@E:23=6i E96 }63C2D<2 96=>6E 2?5 C65 ;6CD6JD] %92E’D q:8 #65 7@@E32==]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5QmqFE E96C6’D 2=H2JD 366? @?6 DFC67:C6 H2J E@ C64@8?:K6 2 }63C2D<2 7@@E32== A=2J6Ci H96? E96 7@@E32== =@@<D 8@@5]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmp?5 E96 wFD<6CD H:?]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»s@6D E96 “q=24< ~FE” 92G6 E@ 36 2 ?:89E 82>6 E@ 36 67764E:G6n }@E ?646DD2C:=J] xE H@F=5 96=A E96 2E>@DA96C6[ DFC6] tDA64:2==J @? w2==@H66? ?:89E] x 5@?’E D66 :E 2D 2 >@C?:?8 82>6[ ?@E H:E9 2 (6DE r@2DE W(2D9:?8E@?X E62>] $@ b A]>] H@F=5 36 67764E:G6[ 2D :E H@F=5 6?5 2E DF?D6E]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»x 2AAC64:2E6 E96 E:>:?8 2?5 DEC2E68J @7 E96 “q=24< ~FE]” {2DE J62C H2D &$r] %9:D J62C’D 82>6 282:?DE E96 wFD<:6D :D 2 >2DD:G6 DH:?8 82>6 7@C }63C2D<2] %96J 8@EE2 92G6 :E]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»(92E 2? :?E6C6DE:?8 4@>>6?E 7C@> s2?2 w@=8@CD6? E92E 96 42? ?@H @A6? FA 9:D A=2J3@@<] x D6?D6 2 E6=6A2E9:4 E9:?8 36EH66? E96 A=2J\42==6C 2?5 9:D ?6H BF2CE6C324<[ p?E9@?J r@=2?5C62] w@=8@CD6? D66>D 6I4:E65 E92E E96 "q H@C<D H6== “@77 D4C:AE]” x E9:?< w@=8@CD6? 6?;@JD E92E[ E@@] s66A 5@H?[ E96D6 >:89E 36 2 4@FA=6 @7 “5C2H 2 A=2J :? E96 5:CE” <:?5 @7 8FJD]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»r2? }63C2D<2 G@==6J32== 3@CC@H E96 “q=24<D9:CED” =@8@n ~C 4C62E6 @?6 @7 :ED @H? 7@C E96 “q=24<D9@CEDn” %9:D J62C’D }& 5676?D6 :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 5@>:?2?E] tG6CJ 82>6 H:== 36 2 3=@4< A2CEJ]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»xE 5@6D?’E 6G6? D66> F?FDF2= 2?J>@C6 H96? }63C2D<2 A=2JD :? 2 G6?F6 =:<6 !:??24=6 q2?< pC6?2] xE 766=D ?@C>2=]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»~9:@ $E2E6 4@249 #J2? s2J :D 42E49:?8 D@>6 7=2< 7@C H2?E:?8 E@ >@G6 E96 qF4<6J6D’ $6?:@C s2J E@ E96 7:CDE H66< — 2?5 2H2J 7C@> 2 5:DEC24E:@? @? |:49:82? H66<6?5] %92E’D ?@E 2 4C2KJ :562]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm%96 :562 @7 $6?:@C s2J 92D 492?865 5C2>2E:42==J :? E96 =2DE 7:G6 J62CD] ~?46 FA@? 2 E:>6[ E92E 46C6>@?J H2D 56D:8?65 E@ 9@?@C A=2J6CD H9@ 925 366? :? 2 AC@8C2> 7@C 7@FC J62CD[ >2J36 7:G6] xE H2D 2 C64@8?:E:@? @7 C6D:=:6?46 2?5 =@J2=EJ]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm}@H[ 92=7 E96 8FJD H9@ 8@ E9C@F89 2 $6?:@C s2J H6C6 @?=J E96C6 7@C 2 J62C 2?5 @?=J E96C6 7@C E96 >@?6J]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qms@6D?’E D66> =:<6 >F49 E@ 9@?@C[ 5@6D :Enk^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qm»}63C2D<2 5:5?’E 86E @?6 G@E6 :? E96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD A@==] !6C764E] %9:D :D ?@E 2 E:>6 7@C G@E6Dj :E’D 2 E:>6 E@ 86E H:?D] }@C 2 E:>6 7@C 9JA6] p E:>6 7@C 24E:@?]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQ:D$6=64E65t?5Qmv@ 29625[ AFE :E @? 2 3F>A6C DE:4<6C]k^Am kAm»~?6 >@C6 2?5 x’> @FEE2 96C6i y6? 2?5 x >@G65 @FC J@F?86DE 52F89E6C[ p??2[ :?E@ 4@==686 W|:KK@FX =2DE H66<6?5] qFE E96C6 H:== 36 ?@ 6>AEJ ?6DED 2C@F?5 96C6] |J H:76 DE:== 92D 2 3:8 <:5 E@ 562= H:E9]k^Am Photos: Nebraska football's alternate Halloween uniforms Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics Courtesy of Nebraska Athletics Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics Photos courtesy Nebraska Athletics tom.shatel@owh.com, 402-444-1025, twitter.com/tomshatelOWH 0 Comments Locations Omaha Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Tom Shatel's Press Box: Nebraska football practice and Tyler Yelk remembers UNO Football Gary Sharp and Tom Shatel, with the Omaha World-Herald, break down the first open practice with Nebraska Football as Fall Camp continues. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Nebraska's Dani Busboom Kelly after Red-White Scrimmage Nebraska's Matt Rhule full press conference from Aug. 15, 2026 Nebraska's Matt Rhule full press conference from Aug. 15, 2026 Nebraska's Dana Hologrsen full press conference from Aug. 14, 2026 Nebraska's Dana Hologrsen full press conference from Aug. 14, 2026 Sam McKewon's Video Mailbag | What's the pecking order at Nebraska running back? Sam McKewon's Video Mailbag | What's the pecking order at Nebraska running back?
Tom Shatel's Press Box: Nebraska football practice and Tyler Yelk remembers UNO Football Gary Sharp and Tom Shatel, with the Omaha World-Herald, break down the first open practice with Nebraska Football as Fall Camp continues.
