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Recruiting in the month of June is off to a strong start for Nebraska, with commitments from a 2025 running back and an out-of-the-blue German lineman who showed up at camps in Texas attended by Nebraska coaches. Who is David Hoffken, and how did the Huskers find him before any other big program? Also, we discuss the now-scrapped plans to play a softball game at Memorial Stadium, as reported Thursday by KETV. And we hear words from Nebraska AD Troy Dannen about the NIL landscape and where the Huskers sit on it. Have things changed already in the weeks since Dannen spoke this spring at an 1890 Initiative event?

Does Nebraska need a 1,000-yard running back? Connor and Mitch debate the benefits and drawbacks -- yes, there are drawbacks -- of the Huskers' reliance on a workhorse in the backfield. If championship-level teams in the college game still lean on one back, why not Nebraska? Also, we're talking about Nebraska basketball as it adds another transfer in former UCLA forward Berke Buyuktuncel. Fred Hoiberg’s roster is perhaps complete for the 2024-25 season. How do we see it? And the latest episode of "Chasing 3" is out, featuring insight into Thomas Fidone, Rahmir Johnson and the new coach-to-player helmet communication system. Finally, some roster and recruiting news from this week.

On this first Monday of June, Mitch and Connor are here to tell you why this month is so important for Matt Rhule and the Nebraska football program. In fact, it rates as perhaps the most important month of the entire offseason. Not sure? Listen to our explanation. The weekend included lots of baseball for our hosts. Nebraska's season is over on the diamond. We discuss the Stillwater regional -- and what's happening nationally on the road to Omaha. And we finish with more conversation about the football scheduling news from late last week.

Scott Dochterman of The Athletic visits the pod to answer our questions about the avalanche of kickoff times and TV announcements that were released on Thursday. Nebraska knows when it's going to play each of its first five games. And Black Friday in Iowa City is set for 6:30 p.m. on NBC. How did this all come about? Scott knows some of the fascinating stories from the TV network draft. Also, we discuss Iowa's new quarterback and finish with a story about Kirk Ferentz's ride to the airport.

Nebraska ran the football on nearly 65 percent of its offensive plays in 2023. We agree it's a number that will drop this year. But how much? Connor and Mitch examine tendencies for Matt Rhule, along with his offensive braintrust duo of Marcus Satterfield and Glenn Thomas, in their previous work at Temple and Baylor. What does it spell out for Dylan Raiola, the Nebraska quarterbacks and the offense as a whole? Also, Nebraska AD Troy Dannen is helping John Cook get a horse. And we look at the Stillwater regional for Nebraska baseball. Can the Huskers keep the ball in the yard?

Nebraska's "Chasing 3" documentary series is coming back with an episode that features the returns to good health of running back Rahmir Johnson and tight end Thomas Fidone. It got us thinking: Is Johnson overlooked ahead of the 2024 season? The senior did rush for 495 yards when given an opportunity that lasted most of one season early in his career. Mitch and Connor dissect the Nebraska roster to find more candidates who fit the label as potentially overlooked. Also, Big Ten coaches talked anonymously about their peers' program. How did Nebraska fare?