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Nebraska senior linebacker Lavonte David has joined elite company in Cornhusker history, being named a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association on Monday.

His 274 career tackles are fifth in school history, while his 122 tackles this season rank 10th on NU's single-season list. Last season, David registered a school-record 152 tackles and was a second-team All-America pick by the Associated Press.

The Nebraska volleyball team will spend the opening weekend of the postseason at home for the eighth straight season as the NU Coliseum was chosen as one of 16 sites for NCAA first and second-round play next weekend. The Huskers will be making their 30th NCAA Tournament appearance and they will go in as the No. 2 overall seed among the 64 teams.

Play will start on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4:30 p.m. when the Kansas State Wildcats (20-10) of the Big 12 Conference take on the Wichita State Shockers (21-10) of the Missouri Valley Conference. Nebraska (24-4) will then take the court during Thursday's second match and will face the Jackson State Tigers (26-9), who recently won Southwestern Athletic Conference title. The Huskers' match will start at 7 p.m. or 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first match.

The second round will take place on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m., as Thursday's winners will compete for the right to move on to the Honolulu Regional the following weekend.

Nebraska used a stifling defensive effort and school-record performance from I-back Rex Burkhead, as Nebraska picked up its ninth win of the season with 20-7 victory Friday afternoon in the inaugural Heroes Game.

In front of a sellout crowd of 85,595, the 318^{th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium, and an ABC National audience, Burkhead carried a career-high 38 times for 160 yards and a touchdown to increase his season rushing total to 1,268 yards. His 38 totes broke the school record of 37 by Cory Ross in the 2003 Alamo Bowl, as Burkhead went over 100 yards for the seventh time this season and 11th time in his career.}

While Burkhead punished the Hawkeye defense on the ground, the Blackshirts forced two turnovers and held the Hawkeyes to just 270 total yards, including 88 yards on the ground, to hold Iowa to 100 yards below its 2011 season average of 370.4.

Senior Lavonte David led the Blackshirts with eight tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and fumble recovery in his final game at Memorial Stadium.the Butkus Award semifinalist now has 122 tackles on the season and 274 during his two-year career at Nebraska.

With the win, Nebraska finishes the regular season with a 9-3 record, its fourth consecutive nine-win season under Bo Pelini and 38th time in the last 42 seasons that a Husker football team has won at least nine games.

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The Huskers practiced for just over two hours on Thursday afternoon in helmets, jerseys and shorts outside on the Ed and Joyanne Gass grass practice fields. After practice, offensive coordinator Tim Beck and defensive coordinator Carl Pelini spoke to the media.

The First Annual Valentine High School Alumni basketball tournament will be held on July 23^rd and 24^th at Valentine High School. Teams should be from a specific graduating year at Valentine High School and players do not have to have played basketball in High School. According to organizer Joe Hesse, they are hoping for at least ten teams to compete in the two day tournament with pool play on Saturday and a bracketed tournament on Sunday. If someone would like to play and does not have a team, they can be placed on team. Entry fee is $20 per person. Contact Joe Hesse for more information at 402-322-1080. You may also contact Hesse if you would like to help out during the tournament by taking tickets, running the clock or other duties.