forcing a nickname change to the Bugeaters. The name was derived from the insect-devouring bull bats that patrolled the plains of Nebraska. They remained the mascot until the first losing season ...

Get a group of Pendragons, Dusters, Swedes and Mighty Bunnies together in a high school gym, and you've got a serious tournament in store. High school mascot fans in Nebraska know that better than ...

The practice teams, which took on old Nebraska nicknames as the Bugeaters, Rattlesnake Boys and Old Gold Knights, would scrimmage simultaneously and rotate fields as needed. With a smaller roster ...