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    Will Dean Blais turn the UNO Mavericks into a perennial Division I powerhouse?


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    Mavs’ backup Ehlers ‘key to defensive line’

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    Mavs’ backup Ehlers ‘key to defensive line’
    Over and over UNO football coach Pat Behrns tells you that one of the keys to the Maverick defense this year is Kevin Ehlers. That’s Kevin Ehlers, backup defensive tackle. “It’s nice to hear, but at the same time I know it anyway,” said Ehlers, a senior from Omaha Creighton Prep. “You can tell the way the coaches are treating you that you are being counted upon. At the end of the day, that’s nice.” Ehlers has demonstrated his value the past two seasons,... »

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    Mavs expected to start freshmen-heavy group
    There won’t be any patsies to start the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s schedule this weekend. The Mavericks take on Central Oklahoma at 4 p.m. on Friday and Midwestern State at noon Sunday at the Broncho Invitational in Edmond, Okla. »

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    Game-day QB choice is possible
    This week will determine what couldn’t be determined in spring practice, summer workouts and fall camp. At some point UNO will have to name a starting quarterback for its season opener against the University of Nebraska at Kearney. »

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    Speed read: Mavs at home in MIAA
    It didn't take two years for UNO to get a read on the rest of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. But, even though a third-place finish and trip to the playoffs in 2008 and a second-place tie in 2009 would be a success for many... »

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    Mavs bring black back to football jerseys

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    Mavs bring black back to football jerseys
    UNO is going back in black. The Mavericks announced Wednesday that they will wear predominantly black jerseys for home football games. It’s the first time the University of Nebraska at Omaha will wear black on the football field since doing... »

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    After a year off, former juco star guard joins Mavs
    UNO hopes it has landed an overlooked recruit in point guard Steve Jones. Jones, who didn’t play basketball last season while attending Wiley (Texas) College, was a preseason National Junior College Athletic Association Division I third-team... »

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