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Landon Wirt

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Hello, my name is Landon Wirt and I'm a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln studying sports media and communications. I'm a passionate Kansas City sports supporter and enjoy exercising and spending time with my friends in my free time. I hold a role as a communications intern for the Kansas City Current of the NWSL (#TealRising) and hope to work in or around sports upon graduating from college!

How UNL helps student athletes prepare for life after college sports

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Football player holding up a blocking pad for a kid pushing it, on Tom Osborne field.
During a Nov. 22 press conference, three days before Nebraska football’s final game of the 2022 regular season, a reporter asked junior quarterback Casey...

Nebraskans express concerns, discuss future of vintage car scene

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A crowd of people gather behind a line of vintage cars at the “Cars & Coffee” car show held by the Museum of American Speed on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Photo by Landon Wirt.
In May 2020, curator Tim Matthews and the rest of the staff at the Museum of American Speed in Lincoln were faced with a...

Husker Vote Coalition hopes for successful turnout in midterms, readies for...

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Husker Vote Coalition chairman Kendall Bartling speaks with a prospective voter at Grand Island Senior High School in Grand Island at a voter registration event on Oct. 18.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln sophomore Kendall Bartling first developed a love for election work as a 14-year-old freshman at Grand Island Senior High School.  On Martin...

Memorial Stadium security looks to curtail bottle-throwing in student section, improve...

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The always-bustling student section at Memorial Stadium (right) starts to fill up well before kickoff for home Husker football games, like Nebraska’s contest against Purdue on Oct. 30, 2021. Photo by Landon Wirt.
As the game clock ticked down on Saturday, Sept. 10, the Georgia Southern Eagles had officially secured a stunning 45-42 upset victory over the...

A revamped Husker Vote Coalition has big plans to get out...

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The Husker Vote Coalition's board members have been busy preparing for another busy school year in 2022-23. From left to right are Madison Hurst, Maggie Nielsen, Kendall Bartling and Ivan Molina Jr.
This is one in a series of Nebraska News Service stories about election and voting issues in the state and the efforts of people...

Through ups and downs, UNL senior finds home with rugby team

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Nebraska club rugby senior Tanner Rowe runs with the ball during a match
Tanner Rowe relates with the estimated 93% of high school athletes who aren’t fortunate enough to play a varsity sport in college.  Rowe, a senior...

Nebraska football’s newcomers bring confidence into next phase of offseason

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Nebraska football’s season-to-season overhaul is far from accidental. Over the last five months, the Huskers have fired and filled four offensive coaching positions, while...

Following multi-year hiatus, UNL club rugby returns for spring season

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Seemingly nothing could stop Nebraska club rugby team as the 2019-20 school year neared. The Huskers closed their 2019 spring sevens season as one...

Nebraska athletics lays groundwork for Memorial Stadium’s highly-anticipated facelift

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Nebraska football’s rich history is intertwined alongside that of college football, and its home stadium is, too. Ground broke on the first iteration of Memorial...