John Cook wants ‘energized’ student section for Husker volleyball’s final home games

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Students lined up Saturday morning and waited several hours to watch Nebraska volleyball defeat then-No. 1 Wisconsin.

And John Cook took notice.

“I looked out and all these people are, like, camped out there and I’m like, ‘What the heck’s going on?” he said at a Tuesday press conference.

As the day progressed, Cook noticed the line growing longer and longer, stretching to the Hendricks Training Complex.

nebraska is a volleyball school. 2 and half hours till doors open‼️ pic.twitter.com/NTGsiSalYP

— Iron N Volleyball (@HuskerBlock) October 21, 2023

Hours before the match, Cook posted a photo of the students on X, the app formerly known as Twitter.

“So, I tweeted the picture out, you know, they’re saving money because they’re not in the fake and bake,” he said.

Students saving money by not going to the tanning salons! love it! pic.twitter.com/w63ZCk4PkE

— John Cook (@jcook2) October 21, 2023

Nebraska didn’t disappoint the students, winning the match in a five-set thriller.

Many of the students, donning Nebraska-themed cowboy hats, surrounded Cook after the momentous win.

In a postgame interview on the Big Ten Network, Cook said Nebraska has “one of the best student sections in the country.”

Best student section in the country ⁉️@HuskerVB head coach John Cook thinks so. 🤠 pic.twitter.com/4mOGJKOpI7

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 22, 2023

Nebraska has five remaining home games this regular season: Maryland, Rutgers, Northwestern, Illinois and Michigan.

At the press conference, Cook challenged the Husker faithful.

“We want our crowd and that student section energized for all five of those matches,” he said.

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