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Mike Schaefer talks with Mitch Sherman of The Athletic. He chats about his long journalism journey that saw him cover multiple national championships as a student, earn a job with the Omaha World-Herald before he graduated and how he ended up leaving daily Nebraska coverage only to find his way back.

Mike Schaefer has spent years on the Husker beat. Now, he turns his mic away from players and coaches and toward his fellow media members, from those he’s worked alongside to those he’s competed against.