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Husker Doc Talk: Aaron Graham and ‘The Pipeline’
Every college football program has its share of stars living off name recognition for generations. Rarely is there a position group that carries the same clout with fans.
At Nebraska, you have three Heisman Trophy winners and several Outland and Lombardi Trophy winners. Of course, all those winners continue to sign autographs and take photos with fans. But "The Pipeline" seems to evoke the emotions of greatness, dominance, athleticism, nastiness and championships with Husker fans. Why? Probably because Nebraska has struggled for the last 20 years, and a big reason is average to poor offensive line play.
The original "Pipeline" was made up of:
- Rob Zatechka
- Zach Wiegert
- Brendan Stai
- Aaron Graham
- Joel Wilks
These five will be at the Hail Varsity Club in La Vista on Friday night, April 21, from 6 to 9. This meet and greet is the night before the Nebraska football Spring Game and is presented by Pipeline Jerkey.
On this episode of the Doc Talk Podcast Presented by Betfred Sports, Dr. Rob and Travis Justice are drinking beer and eating Pipeline Jerky with the center of the Pipeline, Aaron Graham. Aaron was the lone junior starter on the 1994 national championship O-line and had the luxury of two national championship rings. So, was the 1995 O-Line really the 1994 backups, as Dr. Rob has said hundreds of times on this podcast?
After Nebraska, Aaron played six years in the NFL and is now living in Gretna and is president at National Land Realty. The best part about having Aaron on the podcast, he has all the dirt and funny stories about Dr. Rob!
It's going to be a busy weekend! First, see The Pipeline on Friday night. Then, the Spring Game is on Saturday. Then on Sunday afternoon, come to Kros Strain Brewing in La Vista, as we will be recording the podcast on location! Of course, there will be a food truck and always great beer!
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