Eddie Messel
Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Eddie comes from Bozeman, Montana where he worked as a Sports Anchor/Reporter for nearly two years.
Eddie graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2019 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Growing up in Miami, Florida and playing sports all his life is where Eddie found his passion for sports journalism. In college he was given the chance to follow and cover his Knights at the Fiesta Bowl against LSU and that is where the journey began.
Eddie loves connecting with the community and its athletes, while getting the chance to tell their stories.
Away from work, Eddie enjoys the chance to watch or attend any sporting event at any level. He also enjoys any chance to be on or by the water fishing or water skiing. Eddie has a younger brother, Chad, and loves any chance to be with him and his parents Marc and Kristi.
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Lincoln North Star alum Josiah Allick announced via Instagram that he is transferring to Nebraska.
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Nebraska football had three more players hit the transfer portal on Wednesday.
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Nebraska volleyball is set and ready to play their 2023 Spring Match in Central City at Bison Activity Dome on Saturday.
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Quaran McPherson, a red shirt freshman for Nebraska men’s basketball entered the transfer portal on Tuesday.
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Nebraska volleyball fans were on full display on Monday in Central City ahead of the Huskers spring match.
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Jaz Shelley announced via Twitter on Friday that she will return to Nebraska for her fifth year.
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Nebraska football officially starts a new era under first year head coach Matt Rhule on Monday.
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Nebraska will host Northern Iowa in Lincoln at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the second round on Sunday March 19th at 2 p.m. CT.
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Nebraska women’s basketball hosted their last practice before the start of the postseason on Tuesday.
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The Huskers despite getting hot in February are not selected to the 2023 NIT field of 32 that was released on Sunday.
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Ahead of the 65th annual Shrine Bowl a media day was held in Lincoln for both the North and South teams on Sunday.
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The Nebraska baseball team held its first practice of the 2023 season outside at Den Hartog Field on a 40-degree afternoon.
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Nebraska basketball will be short-handed the rest of the season and their next stop is at Maryland on Saturday.
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Derrick Walker racked up 10 rebounds, and the Nebraska men’s basketball team beat the Ohio State Buckeyes 63-60 at home Wednesday.
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Nebraska men’s basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Wednesday evening that Juwan Gary will have left shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
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On Monday, Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda removed himself from the portal and will return to Nebraska in 2023.
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Alvano and Lloyd both stay home and commit to Nebraska.
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You can still hear the state buzzing over Nebraska Basketball’s upset win over Creighton Sunday night. Nobody knows how much this win means for the program more than Lincoln native Sam Grisel.
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Nine players received blackshirts ahead of the Huskers first practice in Ireland on Wednesday.
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Lincoln East star pitcher Jalen Worthley announced on Friday that he will be staying home committing to play baseball at the University of Nebraska.
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Nebraska football is wrapping up week two of fall camp ahead of the 2022 season.
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On Thursday Husker volleyball stars Lexi Rodriguez and Bekka Allick hosted a skills camp at Kinetic Sports Complex in Lincoln.
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Beni Ngoyi, an incoming senior at Lincoln High, announced Wednesday that he will be continuing his education and football career at Iowa State.
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It was an eventful day at the track and field events for the Cornhusker State Games on Saturday.
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The 2022 Cornhusker State Games are in full swing. The Pickleball tournament kicked off Saturday morning down at the Woods Tennis Center. For Minden native Buck Wood, Pickleball is both a fun pastime and his medication.
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Seward native Jesse Rood broke the axe throwing world record on Friday.
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A Unified Volleyball Camp brought together Nebraska volleyball players and Special Olympics Nebraska athletes on Monday.
Nebraska volleyball hosted their annual Dream Team Camp this Summer, day one kicked off on Saturday.
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Lincoln native Rutger McGroarty is headed to Winnipeg with 14th pick overall pick.
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Former Nebraska outfielder Cam Chick announced via Twitter on Sunday that he is transferring to Mizzou.
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Husker volleyball lands consensus top 10 prospect in the 2024 class.
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Nebraska football hosts unified camp with Special Olympic athletes of Nebraska.
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Jordan Larson is back in Lincoln on Wednesday for her All-Skills Camp at the Kinetic Sports Complex.
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Nicklin Hames will return to Husker volleyball in 2022. Her father Jason Hames announced Saturday.
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Nebraska volleyball improved to 6-0 after beating Arizona St. in straight sets in the final game of the Ameritas Players Challenge on Saturday.
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Nebraska announced via Twitter Saturday the four captains that will be leading the way for the Huskers in 2021.
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Reagan Raabe scored a pair of goals to lift Nebraska to a season-opening win.
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The battle continues for who will back up veteran Husker quarterback Adrian Martinez.
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Stepp was clear in Wednesdays press conference on why he transferred out of USC to come to Nebraska. The focus on running the ball here at Nebraska was something that was not the case at Southern Cal.
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Ryan Held says the running back battle is down to about four guys who are battling to be the guy for the Big Red this year.
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Nebraska senators release statements on the Senate approving the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan.
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Three Huskers help U.S.A women's volleyball to gold in Tokyo.
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Head coach John Cook and three seniors, outside hitter Lexi Sun, setter Nicklin Hames and middle blocker Kayla Caffey all addressed the media for the first time ahead of the season.
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Late Friday night Merrick County Sheriff’s Office responded to a vehicle rollover crash off of Worms (2nd Road) and J Road.
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A quartet of high-profile matches and nine home games highlight Nebraska’s 2021-22 non-conference schedule.
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