Nebraska Huskers t-shirts featuring new cartoon mascot Herbie Husker, left, and old cartoon mascot, right, are displayed at the Husker Hounds store in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers gave its cartoon mascot an upgrade to make sure there were no associations between Herbie Husker and white supremacy. In the original logo, Herbie Husker is making an ...

Nebraska alters mascot logo, removes 'OK' hand gesture to prevent association with white supremacists Herbie Husker will now raise an index finger to signal 'No. 1' instead By Wajih AlBaroudi ...

The University of Nebraska has changed its mascot’s hand gesture after more than 47 years, the university said, after the traditional one became associated with racist groups.

For most of his existence, Herbie Husker has expressed his approval by signaling what was once universally known as the "OK" sign. Now that the gesture has been co-opted by white supremacists ...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska has made a change to its cartoon mascot Herbie Husker to eliminate confusion about the meaning of a hand gesture he makes that some people connect with ...

It is a shield that several striking features, including a rendition of the "Blackshirts" skull-and-crossbones logo.The logo is surrounded by five Nebraska-esque fleur-de-lis (or "lily flower, in ...