Deal reached on constitutional concerns over early entry for Tom Osborne into Nebraska Hall of Fame

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 792

Last Updated: 5 days, 4 hours ago

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LINCOLN — Concerns over the constitutionality of a proposal to make former Husker football coach and former U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne eligible for the Nebraska Hall of Fame led state lawmakers to broker a deal to broaden the original measure sought by Gov. Jim Pillen, a former NU player.

Lawmakers briefly debated the measure Thursday in an amendment State Sen. Dan Lonowski of Hastings tried adding to Legislative Bill 596. The rest of the bill …

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