Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen made an appearance on the Huskers Radio Network Wednesday night.

One of the many topics discussed is the proposed 105-person roster limit, which is part of the House and NCAA solution, and has not been completed.

Judge Claudia Wilken said she would deny a $2.8 billion settlement if the roster restrictions were not adjusted. The judge recommends using phase periods to protect athletes on the current roster.

However, college courses have “cut” players, and at the beginning of the regular season, their job is as if they need to narrow their roster down to 105.

Denning said the settlement “seems to be close” but there are still many questions to answer.

"There are a lot of rules that can achieve this settlement," Denning said. "You could say there is a 105-man limit on the football roster, but what does that mean? When? When? 105? If someone gets hurt, can you replace them? All of these questions are related to it.

"Now, 24 sports are used for us. So anything that happens when the operation is going to be a huge challenge. It's not just revenue sharing. It's a lot of rules and regulations. The provisions related to it. How do we do this? How do we make sure we make sure the third part of the engraving is fair market value. How do we make sure that this does happen."

Denning estimates that about 50% of his day is gearing up around what’s coming and trying to find the best Nebraska way to succeed.

Dannen said a settlement needs to be determined so that a decision can be made. He has always been a supporter of no roster restrictions.

"Apart from baseball and football, at least there is no roster limit in the sports we offer, and I want to go back to that," Dannen said. "I'm in the minority there, and I know that. Nebraska does a unique job of football restrictions. I think if you're in a grandfather or stage, it's going to go over 105 in any way, it's going to allow next year's players to be more players, maybe a few weeks ago, than we expected."

Denning said he hopes to answer all of these answers next week or end next week.

"We have a lot of people, and we see some people reaching the portal, and I don't think I'm going to want to go to the portal, but I need to find a place that can be guaranteed," Dannen said. "It's great to be sure of our athletes."

Denning said the fields of grass in the Memorial Stadium were almost removed except for the remaining pieces. A new turf farm is being installed in the 2025 season.

Nebraska's plan is to install grasslands before the 2026 season.

"I've said it a hundred times, but I don't think anyone listens - when the stadium is finished, we'll have grass," Denning said. "But, since a lot of the stadium's work has to be done from the inside, the idea of ​​putting the grass there and tearing it apart isn't too appetizing. So putting a good turf surface in it can be rolled up to roll the equipment up and rolling in that transition phase."

Dannon believes that for about 30 years, the grass driving range has been torn to their base, which was also rebuilt with new irrigation.

"These grasses still have crowns, rocks and items accumulated for over 30 years," Denning said. "This should be done by June 1, so when we enter the camp we will have a perfect grass surface for these people to practice. We will have a new turf, the same type of turf as the indoors, and that's inside the stadium."

Denning said the stadium renovation project itself is still in the design stage. One thing revealed during the planning period is the nearly $200 million worth of deferred maintenance below the stadium.

"We've built on the top, but especially on the west side, which is still the structure of 1923, so figure out how to make sure it's a multi-generation 50-year project and we don't have to re-finish the stadium for $200 million repairs five years later. So we're in a good place."