THE JET
AWARD
THE JET AWARD
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WE LOVE GREAT RETURNS! SINCE 2011
2026
Jet Award Gala
Presented by: KRT Athletic Muscle Cream
15TH ANNUAL JET AWARD GALA
THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND 2026
Steelhouse Omaha
1100 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68102
Keynote Speaker: Matt Davison, Former Husker WR & President of 1890 Initiative.
Jet Award winner : TBA
University of Iowa
Legacy Award winner: Tim Dwight
Iowa/10 year NFL Vet
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Thursday August 21, 2025 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 pm
Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill, 68138
Come meet former Husker Blackshirts JASON PETER, DANNY NOONAN, ZACK BOWMAN, and JAY FOREMAN. Get their perspective on the upcoming college football season and ask them question during the live Q&A portion of the evening.
There will also be an online silent auction and raffle with all proceeds going to support the Johnny Rodgers Career and Technical Scholarship.
Football talk and fun for a great cause!
Learn More About The Jet Award
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Johnny "THE JET" Rodgers
The First National Award
Since
2011
11
Athlete, scholar, author, community activist, entrepreneur and Jewel’s dad… anyway you read it Johnny Rodgers is far more than just football.
Johnny
Johnny "THE JET" Rodgers
NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL RETURN SPECIALIST AWARD (THE JET AWARD) College football has commonly been heralded as the most exciting and dramatic sport in the nation. Some would go as far as to say that college football is the one true American experience. The excitement and spirit of the game is particularly captivated by the play known as the return. History has shown that big returns can become legendary, immortalizing the team and the play itself forever. Since 2011 The Jet Award is the first to officially honor the most exciting and electrifying play in college football… the return and the athlete that makes it all happen!
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Scholarships
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Winners
Career highlights of 2016 Jet Award winner Christian McCaffrey, past winner bios, and award archives.
