USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THOMAS JEFFERSON

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Athletes at the university were not always known as the Cornhuskers, however. Their original nickname was the Old Gold Knights. Then the school adopted scarlet and cream as its colors. Through the 1899 football season, the athletes were known as the Bugeaters. This was an appropriate nickname in an agricultural region where bull bats were a blessing to farmers and a menace to crop-devouring insects. Still, the Cornhuskers did not emerge for another decade. Finally, at turn of the century and after one less-than-glorious season, the university felt that a new image was overdue. The Cornhuskers came to stay. Which sentence BEST begins the paragraph?
A
The University of Nebraska has a proud and honored tradition in collegiate athletics.
B
Some of the most exciting careers begin on practice fields at the University of Nebraska.
C
The University of Nebraska may have one of the most recognized nicknames in college sports.
D
It should be no surprise that the University of Nebraska offers advanced studies in agriculture.
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