I agree. Thomas Kidd and Barry Hankins are currently among the biggest names in American Religious history going at the moment. Moreover, the history department faculty is excellent across the board. I am a little biased as that is where I earned my undergrad.
Congrats! I also applied at UNL for the PhD program. I received the "we made a decision and it has been sent to the graduate school for review" email two days ago, but I have not heard anything from them since. Nervous energy abounds!