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The Nebraska volleyball team played a historic match on Wednesday in front of a packed Memorial Stadium, home of the Nebraska football team. Over 90,000 people came to watch the Cornhuskers take on Omaha volleyball, and Nebraska didn’t disappoint the massive home crowd. The Cornhuskers ended up taking the match in three sets, winning the […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule is going all out for their women’s volleyball team. They will go against Omaha volleyball at Memorial Stadium with 90,000 fans in attendance on Wednesday. The turnout is the highest ever for a volleyball match. It could possibly be the highest attendance for a women’s sporting event in history, […]

Who’s up for some Big Ten action in Week 1 of the college football season? The Nebraska Cornhuskers will open up a new era on the road as they take on P.J. Fleck’s Minnesota Golden Gophers. Let’s take a look at our college football odds series where our Nebraska-Minnesota prediction and pick will be revealed. Hiring […]

Coach Matt Rhule is already having a hard time in his first season leading the Nebraska football program. Arik Gilbert might have his NCAA eligibility revoked on account of alleged burglary. The Cornhuskers’ five-star tight end was arrested after he was seen walking with a huge bag of liquor and vapes. His stint with Nebraska […]

Nebraska football tight end Arik Gilbert was arrested early Tuesday Morning and booked on a burglary charge, and head coach Matt Rhule spoke on his disappointment when finding out the news. “Really disappointed, really sad for him,” Matt Rhule said, via Michael Bruntz of 247Sports. “When we took Arik, we knew we had a good […]

Well, that’s not a good sign. Amid the start of the college football season, the Nebraska team is already suffering from some roster issues. One of their players, tight end Arik Gilbert faced questions about his eligibility. Now, Gilbert is facing a different problem, as he’s been arrested, per on3.com. “Gilbert was taken into custody […]

The college football world awaits the collegiate return of Matt Rhule. Rhule, one of the most popular coaches in the nation during his coaching days at Baylor, has returned to college football to coach Nebraska, a once proud program that has fallen off the deep end. Rhule looks to return Nebraska football to their previous […]

The Nebraska football team is just a few days away from beginning a massive season with high expectations. Despite a lot of struggles in recent years during the Scott Frost era, hopes are high in Lincoln that Matt Rhule can turn things around in his first season. Even during the tough times, Cornhukers fans continued […]

Nebraska football three-star wide receiver commit Isaiah McMorris will miss the first two games of the Bellevue West Thunderbirds’ 2023 season due to a hamstring injury. A video showed McMorris hobbling slightly on the field prior to Bellevue Wests’s game last Friday, per KETV sports journalist Ellie French (via HuskerCorner.com’s Oliver Vandervoort). It appears the […]

Matt Rhule and Nebraska football received a tremendous boost when in-state running back prospect Conor Booth committed to the program on Sunday. Booth, a junior at Bishop Neumann High School in Wahoo, NE, becomes the team’s third in-state prospect for its 2025 recruiting class. The two other prospects are defensive lineman Tyson Terry and safety […]

Matt Rhule is ready to start his journey to rebuilding the Nebraska football program, and his first official depth chart is here. Jeff Sims will start at quarterback again, but who else made the Cornhuskers’ first string?   Offense Quarterback: Jeff Sims Running back: Gabe Ervin Jr. Wide Receivers: Alex Bullock, Isaiah Garcia-Casteneda Slot receiver: […]

Nebraska football fans have been clamoring for some change and excitement for a long time. New head coach Matt Rhule has brought plenty of both to Lincoln, as he tackles his next reconstruction project. His last one, an unsuccessful tenure with the Carolina Panthers, should hold no merit with the Cornhuskers. Reviving college programs is […]

A highly anticipated college football season is going to begin in Lincoln, Nebraska in under a week. The Nebraska football team begins their 2023 campaign on August 31st against Minnesota football on the road. This will be the first game for new head coach Matt Rhule, who comes in with a lot of pressure on […]

It’s been awhile since the Nebraska football team was as good as the fanbase would like them to be, but there is new hope in Lincoln this year. The failed Scott Frost era is over, and the Matt Rhule era is set to begin in one week when the Cornhuskers hit the road to play […]

Matt Rhule’s first fall camp as the Nebraska football coach has been a success. That’s what Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts seems to believe, at least. Not long after the Carolina Panthers fired Matt Rhule, the head coach was hired to lead the Nebraska football program. Offensive lineman Ethan Piper described the camp as “brutal,” […]

A very crucial season is about to begin in Lincoln for Nebraska football. Nebraska is one the most storied programs in all of college football, and for the past several years, they have looked far from that. The Scott Frost era was a failed experiment. He was brought there to resurrect the program and bring […]

The decision to hire Matt Rhule was a huge $74 million gamble that the Nebraska football program took. They are getting a veteran NCAA head coach. Furthermore, he had experiences with Baylor and Temple before transitioning into being the mastermind of the Carolina Panthers. But, rookie concerns are always present for a new coach that […]

College athletic programs and transferring are two peas in the same pod. The NCAA is defined by stars and coaches moving around such that they reach greener pastures. It could be because they see more playing time, get optimal coaching that is suited for their style of play, or any other reason that prompted a […]

A massive season for Nebraska football is almost here as the Cornhuskers kick off the Matt Rhule era on August 31st on the road against Minnesota football. Times have been tough in Lincoln for the past several years, but hope is evident as the new season is almost here. Yes, the Cornhuskers have been struggling, […]

Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule revealed running back Gabe Ervin Jr. will be the team’s starting running back, according to a Saturday article from AllHuskers. Ervin Jr., a former three-star recruit in Nebraska’s 2021 football recruiting class, rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries in 2022. He recorded as many as 60 rushing yards […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football program has seen a few important changes over the past year. It hired Matt Rhule as its next head coach after he spent three seasons with the Carolina Panthers. Rhule, a former offensive coordinator for the Temple Owls, helped turn around the Temple and Baylor football programs before moving on to […]

Nebraska football is about to enter the 100th anniversary season for Memorial Stadium, the home of the Cornhuskers. The first game ever played in the stadium was against Oklahoma football back in September 1923. Nebraska football revealed the alternate uniforms that they will wear this season against Northwestern football on October 21st. While it appears […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers football team is gearing up for their first season under new head coach Matt Rhule, and the former NFL HC is bringing serious changes to beef up their offensive strategy. The Huskers have struggled in the red zone in recent years, and Rhule is bringing his years of experience to right the […]

Suspended safety Myles Farmer has found a new home in college, according to Chris Carlson of Syracuse.com. The now-former Nebraska football defensive back has joined the Syracuse Orange as a transfer, hoping that the ACC school will be a fight for him as he continues his college career. “Syracuse added an experienced defensive back to […]

Matt Rhule is entering his first season as head coach of the Nebraska football program, and while Rhule has big expectations long-term, he was honest about where the team stands in 2023. “I don’t want to take shortcuts,” Matt Rhule said, via Eric Olson of The Associated Press. “I don’t want to build something (where) […]

The Big Ten conference has been at the center of conference realignment over the last year or so, adding USC and UCLA in 2022, and adding Oregon and Washington this month. Those moves are effective in 2024. Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts got honest on conference realignment and how much it will happen in the […]

Zavier Betts’ abrupt decision to leave Nebraska football less than three weeks before the season opener left Matt Rhule by surprise. Just because one of his team’s most talented playmakers will no longer suit up for the Cornhuskers, though, hardly means Rhule has lost any love and respect for Betts. “He came to me and […]

The Scott Frost era with Nebraska football was an interesting one. First off, the decision by the Cornhuskers to fire Bo Pelini was head scratching. Nebraska didn’t want to settle for 9-10 wins a year and wanted to take the next stop, but they did the opposite under Frost. Former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne […]

Nebraska linebacker Maverick Noonan suffered a season-ending knee injury on Tuesday, according to a tweet from The Athletic Nebraska Staff Writer Mitch Sherman. “Nebraska coach Matt Rhule reports that true freshman LB Maverick Noonan is out for the year with a knee injury. He’ll need surgery,” Sherman wrote. “Noonan made strides in the spring as an early […]

Coaches are known to be serious and focus first on managing egos and plotting schematics for games. Although, a lot of them are not that one-dimensional. A lot of really good coaches act as mentors and some even father figures to their players. A certain amount of unwavering belief is needed for all of that […]

Geography plays a huge part in the success of a team in any sport. Homecourt advantage in places like Denver bothers a lot of their opponents. Traveling for away games plays a huge part in the advantages that a squad can get throughout the season. Coach Matt Rhule thinks that his Nebraska football program and […]

The situation that Matt Rhule came into at Nebraska football certainly wasn’t ideal. After firing Bo Pelini, the Cornhuskers looked to Nebraska legend Scott Frost to resurrect the program. That experiment went very poorly, and now Rhule has his hands full. While we’ll have to wait to see what the Cornhuskers do on the field, […]

Nebraska football safety Myles Farmer has entered the transfer portal, according to On3. Farmer started for the Cornhuskers last season and was suspended indefinitely from the team during the summer. New Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said Monday Farmer’s suspension was for “simple things, nothing major, just some of our standards.” “He’s a competitive kid,” Rhule […]

First-year Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule has suspended defensive back Myles Farmer indefinitely. Farmer, Nebraska football’s leading tackler, wasn’t on the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ 120-man roster when the team began practice on Monday. There is no timetable for his return, per The Associated Press (via ESPN). When reporters asked Rhule the reason why he suspended […]

College football training camps are yet to start but drama is already in the conferences from left to right. The Big Ten conference seems to be at the receiving end of most of them. After Northwestern football endured their Pat Fitzgerald debacle, Matt Rhule and Nebraska football were the next in line. Bob Wager, the […]

Nebraska football tight ends coach Bob Wager resigned from his position with the Cornhuskers following a DUI arrest last Wednesday, the team announced. “It is with great remorse that I resign from my position as assistant football coach at the University of Nebraska,” Wager said in a statement. “Earlier this week I received a citation […]

After transferring from Georgia Tech last winter, Nebraska quarterback Jeff Sims is the favorite to be the Cornhuskers starter when they open up the 2023 season against the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Aug. 31. In fact, upon his commitment to Nebraska, Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule — who coached in the NFL for several seasons […]

Quarterback Jeff Sims isn’t overlooking any Nebraska football opponents on the 2023 schedule. The Georgia Tech transfer knows that Nebraska football fans are hyped for certain games, like the team’s matchup with Colorado. While fans have the luxury of looking ahead to the Colorado game, the Nebraska quarterback is doing no such thing. “I’ve heard […]

New Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule spoke at Big Ten media days on Thursday, and he was honest about the direction that he wants to take the program in for the future. “There was a time when Nebraska football was feared,” Matt Rhule said, via Brett McMurphy of Action Network. “We need to take back […]