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Although the NFL world might still have a bitter taste in their mouths from Matt Rhule’s tenure as head coach of the Carolina Panthers, Nebraska football fans should be excited by what he has done since landing the job last November. The proven program builder is infusing top-level talent and trying to overhaul the team’s […]

Coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska football are starting to come alive as their recruitment is in full swing. The latest player they added is an elite weapon out of Ainsworth High School. The Cornhuskers snagged Carter Nelson right under the noses of programs like Georgia football, and Alabama football. Carter Nelson is headed to the […]

Matt Rhule has yet to coach a game for Nebraska football, but Cornhusker fans are falling in love with their new coach’s recruiting skills. The latest Nebraska commitment is four-star tight end Carter Nelson, the No. 7 ranked tight end in the class of 2024 according to 247 Sports. Nebraska beat out the likes of […]

The College Football season is about three months away! Spring games have concluded and teams are beginning to shape up. With that said, check out our college football odds series as we hand out a Nebraska football over/under win total prediction and pick. Nebraska is coming off an awful 2022 season, but there is a […]

The college football recruiting cycle has shifted quite a bit over the past week. Top Class of 2024 QB Dylan Raiola committed to Georgia, and now another top option is on the market in Daniel Kaelin. He had previously committed to Missouri but is now opening up his recruitment with plenty of schools interested, including […]

Nebraska football quarterback Casey Thomspon has made a major decision on his future, as the Cornhuskers QB has decided to enter the transfer portal, per Chris Hummer of 247 Sports. Thompson is reportedly entering the portal as a graduate transfer. Nebraska football’s 2022 starter, Thompson is now in the portal for the second time in […]

Will the Nebraska Cornhuskers football program be able to restore its former glory? Nebraska agreed to a deal with former Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule following a 4-8 performance in its final season under head coach Scott Frost. Rhule helped bring in a Nebraska recruiting class that features three 4-star enrollees and 11 transfers, bringing […]

Will Nebraska football be able to make its mark on the Big Ten West? The Huskers hired former Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule to take up the head coaching spot once held by Scott Frost. Rhule, who made impressive runs at turning around the Temple and Baylor football programs, has earned a 47-43 record as […]

Nebraska football has had its sights set on quarterback Dylan Raiola, the number-one player in the 2024 recruiting ranks, despite other powers, such as Georgia, USC and Ohio State circling the waters. The Cornhuskers do happen to have one edge- offensive line coach and former NFL player Donovan Raiola is Dylan’s uncle. Raiola, an Ohio […]

Nebraska football has been in a notable dark age over the last few years. The Cornhuskers haven’t been on top since the late ’90s, but the last six years with no bowl game appearances have been especially rough. The 2022 season was another forgettable one in Lincoln, as the Scott Frost era came to an […]

The Nebraska football team won’t simply be made up of recruits who picked the school because of how much money they can make off their name, image and likeness, according to head coach Matt Rhule. Rhule encourages players to profit off NIL deals, but the new Nebraska football coach recently made it clear that his […]

Nebraska football fans are grateful to have made it through the embattled Scott Frost era that produced four-and-a-quarter losing seasons. Carolina Panthers fans found a new lease on their fandom after Matt Rhule’s turbulent tenure as head coach came to an end. Both sides needed a fresh start, and have now come together to hopefully […]

With National Signing Day in the books, the 2023 college football recruiting cycle is officially over. These recruits will go on to shape their teams for the next few years, and could be true difference-makers at the collegiate level. One team in desperate need of some difference-makers heading into National Signing Day was Nebraska. The […]

Nebraska,’s 2023 recruit class is shaping up. However, some key positions on the depth chart remain unfilled. As the transfer portal continues to grow due to post-bowl game and coaching changes, new head coach Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers have a chance to fill the missing pieces to make an impact in the upcoming season. […]

It now appears that there is some sort of a transfer portal pipeline between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Following the addition of former four-star offensive lineman Jacob Hood, Nebraska has now added three Georgia players through the portal. On Monday, Hood announced that he would be joining Nebraska. He took to Twitter […]

Head Coach Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers have added a potential star through the transfer portal. On Thursday, tight end Arik Gilbert officially committed to Nebraska according to Hayes Fawcett of on3.com. Arik Gilbert has up to three years of eligibility still remaining. Gilbert, a former five-star prospect and number-five player in the 2020 […]

Former Georgia football tight end Arik Gilbert said the Nebraska Cornhuskers may be in a “good spot” to land him, On3 Nebraska football publisher Sean Callahan wrote in a Thursday article. “It was good meeting Coach Rhule,” Gilbert said. “I haven’t made a decision yet, but you could say Nebraska is in a good spot […]

Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule has scored a big recruitment win early into his tenure with Nebraska football, as the program has just landed the commitment of 4-star pass rusher Cameron Lenhardt. Lenhardt is liking what he’s seeing in Nebraska football under the stewardship of Rhule, who jumped back to the college level after […]

Despite falling on hard times recently, Nebraska football remains one of the most storied programs in college football history. The Cornhuskers simply dominated the sport in the latter half of the 20th Century, finishing with at least nine wins in every season from 1969 to 2001. With Matt Rhule now at the helm, the Huskers […]

Matt Rhule has a long way to go before turning around Nebraska football. Just because he’s still in the process of scouring the transfer portal and hitting the recruiting trail ahead of next season, though, doesn’t mean the Cornhuskers new head coach can’t enjoy the plight of one of his team’s primary Big 10 rivals. […]

It is predicted that Matt Rhule, the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, would use the college football transfer portal to increase the depth and caliber of his squad. That is hardly unexpected given his prediction that if the portal is utilized to sign up a significant number of new players, the club will do […]

The Matt Rhule era is underway at Nebraska, with hopes and dreams filling the hearts and minds of Cornhusker faithful across the country unlike any time in quite a while. However, there is work to do. There’s a reason Scott Frost was let go, and a reason Mickey Joseph wasn’t given the full-time job. This […]

After being fired from the Carolina Panthers, Matt Rhule landed on his feet by being named the new head coach of Nebraska football. Rhule recently brought in a new defensive coordinator as he looks to build the Cornhuskers into a competitive program. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Nebraska has hired Tony White, Syracuse’s former defensive […]

New Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has quite a bit of work to do. It has been decades since Nebraska was the standard that college football teams were measured against. The days when Tom Osborne would trot out a team that was bigger, faster and meaner than the opposition are long past, and the one-sided […]

Nebraska interim head football coach Mickey Joseph was arrested on Wednesday afternoon for suspicion of Strangulation and 3rd degree domestic assault, according to multiple sources. Officers were dispatched to a residence for a domestic disturbance call, said a Wednesday statement from the Lincoln Police Department. Mickey Joseph was arrested at a separate location, where he […]

Talk about covert affairs. Matt Rhule was officially introduced as Nebraska football’s new head coach on Monday, but the hire wasn’t always an easy process. In fact, the Cornhuskers kept their interest in Rhule under such wraps that the former Carolina Panthers head coach had to practically go undercover during a ‘secret visit’ to the […]

Mickey Joseph, ex-Nebraska football interim head coach, has been arrested for suspicion of third-degree domestic assault and strangulation just days after the university named Matt Rhule their next head coach, according to Eric Olson of the Associated Press. The police said the following in a statement, “While the Lincoln Police Department does not normally provide […]

Matt Rhule may have already signed up as the head coach of Nebraska, but he still has some gripes with his last football coaching gig. On a recent podcast appearance, the former Carolina Panthers head coach seemed to take a shot at his former team. Rhule talked about the Panthers’ seemingly incoherent philosophy when it […]

Matt Rhule and Nebraska football almost failed to come together on a deal, per Brian Christopherson. In the end, Rhule inked a multi-year contract to become the Cornhusker’s next head coach. But Rhule revealed that the deal came close to falling through. “Matt Rhule said there was a point in the process, by no fault […]

Nebraska’s 2022 season hasn’t panned out as expected, but there’s reason for hope after the team announced that they had signed Matt Rhule to a massive eight-year, $72 million deal to be their new head coach. This would seemingly have no impact on the NFL currently, but the Carolina Panthers beg to differ. The Panthers […]

It was a forgettable season for Nebraska football after going 4-8. But if there was one notable bright spot, it was wide receiver Trey Palmer, who came and conquered in his 11-month spell with the Cornhuskers, even breaking the school record for receiving yards. And on Saturday morning just a day after beating Iowa in […]

After weeks of speculation, it’s finally official: Matt Rhule is the next head coach of the Nebraska football program. The former NFL and college football coach will spearhead the Cornhuskers after Scott Frost’s dismissal from the team. Rhule’s track record in college make him a desirable candidate on paper. Matt Rhule’s reaction to being hired […]

After a lengthy search, Nebraska football has officially made a hire, as the program has agreed to a deal with ex-Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule to be their next head coach, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Rapoport reports that the deal has not officially been signed but that the two parties have come to […]

The 2022 college football season is nearing its end, which means the offseason isn’t too far behind. This offseason figures be an eventful one, with recruiting and transfers sure to dominate the headlines. Though, the coaching carousel will be even more intriguing, and Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders is among the hottest coaching prospects […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are sailing the high seas looking for a head football coach for the first time since 2018, as Scott Frost is long gone and interim head coach Mickey Joseph doesn’t appear to be the guy the Cornhusker faithful will be seeing stroll the sideline for years to come. Several names have been […]

Nebraska football has been on a search for their next head coach after firing Scott Frost earlier this season. Names such as Deion Sanders, Matt Rhule and Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell are just a few of the candidates linked to the Cornhuskers’ job. The latest rumors from Mitch Sherman of The Athletic suggest that a […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Michigan Wolverines. Check out our college football odds series for our Nebraska Michigan prediction and pick. The Michigan Wolverines are just trying to establish good habits and sound fundamentals right now. They are not being tested by the rest of the Big Ten. Everyone in college football knows that […]

Nebraska football fans shouldn’t have their hopes up on Casey Thompson’s availability against the Michigan Wolverines this weekend. Interim head coach Mickey Joseph said as much when talking to reporters on Tuesday, saying that the quarterback will be ruled out against the Wolverines if he isn’t able to practice Wednesday. “Right now just looking at […]

Nebraska football won’t be with star safety Myles Farmer when they play the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. Farmer has been suspended by the Cornhuskers following his arrest for driving under the influence. According to Sports Illustrated, the fourth-year safety was stopped by police early Sunday morning after failing to use a turn signal. When he […]