Nebraska Cornhuskers Football News - Page 3

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule is about to enter his third season in Lincoln. He is setting some lofty goals for this 2025 campaign, including taking the Cornhuskers to the College Football Playoff for the very first time. Rhule announced that goal while appearing on the first episode of his new podcast. “I want to […]

Ahead of his third season as Nebraska’s head football coach, Matt Rhule is trying his hand in the podcast world. Unlike some of his peers, Rhule has never previously been known as an on-air analyst. He is now attempting to introduce that side of himself to the rest of the college football community with the […]

The Nebraska football program has an important 2025 season ahead of it. Head coach Matt Rhule is entering his third season in charge of the Cornhuskers. Starting quarterback Dylan Raiola is now a sophomore following an up and down yet promising freshman year. With the Nebraska football team a week away from their season opener […]

Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are gearing up for an important 2025 season. But to college football insider Chris Vannini, he has questions about the team’s ceiling. Vannini published a list of the 136 competing teams he believes will have great performances or underperform throughout the 2025 campaign. He ranked the Trojans at the […]

Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola is excited to get the season going. Raiola is leading the Cornhuskers for the second straight season. The young play caller says he’s in great shape, ahead of the 2025 campaign. “I feel tremendously great,” Raiola said, per On3. “My body is in the best shape it’s been in. I’m […]

It is year three of the Matt Rhule era for Nebraska football. The team has improved in the time Rhule has been running the Cornhuskers. After not having a winning season from 2017 through 2023, the Huskers won seven games in 2024, capped off by a win in the Pinstripe Bowl. Expectations for Nebraska are […]

Nebraska football is making its case it belongs at the top of the Big Ten Conference this season. The Cornhuskers are breaking in a new punter as they prepare to take on the 2025 campaign. Archie Wilson traveled thousands of miles to play with the Cornhuskers, from Australia. Wilson broke down in tears in front […]

Matt Rhule is about to enter his third year as the head coach of the Nebraska football team, and it’s a big one. The Cornhuskers took an important step forward last year by making a bowl game for the first time since 2016, but the fan base expects much more than a Pinstripe Bowl win. […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule is hoping to win a ton of games this coming season. Rhule is happy with the play of his young quarterback, Dylan Raiola. Rhule gave Raiola flowers after a recent Cornhuskers practice. “I thought Dylan was excellent,” Rhule said, per On3. “It’s scrimmage one, so we’ll have to continue […]

Nebraska football comes into the 2025 college football season as a wildcard with some expectations to keep improving. The Cornhuskers have had such bad luck in recent years, but they broke through last season and made a bowl game in Matt Rhule’s second season and won it. The Cornhuskers are primed for a big year […]

The unranked Nebraska Football team is entering its third season under coach Matt Rhule. Though some successes and shortcomings have marred his tenure, he’s earned the respect of at least one of his colleagues.  On Wednesday, Nebraska DB coach Addison Williams had nothing but good things to say about Rhule during a preseason press conference, […]

Nebraska football has had some ups and downs under head coach Matt Rhule. This season could be a breakout year for the squad, though. Entering the 2025 season the Cornhuskers are an unranked sleeper team, per The Athletic. “Two reasons why Nebraska could be in CFP contention late into the season: First, the Matt Rhule […]

Nebraska football is looking to turn a corner this season after a 7-6 record last year. They did, however, defeat Boston College 20-15 in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl in December.  Today, predictions are ranging from a 3-0 start to going 10-2 on the year. One prominent college football analyst is going as far as […]

Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are preparing for a big 2025 campaign. However, they had to deal with ingoing and outgoing transfers, wanting a united squad. Nebraska had 18 players join the program from the transfer portal while 38 left for other teams. This doesn’t include the 2025 recruiting class, who made up for […]

The Nebraska football team has played in a lot of close games over the years, and it seems like they end up on the losing side of almost all of them. That has been the theme for the Cornhuskers throughout the past five years or so. Head coach Matt Rhule was brought in to fix […]

With fans coming up with their bold predictions for the Nebraska football team this upcoming season, there are some new faces at each coordinator spot, though there is also some familiarity. While there is an optimistic approach with the Nebraska football team, the newest offensive coordinator is former Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen, who has […]

The college football season is right around the corner, and it is going to be an exciting one in the Big Ten. The conference is loaded with good teams, and there are high expectations after back-to-back national championships. Michigan won it all in 2023, and Ohio State captured the crown last season. There should be […]

The level of expected success hasn’t quite been there for Matt Rhule during his two seasons with Nebraska football, but hope is abound as the calendar approaches August and the 2025 season gets closer and closer. If the Cornhuskers want to return to glory and compete for a Big Ten Championship this fall, it starts […]

Most people would call the SEC the king of college football, but there’s no question that the Big Ten has been right on their heels in recent years. Especially after the recent conference realignment, specifically the addition of Oregon, the Big Ten is loaded with powerhouses that should make for an action-packed 2025 season. Ohio […]

UCF football coach Scott Frost recently spoke regretfully of his time with the Nebraska football program, which he served as the starting quarterback and, decades later, head coach. But Urban Meyer thinks Frost probably regrets doing that. During a Big 12 Conference media day, Frost, who spent parts of five long, unsuccessful seasons as the […]

Coming off their most successful season since 2014, Nebraska has high expectations for the 2025 college football season. With Matt Rhule and Dylan Raiola inspiring new hope into the program, the Cornhuskers’ season outlook is as high as it has been since joining the Big 10 in 2011. Although two months remain until the season […]

The Nebraska football team took an important step last season as it made a bowl game for the first time since the 2016 season. The Cornhuskers finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, and they won their seventh game of the season in the Pinstripe Bowl. Nebraska needed to break the bowl drought, and […]

Big 12 media days are underway, meaning that the college football season is right around the corner. The Big 12 is excited this season, with new players and coaches set to take center stage. The two new head coaches who joined the conference, Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia football and Scott Frost at UCF football, […]

On Friday, Nalin Scott and the Nebraska Cornhuskers made waves in the 2026 recruiting scene when the four-star wide receiver officially switched his commitment from Arizona State to Nebraska. The standout from McEachern High School shared the news on social media just days after his official visit to Lincoln. Although Scott had been committed to […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule faces new scrutiny that ever for 2025. Following ending the Cornhuskers’ long bowl drought. Fortunately for him he’s got a “genius” on his side — also the label he handed Dana Holgorsen. Rhule made the pivotal move to hire Holgorsen in the 2024 season, but as a consultant. The […]

The Matt Rhule era hasn’t quite kicked off just yet at Nebraska football, but the Cornhuskers are hoping that this is the year where they break out as contenders in the Big Ten. Rhule has overseen a number of incredible turnarounds in his third seasons at Temple and Baylor, and he plans on doing the […]

Nebraska football didn’t necessarily tell a recruit “come with me if you want to live.” But the Cornhuskers did land a three-star “Terminator.” Plus beat out Michigan State and Syracuse for this running back star. Jamal Rule, who calls himself “Terminator” on his X account, chose the Cornhuskers on Monday. Head coach Matt Rhule will […]

Nebraska football added to its impressive college football recruiting blitz for June Monday. This time beating out two College Football Playoff teams in Ohio State and Clemson for this four-star. The Cornhuskers and head coach Matt Rhule bolstered the defense with Danny Odem. The 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback from The First Academy in Orlando turns down […]

With the Nebraska football team boosting its squad on the recruiting trail, the program is looking to make a big splash in 2025 under head coach Matt Rhule. As fans predict the schedule for the Nebraska football team in regards to its wins and losses, Rhule would make a bold claim about the group heading […]

Nebraska football has taken its share of wins and losses on the college football recruiting trail. Including losing a commit to Florida. But the Cornhuskers swooped up a massive West Coast win on Friday, claiming a win over Ole Miss and Penn State. Prized 6-foot-4 tight end Luke Sorensen chose Nebraska over the Rebels and Nittany […]

Nebraska football took a big college football recruiting loss nearly 24 hours ago. The Cornhuskers lost prized four-star cornerback CJ Bronaugh to a decommitment. He’s now adding to a Southeastern Conference power’s fast-growing 2026 class. Bronaugh immediately found his next CFB home. He’s heading to “The Swamp” and flipped to Florida, with Hayes Fawcett of […]

Nebraska football is losing a commitment from a 4-star defensive back from the Class of 2026. The Cornhuskers are coming off an uneven second season under head coach Matt Rhule. That said, 2024 was still a step in the right direction as the program made its first bowl game since 2016 and won its first […]

Nebraska football claimed a rare win over a Southeastern Conference foe Monday. More so on the college football recruiting trail. The Cornhuskers beat out Ole Miss for a talented 2026 lineman. The Big Ten university nabbed 6-foot-5, 310-pound lineman Hayden Ainsworth. Hayes Fawcett of On3 confirmed the Biloxi, Mississippi native was courted by Lane Kiffin […]

Nebraska football began its steep fall from grace during the 200os. Former head coach Frank Solich kept the program in fairly strong standing for a few years following the storied Tom Osborne era, even if national championships were no longer in grasp, but the Cornhuskers declined at the tail-end of his tenure and fell completely […]

The Nebraska football team has a big season ahead as it needs to have a successful year. This will be year three of the Matt Rhule era, and the first two didn’t see a lot of success. The Cornhuskers did take a step in the right direction last season as they made a bowl game […]

A big topic of discussion in the college football world right now is the College Football Playoff and what the right number of teams is. From 2014-2023, it was four, but that number went up to 12 last season. Based on discussions that have been taking place in the sport, it doesn’t seem like that […]

While the Nebraska football team is preparing for the upcoming season, many people are predicting how successful the program will be come the start of the season. As the Nebraska football team is led by quarterback Dylan Raiola, Bruce Feldman would give his prediction for the win total, as he says it could lead to […]

The College Football Playoff selection committee will have some new members next season, and Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen is one of them. The CFP announced on Monday that Dannen and former Kansas athletic director Jeff Long are joining the 2025 selection committee. The CFP has been around since 2014, and the Nebraska football team […]

The pressure is on Nebraska football to perform in 2025 after a couple of disappointing seasons to start the Matt Rhule era. Even after a strong start in 2024, Nebraska flamed out over the course of Big Ten play and finished with a 7-6 record. It won’t be easy to contend for a College Football […]