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Ross Bjork is departing from Texas A&M which means that the Aggies searched for a new athletic director. The idea was to get someone with a lot of experience in running a competitive program. Trev Alberts clearly fits the bill. Now, it is the Nebraska football program that is in need of a new athletic […]

Some Nebraska football players had a little fun on the basketball court on Sunday, with a number of Matt Rhule’s players joining in a slam dunk contest during halftime of the hoops game between the Cornhuskers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. One of the competitors, running back Emmett Johnson, even used […]

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule is making efforts to get the program back on its feet after several down years. Rhule recently spoke about the improved culture in the Nebraska football program, per Mitch Sherman of The Athletic: “‘I think we’re headed in that direction,’ Rhule said. “It’s been night and day, significantly better than […]

It was a tough first year in the Big Ten Conference for Matt Rhule. He could not get his Nebraska football program near to contend for a College Football Playoff spot. The Cornhuskers ended the year with only five wins which was far from their former glory back in 2008 to 2014. Currently, they have […]

The Nebraska football program is trying to improve for the 2024 season and beyond. Matt Rhule’s team took a massive step in that direction by landing five-star quarterback and former Georgia commit Dylan Raiola. Raiola initially considered Nebraska before going to Georgia but decided to come to the Cornhuskers this offseason. Rhule recently spoke about […]

The Nebraska football team is hoping for an improved recruiting season this spring, and the spring game at Memorial Stadium is a big part of it. According to Coach Matt Rhule, a tweak has been made in hopes of improving the entire experience for the team’s incoming, prospective team members. Recently Kirk Herbstreit spoke about […]

Former Carolina Panthers coach matt Rhule has been busy in the college ranks coaching the Nebraska Cornhuskers, but he still has stories about his time in the NFL. Speaking on the Super Bowl, Rhule brought up the 2022 NFL Draft, when that he thought now San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy should have been on […]

Nebraska football’s Dylan Railoa was widely considered to be the top quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class, but rankings started to scatter in the fall. Raiola was the No. 1 quarterback in the class for quite some time, garnering comparisons to the NFL’s Patrick Mahomes. When Raiola’s recruiting got murky, with the decommittment from Georgia, […]

Taking over a college football program in the first year is never easy because the entire reason for a new head coach being hired is that things weren’t working with the predecessor. But with a new head coach comes new optimism under new leadership. And no one brought more optimism to a program than Deion […]

Matt Rhule is bringing more promising players to the Nebraska football program. His first season with the Cornhuskers saw him notch only three wins in the Big Ten Conference and five victories overall. Now, he is looking to find talents such that they could get close to a conference title or even make a deep […]

Nebraska football has announced the hiring of former Pittsburgh Steelers assistant Glenn Thomas, per Mitch Sherman at The Athletic. Thomas and Rhule spent time on the same coaching staff with the Baylor Bears, as well as Temple. As Rhule attempts to configure his college football coaching staff, he brings in a familiar face that he’s […]

Everything is starting to fall into place for the Nebraska football program. Matt Rhule was blasted during his first year with the squad but is looking to make 2024 their year. Dylan Raiola came to the squad first. Now, it looks like the Cornhuskers have another star in their hands with a transfer from Oregon […]

During their first year with Matt Rhule as head coach, Nebraska football had a rocky season going 5-7, and 3-6 in the Big Ten Conference. This was a slight improvement from when the Cornhuskers went 4-8 in 2022, before Rhule took over. The good news for Nebraska is that Rhule has a proven track record […]

The Nebraska football team finished the season 5-7 in year one of the Matt Rhule era and the team missed a bowl game yet again, but there is a lot of optimism among Cornhuskers fans. One reason for the optimism is the fact that Nebraska is recruiting much better than a team that just went […]

Matt Rhule just finished up his first season with the Nebraska football team, and while it wasn’t a great year for the Cornhuskers, there is still hope among the fan base. Nebraska ended up finishing with a 5-7 (3-6) record and the Cornhuskers were not able to end their bowl game drought. They at one […]

The Nebraska football team hasn’t won a national title since a split with the in-conference foe Michigan football in 1997. Since then, the team has struggled to make headway in a talented Big Ten Conference set to get even tougher next season with the introduction of four teams from the Pac-12 Conference. Nebraska football is […]

Grayson McCall has now, along with a ton of other high prospect names across college football, entered his name into the transfer portal, leaving Coastal Carolina football, according to CBS Sports. The portal is set to reopen on Dec. 4. McCall will be entering his fifth year of eligibility as a graduate transfer, playing five […]

Year one of the Matt Rhule era came to close on Saturday as Nebraska football lost their season finale against Iowa. The Cornhuskers finished their season with a 5-7 (3-6) record, and they missed out on a bowl game yet again. The last time Nebraska went bowling was in 2016. This team seemed to take […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule had a lengthy press conference following a disappointing season for the Cornhuskers. After Rhule commented on the players and games from the 2023 season, the focus shifted toward the future, most importantly in the quarterback room. Rhule spoke on potentially bringing in a transfer quarterback but commented on the […]

The Nebraska football team is hoping for a better season in 2024 and has plenty of time to think about it. The Cornhuskers finished 5-7 on the 2023 season after losing to the Big Ten West champion Iowa Hawkeyes this past Saturday. Recently a key potential recruit spoke out on possibly flipping to the Cornhuskers […]

The Nebraska football program disappointingly missed out on a bowl game this year, as they fell to 5-7 with a 13-10 loss to Iowa in the regular season finale, but Matt Rhule outlined that the team was not far away when explaining his plan for this spring on The Husker Football Show. “And then come […]

With only one week remaining in the regular season of college football, Week 13 will be critical for 13 teams seeking their sixth win to capture bowl eligibility. Matt Rhule’s Nebraska football team (5-6) will be at the top of the list, hoping to make a bowl game for the first time since 2016. Nebraska […]

Year one of the Matt Rhule era in Lincoln got off to a rough start as Nebraska football started the season with an 0-2 record. The Cornhuskers have turned their season around, however, as they now have a chance to get bowl eligible this weekend if they can take down rival Iowa football. The game […]

Isn’t it fitting that I’m the one writing this? I mean, when you’re named after a fictional mobster (Santino “Sonny” Corleone) AND you write about football for a living, you pray for a story like this to make it’s way into your orbit. Well, Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule provided an answer to my prayers […]

Nebraska football (5-4) has a long way to go until it commands national respect again, but the program is undeniably making strides forward in its first year under head coach Matt Rhule. The Cornhuskers weathered plenty of early-season turbulence and are attempting to qualify for their first bowl game since 2016. Wide receiver Elliott Brown […]

The Nebraska football program fell to 5-4 with a 20-17 loss to Michigan State this last week, and head coach Matt Rhule seemingly took a shot at Jim Harbaugh and Michigan amid the sign-stealing scandal after the loss. “I feel bad for our players, so we’re sitting at 5-4, we own 5-4,” Matt Rhule said, […]

The Nebraska football team lost a close Big 10 matchup against the Michigan State Spartans. The Cornhuskers are now 5-3 and sit in third place in the Big 10 West conference. Head coach Matt Rhule gave his brutally honest thoughts on his team after the tough loss. The stakes are high for Matt Rhule and […]

This is a huge game for Nebraska in Week 10 as it travels to East Lansing, Michigan to take on a struggling Michigan State team. The Cornhuskers have a 5-3 record this season (3-2 in the Big Ten) and if they are victorious against the 2-6 Spartans (0-5 in the Big Ten), they will be […]

Year one of the Matt Rhule era in Lincoln got off to a bit of a rough start as Nebraska football started the season 2-3, but things are beginning to look up. The Cornhuskers have quietly won three games in a row, and they are now part of a four-way tie atop the Big Ten […]

It’s been seven long years since the Nebraska football team has been bowl eligible. It may not sound like it, but that is an eternity in Lincoln, Nebraska. How’s this for context: From 1962 to 2016, the Nebraska football team had missed out on a bowl game at season’s end only four times. That’s fewer […]

Four-star 2024 running back Kewan Lacy has decommitted from Nebraska football, according to Sam McKewon of the Omaha World Herald. Lacy had been committed to the program for exactly four months, making it publicly official on June 26th of this year. He initially chose the Cornhuskers over Baylor, Miami, Arizona State, Ole Miss and TCU. […]

One of the biggest stories in sports right now is the sign stealing investigation happening to the Michigan football program. Conor Stalions, a low-level staffer for the Wolverines, has reportedly bought tickets to over 35 college football games in recent years, and the NCAA is investigating if Michigan did anything illegal to obtain signs from […]

Michigan football’s Jim Harbaugh is under some heat after an investigation into sign stealing was announced, and Nebraska’s Matt Rhule said that players should have a microphone in the helmet, which drew an endorsement from Aaron Rodgers. “I saw what Matt Rhule said and I agree completely,” Aaron Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show. “Between […]

The Michigan Wolverines are under the NCAA’s microscope amid allegations of sign-stealing. For Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule, the NCAA needs to make just one change to prevent teams from wanting to go that tricky extra mile in order to get a leg up over an opponent. “Sign stealing happens every game. There’s nothing […]

The Nebraska football team is coming off a bye and will host the Northwestern football team in Week 8. Matt Rhule and the Cornhuskers are 3-3 and coming off a 20-7 victory over Illinois, so it’s been a bit of a joyful bye week for them. However, Rhule admits how he felt after the blowout […]

The Matt Rhule era in Lincoln hasn’t gotten off to the start that Nebraska football fans were hoping for, but that’s okay. This is a program that hasn’t been to a bowl game in awhile and was in a very low spot when Rhule took over. It’s going to take a couple of years to […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule had some hard criticism for running back Anthony Grant and his ball security issues as he talked to the media Tuesday. While Nebraska beat the Illinois football program last Saturday, 20-7, Anthony Grant fumbled the ball toward the end of the fourth quarter when the Cornhuskers were trying to […]

Nebraska football earned its first Big Ten conference win of the season last weekend with a 20-7 win over Illinois. With six games remaining, all conference games, Nebraska has some work to do if it wants to nab its first winning season since 2016. Head coach Matt Rhule gave an interesting outlook regarding the rest […]

Nebraska grinded out a 20-7 victory over Illinois on Friday for their first Big Ten victory of the season, but even then, Matt Rhule had something to complain about after the game. Of course, it had nothing to do with his team, who went out and picked up a hard-fought win, but rather the officials, […]