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Coach Matt Rhule is having a rocky and tumultuous start to his Nebraska football tenure. The Jeff Sims-led Cornhuskers crumbled in the last minutes against the Minnesota Golden Gophers and hoped things would change. Now, they knew that Deion Sanders’ Colorado football program was going to be a tough battle. Every terrible thing in their […]

Week two of the college football season provided the country with a plethora of intriguing matchups, and with that, the stars were shining. ESPN’s College GameDay traveled to Tuscaloosa for a top-15 clash between #11 Texas football and #3 Alabama football. The two teams played last season as well, and it was an instant classic. […]

The Matt Rhule era in Lincoln has not gotten off to the start that Nebraska football fans were hoping for. When Scott Frost was the head coach at Nebraska, the issue for the Cornhuskers was closing games. In the past five seasons that were coached by Frost, Nebraska led the FBS in losses by one […]

The Colorado football team vanquished its second foe of the season on Saturday as ‘Coach Prime’ and the Buffaloes moved to 2-0 on the season. With gathered national media cameras, fans and journalists watching, the Colorado football team knocked off Big Ten foe and former Big 12 rival Nebraska with ease. Following the game ‘Coach […]

Shedeur Sanders and Colorado football had said that the game against Nebraska was personal, and they played like it on Saturday, blowing out the Cornhuskers 36-14. As it turns out, Rhule and Nebraska had provided Sanders and company with some extra bulletin board material with their pregame actions. Rhule and the Cornhuskers held a team […]

Nebraska football had injury added to insult on Saturday, as starting quarterback Jeff Sims suffered an injury late in the 36-14 loss to Colorado. After the game, Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule spoke to reporters, revealing that Sims “may have a high ankle sprain”, per Lauren Michelson of ABC. Sims slowly walked off the field […]

Matt Rhule and the Nebraska football program dropped to 0-2 after a blowout 36-14 loss to Deion Sanders and Colorado on the road. It was not the start that Matt Rhule wanted in the first year of his tenure with the Nebraska football program. Expectations are high from that fanbase as they want the program […]

The Colorado football team didn’t simply beat Nebraska Saturday afternoon. Deion Sanders’ squad delivered one of the most impressive victories in the history of the Colorado-Nebraska football rivalry. Colorado’s 36-14 win over Nebraska gave the Buffaloes their largest margin of victory over Nebraska in 22 years. After a scoreless first quarter, Colorado thoroughly dominated Nebraska. […]

Tensions are already high between Nebraska and Colorado football ahead of their rivalry clash on Saturday. Buffaloes fans showered the Cornhuskers players with “F**k Nebraska” chants as they entered Folsom Field. Nebraska football, led by head coach Matt Rhule, responded by holding a team meeting directly on top of the Buffaloes’ logo, a disrespectful move […]

Nebraska football is looking to bounce back against a Colorado team trending upwards. Deion Sanders led the Buffaloes to a big Week 1 victory, while the Cornhuskers dropped their first game of the 2023 season. Nebraska has already received some important news prior to the upcoming game, and head coach Matt Rhule shared a few […]

The Colorado football program is the talk of the college football world, with Deion Sanders’ team lighting up the scoreboard against national championship runner-up TCU last weekend. Now that they have everyone’s attention, wide receiver Jimmy Horn is making his thoughts clear on the Nebraska Cornhuskers ahead of their second contest. Horn transferred to the […]

The Nebraska football team’s week one matchup against Minnesota football looked all too familiar for Cornhuskers fans. Nebraska led 10-3 late in the game with the ball and it looked like the Matt Rhule era could be starting off with a bang. However, two costly turnovers led to a late-game meltdown for the Cornhuskers, and […]

The Matt Rhule Era of Nebraska football didn’t get off to a great start with a 13-10 loss to Minnesota. Now, the Nebraska-Colorado game is up next, with the Cornhuskers’ rivals flying high after upsetting No. 17 TCU. However, Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders just gave Rhule some bulletin board material that may fire the team […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders put the Buffaloes on the map with their season-opening upset of TCU. In Week 2, Deion Sanders hopes to settle the score against Nebraska. The Week 2 Colorado-Nebraska matchup renews a rivalry that was largely dominated by the Cornhuskers when the two teams were part of the Big 12. The […]

Coach Matt Rhule needs to change up a lot of their schematics after the loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Nebraska football team held their own with Jeff Sims but just could not get a win. Deion Sanders’ Colorado football squad is up next and they are looking good. Will they be able to […]

The Nebraska football program is looking to bounce back from a brutal loss in week 1 to Minnesota as they prepare to take on Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program on the road on Saturday, and Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule had some high praise for Deion Sanders as a head coach. “He’s won […]

The stunning upset win of Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes on the road over No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs just made next week’s meeting between his team and Nebraska Cornhuskers a whole lot more interesting, to say the least. Nebraska football, coming off a painful road loss at the hands of the Minnesota Golden […]

The Nebraska football program is a proud one, with five national titles to its name and a reputation as one of the grittiest and most dangerous teams in college football. The Nebraska football program won its last national title in 1997, when coach Tom Osborne’s team was voted number one by the coaches. For Nebraska […]

The Nebraska football team kicked off the Matt Rhule era on Thursday night against Minnesota football, hoping to erase the memories of the tumultuous Scott Frost era. In the past five seasons for Nebraska, all coached by Frost, the Cornhuskers have lost 25 games by one score. They also have 16 blown second half leads […]

Nebraska football fans had been eager to see the Cornhuskers begin the Matt Rhule era after a tumultuous past several seasons under Scott Frost. Nebraska always looked like they were right on the brink of getting a marquee win to bring them back to relevancy, but the Huskers could never get over the hump, and […]

Nebraska fans excited to watch first-year head coach Matt Rhule usher in a new era of Cornhuskers football were horrified as the team lost its season-opener to Minnesota in all-too-familiar fashion. In fact, Nebraska football fans had seen this movie play out last year with former head coach Scott Frost, who was fired last September […]

The first game of Matt Rhule’s tenure with the Nebraska football team didn’t go according to plan. They were on pace to beat the odds and beat Minnesota in their first game of the season. However, in a shocking twist, the Cornhuskers inexplicably collapsed in the final quarter of the game. After the game, Matt […]

Matt Rhule has learned to temper the expectations of the Nebraska football fans. He had asked the Cornhuskers led by Jeff Sims to step up regardless of his rookie mistakes as a head coach. This did not sit well with most fans, especially after their tough loss against PJ Fleck’s Minnesota football program. The Cornhuskers […]

The Matt Rhule era of Nebraska football will begin on Thursday night as the Cornhuskers travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Gophers. Say what you want about Rhule’s tenure in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, but what he accomplished before that at Baylor, turning around what was deemed a cultural and institutional mess, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]