Nebraska Names Matt Rhule As Its Next Football Coach – Matt Rhule will be the next football coach at Nebraska, the school announced on Saturday morning. Rhule previously oversaw the turnaround of several other college football programs. Athletic Director Trev Alberts will introduce Rhule at a press conference on Monday in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rhule’s résumé includes being the first coach to take a Power Five school from 11 losses to 11 wins within three seasons. The length of Rhule’s contract is eight years, and additional information will be released on Monday.
“It is a tremendous honor to be chosen to lead the Nebraska football program,” Rhule, 47, said in a statement. “When you think of great, tradition-rich programs in college football Nebraska is right there at the top of the list. I consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to coach at Memorial Stadium on Tom Osborne Field.” Rhule takes over a program that has not won more than five games in each of the last six years and posted one winning season since 2015.
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The Cornhuskers went through three coaches during that time, most recently Mickey Joseph on an interim basis when Scott Frost was fired this season after a 1-2 start. The Cornhuskers have not won ten games since 2012, their second season in the Big Ten after leaving the Big 12. Their last bowl appearance occurred in 2016 under the direction of former coach Mike Riley. Nebraska was most impressed by Rhule’s track record of program revitalization. In 2019, Rhule led Baylor to an 11-3 record, a Big 12 championship game appearance, and a Sugar Bowl berth.
In Rhule’s first season as head coach, the Bears went 1-11. Before Baylor, Rhule led Temple to 28 wins over four seasons, including 10-win campaigns in 2015 and 2016, when the Owls won the AAC title. Prior to Rhule’s arrival, Temple had not posted a 10-win season since 1979. “Coach Rhule has created a winning culture throughout his coaching career, and he will provide great leadership for the young men in our football program,” Alberts said in a statement.
“Matt is detail-oriented, his teams are disciplined and play a physical brand of football.” Rhule spent the previous three seasons as coach of the Carolina Panthers, who fired him Oct. 10 less than three full years into a seven-year contract worth $62 million. He went 5-11 in his first season and 5-12 last year while failing to develop a franchise quarterback.
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