Nebraska has been one of the strongest teams in the Big Ten through the first month of the season. The Cornhuskers are undefeated at 5-0 with wins over Ohio, Bowling Green, North Dakota, Michigan State and Maryland, all by double digits. But Saturday brings the true test, when No. 7 Indiana, another undefeated team, comes to Lincoln.
With less than 24 hours until kickoff, Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule spoke about his decision to stay at Nebraska rather than leave for one of last year’s head coaching vacancies, and what he hopes to build in Lincoln. "There was never really a time where we considered leaving here. That’s because I believe not only in the place, but what it could be," Rhule said Friday on "Bussin’ & Pate on Campus." "What I will say is your expectations have to match what you’re doing.
You have to give people the resources. If you want to win a national championship, just go look at what national championship teams are doing. And I thought, we have the resources here; let’s put them towards our roster, and let’s continue to build ...
If you hire me, you’re hiring someone that is going to build things the old school way. The Nebraska way, and try to build it on concrete. So it’s been slow." More news: Paul Finebaum Points to Kirby Smart Stat That Should Worry Georgia Fans Rhule has a reputation for building programs from the ground up.
It started at Temple, where he began 2-10 before putting together back-to-back double-digit win seasons and taking the Owls to two straight bowl games. He then turned Baylor from a one-win team into one of the best teams in the Big 12. In 2019, the Bears went 11-3 and finished No. 13 in the final AP poll.
Now in his fourth season at Nebraska, we're seeing the same formula play out. The Cornhuskers went 5-7 in his debut season and followed that up with two straight 7-6 seasons. This year, they’re already 5-0 and have a chance to reach new heights Saturday by knocking off the defending champs.
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