A name mentioned in connection to the Nebraska job was fired from his NFL team on Monday morning. Carolina Panther’s head coach was fired after going 11-27 during his three seasons on the sidelines in Charlotte. Rhule came to Carolina from Baylor, where he had been the head coach for three seasons.
Panthers’ owner David Tepper signed Rhule to a seven-year $62 million deal just three years ago. Due to his early dismissal, Rhule will now be due north of $40 million. His teams were an abysmal 1-27 when an opponent scored more than 17 points against the Panthers.
Rhule’s name has been mentioned in connection with the Nebraska opening. Athletic Director Trev Alberts has said he is looking for someone with a history of building programs from the ground up. Rhule was able to do just that at both Temple and Baylor, where he inherited troubled programs and took each school to a conference championship game in just three years.
Rhule is a name to watch, and now that he’s available, we may start to hear him mentioned a little more often.