Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule met with the media following the team’s 24-17 overtime loss against Wisconsin. Chubba Purdy made his first start of the year at quarterback and the man in charge was pleased with his performance.
“I thought Chubba played really well. He had that one play on the sideline where maybe it was an interception and the ball went out of bounds but I thought he protected the football. I thought he pulled the ball out when he wanted to run. I thought he converted on third down. I thought he was hot in the first half.”
Purdy finished the game 15/24 passing for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He added 14 carries for 105 yards and one touchdown. Rhule told the press that he believes his quarterback’s performance is something that Purdy can grow from.
“He was doing a nice job in my opinion if it wasn’t there of just pulling the ball down and going. Obviously, we hit a little bit of a lull there at the beginning of the second half. Kind of watching them, that’s kind of what they’ve done to people. But found a way at the end to go make some plays. For his first start for us this year, I thought it was really something to build on.”
There’s been no indication of who will start for the Cornhuskers in Friday’s regular-season finale against Iowa. The decision will likely come down to Heinrich Haarberg or Chubba Purdy. Kickoff is set for 11:00 a.m. on CBS.
A photo gallery of Nebraska’s loss to Wisconsin can be found below.