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Rhule sees progress for the Huskers moving forward

Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the press following the Cornhuskers 13-10 loss to Iowa.

Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the press following the Cornhuskers 13-10 loss to Iowa. The Husker head coach told the media that he believes that all the mistakes and errors on Friday can be corrected moving forward.

“Oh it’ll all be fixed. It’ll all be improved. Maybe this is about where we are right now. Sometimes people see it from the outside and they think, ‘wow they really messed that up’ or ‘another short loss.’ I see it as, ‘Man these guys, how many guys go down and continue to put guys in, and we just battle right?’”

The head coach made a point of telling the press how proud he was of his team.

“There will be a day where we have seven wide receivers traveling with us and active. Those things will happen. We’re just not quite there yet and that’s why I’m so proud of these guys. They battle, they fight and we don’t make excuses. We just come back. I think that’s the key. Moving forward I think they ran the ball on us a couple times. I think we had to continue to develop our run defense and our ability to run the football. We couldn’t run the ball in the game to the level that we wanted and that’s what they did really well. He (Coach Ferentz) has been there a long time. They have a formula, we came down there, we battled and we couldn’t quite get it done.”

With the loss, Nebraska ended the 2023 season with a record of 5-7. The Cornhuskers will open the 2024 campaign on August 31st against UTEP. Find a photo gallery of Nebraska’s loss to Iowa below.

Nebraska names starting quarterback against Iowa

Nebraska has named a starting quarterback for their regular season finale against Iowa.

Nebraska has named a starting quarterback for their regular season finale against Iowa. Chubba Purdy will have his second start of the season on Friday afternoon. Head football coach Matt Rhule made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon.

Chubba will be the starter. I’m excited to see him put two games in a row back to back. I’m excited for our team.

Purdy was under center last week for Nebraska’s 24-17 overtime loss against losses. The quarterback was 15/24 passing for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception. He also added 105 rushing yards on 14 carries.

Nebraska will take the field on Friday afternoon against Iowa. Kickoff time is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on CBS. With a win, the Huskers will become bowl-eligible for the first time in seven seasons.

Find a photo gallery of Chubba Purdy below.

Nebraska ready to continue rivalry with Iowa

Nebraska will conclude the 2023 regular season this Friday when the Huskers host the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium.

Nebraska will conclude the 2023 regular season this Friday when the Huskers host the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium. This will be the 54th meeting between these two teams and the 13th time they’ll play for the Heroes Trophy.

Nebraska leads the all-time series with a record of 30-20-3. While Iowa leads the Heroes Trophy record with a mark of 8-4. While meeting with the media on Monday, head coach Matt Rhule told the press that he understands the importance of this rivalry to fans.

“I don’t get outside the building very much but that’s definitely something I’ve felt since I’ve gotten here. I know how much it means to our players. Obviously last year I took the job here before the game or the morning of the game. I can’t remember how exactly it played. Probably the night before. Then watched the game and saw that. I think it has a tremendous impact on the community and the team and all those things. For me the game is about these seniors. The game is about our team. I love them. I care deeply about them. Grateful for them. I want to see them win.”

He even talked about the role last year’s victory over the Hawkeyes played in having him accept the job as head coach.

“The job had been open for awhile and kind of like all the jobs that were open, you were kind of watching them each week when they were on TV, some teams weren’t always on TV but Nebraska’s always on TV so we watched it every week. I just remember that game just how free and loose they looked, how explosive they looked. You look at this defense, Trey Palmer hitting a deep ball, they don’t give those up very often so obviously he’s a great player but I just remember seeing the guys play and I remember watching the video afterwards, seeing Garrett Nelson crying as he exited the field and how much that meant to those guys personally.”

The Heroes Game between Nebraska and Iowa will take place this Friday at 11:00 a.m. and can be seen on CBS. You can find a photo gallery of Nebraska’s victory over Iowa last year below.