Tag: Nebraska Head Coach Tom Osborne

Head coaches with the most consecutive winning seasons at one school

Long-term success as a college football coach is rare, but long-term success as a college football coach at the same school is even rarer.

Long-term success as a college football coach is rare, but long-term success as a college football coach at the same school is even rarer. Writer Brett McMurphy recently compiled a list of the coaches with the most consecutive winning seasons at the same school.

Two of the coaches on the list have an active streak. Those coaches are Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy and Alabama’s Nick Saban, who have had 18 and 17 straight winning seasons, respectively.

It should not be a surprise that former Nebraska head coach and College Football Hall of Famer Tom Osborne is also on the list. In fact, Osborne had a winning season in each year of his head coaching career. He averaged 10 wins a year over his 25-year coaching career.

Find the entire list of coaches below.

Rhule credits Tom Osborne for help with Malachi Coleman’s first touchdown

A Nebraska wide receiver scored his first collegiate touchdown in Saturday’s win against Northwestern.

A Nebraska wide receiver scored his first collegiate touchdown in Saturday’s win against Northwestern. Freshman Malachi Coleman hauled in a 44-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter of the Husker’s 17-9 victory.

Nebraska scored on a play reminiscent of the Cornhuskers of the 80s and 90s. Head coach Matt Rhule said the man in charge of the program during that time suggested the play.

I don’t do anything theatrical during games. I don’t point to the crowd. I don’t point to my family. But I did point up to Coach (Tom) Osborne’s box. Because Coach Osborne came in and said, ‘if you guys are going to keep running the belly g-option, you have to run the belly g-pass’. And (director of player support and outreach) Ron (Brown) has been telling us that.

Rhule said that the offense knew that they would be running the play at some point on Saturday, and after a big turnover in the fourth quarter, offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield pulled the trigger.

We got that turnover and we said ‘let’s run it.’ And Malachi… that’s the route you run for the love the game to get everyone else open. And Malachi ran by everyone and ran the belly g-option pass and hit it for a touchdown. We played as a team.

You can find social media reactions to the option pass touchdown below.