NEBRASKA FOOTBALL – MATT RHULE PRESS CONFERENCE:
RHULE – FAMILY PROCESS SINCE THE BEGINNING:
New Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule opened up his press conference comments on Monday on his first day in scarlet and cream talking about the hiring process and how it was a family affair from the beginning, especially with the support of his wife…
Rhule added that his family snuck into Lincoln on a Husker game day earlier this season to see if the town, state, and campus would work for their family. Rhule is the 31st head coach in Nebraska Football history.
RHULE – PASSION FOR FOOTBALL HAS BEEN REBORN:
Matt Rhule was named the 31st Head Coach for Nebraska Football officially on Monday afternoon with his introductory press conference. Rhule had recently been fired from the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, but said after meeting with Athletic Director Trev Alberts his football love returned…
Nebraska signed Rhule to an eight year contract worth $72 million – making him the second highest paid coach in the Big Ten and ninth nationally.
RHULE – REBUILDING WILL BE TOUGH, BUT TEAM WILL BE TOUGH:
Matt Rhule had his introductory press conference on Monday afternoon for the Nebraska Football program, and in his opening statements he iterated to Husker faithful it would not be easy to get the program back to its traditional roots…
Nebraska has not been to a bowl game since 2016 when Mike Riley was the head coach for the Huskers.
RHULE – TRADITION IS BUILT IN GREAT LEADERSHIP, ALIGNMENT:
Matt Rhule won the press conference on Monday afternoon, speaking brilliantly in front of over 400 media members and fans at the Hawks Practice Facility as he was officially named the new head coach for Husker Football. Rhule spoke about the Huskers tradition in his opening comments…
Nebraska has not been to a conference championship game since 2012, has not had a winning season nor a bowl appearance since 2016, and hasn’t had a conference championship since 1999 in the Big 12.
RHULE – NEBRASKA IS THE RIGHT FIT; IT CAN BE DONE:
Matt Rhule was introduced as the 31st full-time head coach of Nebraska Football on Monday afternoon. With his opening comments, Rhule added that he took the job because the Huskers can get back to their winning ways…
Nebraska aims to get back to winning starting with conference play, as this season’s 3-6 mark in the Big Ten was the best conference record since 2016.
RHULE – HONORING FANS WITH A TOUGH TEAM:
Matt Rhule hit all the chords on Monday afternoon’s press conference, hitting the heart strings of Husker Nation as he expertly described what his team will be playing for each and every Saturday…
Nebraska looks to rebound quickly as Rhule is the master of the college football rebuild – taking Temple to 10 wins in under four seasons and Baylor to 11 wins in three.
CHANGES ONGOING FOR NEBRASKA FOOTBALL STAFF:
Changes have already taken place for the Rhule regime at Nebraska Football, as last night it was announced that Zach Duval and Dave Ellis of the Huskers strength and conditioning program – as well as the performance nutrition program – have been let go.
Duval, the 2017 national strength and conditioning coach of the year, was brought to Nebraska from UCF by former Husker head coach Scott Frost. Duval was paid $425,000 annually by NU.
Meanwhile, Ellis is regarded as a pioneer in the field of sports nutrition, with a history of innovation that dates back before he started Nebraska’s nutrition department in 1994. With a salary of $266,590 annually, he was one of the highest-paid nutritionists in college athletics.
UNITED STATES HAS WIN-OR-GO HOME AGAINST IRAN:
The task is clear for the United States: beat Iran in a politically charged World Cup match or go home.
U.S. players have been praised as the best generation of American soccer. But they finished third behind Canada and Mexico in World Cup qualifying and now face a must-win final group-stage match.
A draw or a loss would eliminate the Americans, who tied Wales 1-1 and England 0-0. England leads the group with four points, followed by Iran with three, the U.S. with two and Wales with one.
The opening kick today for the match is set for 1 PM CST.
For the U.S., this year’s situation is similar to 2010, when the Americans were on the verge of elimination in the last round of group play before Landon Donovan’s stoppage-time goal beat Algeria 1-0.
Iran famously beat the U.S. 2-1 in a 1998 World Cup match in France that eliminated the Americans and caused thousands of flag-waving fans to greet the Iranians when they returned home. In the leadup to the rematch Tuesday, the U.S. Soccer Federation angered Iran’s government by briefly displaying Iran’s flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic.
NFL SCORES/SCHEDULES:
MONDAY:
Pittsburgh Steelers 24-17 Indianapolis Colts
Local Results & Schedules:
THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:
TUESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Unified Bowling: DISTRICTS @ Westside Lanes, Grand Island – TBD
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
WEDNESDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Men’s Basketball v. Boston College (7 PM – 11 PM)
THURSDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Swimming & Diving: v. GISH/Hastings Triangular – 4:30 PM
- Girls Basketball: Early Bird Tournament v. Marian @ KHS – 5:15 PM
- KGFW Pregame at 5 PM
- Boys Basketball: Early Bird Tournament v. Creighton Prep @ KHS – 7 PM
- KGFW Pregame at conclusion of KHS GBB/Marian
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Swimming & Diving: v. GISH/Hastings Triangular – 4:30 PM
- UNK:
- Women’s Basketball: v. Rogers State @ Health & Sports Center – 5:30 PM
- Men’s Basketball: v. Rogers State @ Health & Sports Center – 7:30 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney High Girls Basketball v. Marian (5 PM – 7 PM)
- Kearney High Boys Basketball v. Creighton Prep (7 PM – 9 PM)
FRIDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Wrestling: Hastings Dual @ Kearney High School – 6:30 PM
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- M/W T&F: v. Blue/Gold Intrasquad @ Cushing Coliseum
- Wrestling: @ Cliff Keen Invite @ Las Vegas, NV – 11 AM
- M/W Cross Country: @ NCAA Championships @ Seattle, WA – 12 PM/1:15 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)
SATURDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- Swimming & Diving: @ Hastings Invite – 9 AM
- Wrestling: @ Kearney High School Invite – 10 AM
- Girls Basketball: Early Bird Tournament – TBD
- Boys Basketball: Early Bird Tournament – TBD
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- Swimming & Diving: @ Hastings Invite – 9 AM
- Wrestling: @ Broken Bow – 9:30 AM
- Girls Basketball: v. Holdrege – 2 PM
- Boys Basketball: v. Holdrege – 3:30 PM
- UNK:
- Wrestling: @ Doane Open @ Crete, NE – 9 AM
- Wrestling: @ Cliff Keen Invite @ Las Vegas, NV – 11 AM
- Women’s Basketball: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center – 2 PM
- Men’s Basketball: v. Northeastern State @ Health & Sports Center – 4 PM
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Kearney High Girls/Boys Basketball @ Early Bird Tournament (TBA)
SUNDAY:
- KEARNEY HIGH:
- N/a
- KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
- N/a
- UNK:
- N/a
- KGFW Sports Schedule:
- Nebraska Women’s Basketball @ Maryland (12 PM – 3 PM)
