Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Monday afternoon. The Huskers are preparing to host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday for Homecoming Weekend.
Nebraska enters Saturday’s game with a record of 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten. Rutgers is 4-0 on the season and 1-0 in conference.
Saturday’s game will be the seventh game between these two schools. Nebraska leads the series 6-0 and last played the Scarlet Knights in 2022, a 14-13 Husker victory.
Rhule spent time during his availability talking about his appreciation for Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, the officiating during Saturday’s game against Purdue, and how the Husker offense has been creating explosive plays. The head coach also gave an update on offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua, who was suspended for the Purdue game.
Kickoff on Saturday is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT and can be seen on FS1. Scroll below to see comments from head coach Matt Rhule regarding this weekend’s game.
On Coach Greg Schiano
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“There’s lots of coaches who are regarded as the best coaches in college football. Not many could do what he’s done. Speaking as a guy who won at Temple, you go win at Rutgers, not many people have won there. He won at a high level and he came back and he’s winning on a high level. He’s a great football coach zero point blank. He’s a great builder. He’s elevated that entire university. I have the utmost respect for him. When he speaks, I listen. I just have a lot of respect for him.”
On Gunnar Gottula
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“I think Gunnar (Gottula) played well. There’s some things he wants to continue to work his anchor on. He’s getting more speed and power on him. He continues to work on it. That’s the really important thing this week. There’s no better coached defensive front you’ll see than the Rutgers D-Line. I think…
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