Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule met with members of the media following Thursday’s practice. He spoke on the importance of being on the west sideline for a hot game.
“I think, in the first game of the year and last year, I knew it was the right move. Everywhere in the country, the home sideline is on the press box side. You’re not having to hide yourself from the opponent, people can’t see your signals. All kinds of things, so there’s reasons people do it that way. Purdue this past week was the first time we had the chains on our sides. I must’ve apologized to the gentlemen so many times, I kept running into them because we haven’t had that. Then the heat is obviously another factor, and we dealt with that right away in the first ball game against UTEP. It was hot and it was a 2:30 game.”
He talked about recruits’ response to Nebraska’s focus on development, and the playing time that young players are getting.
“We’re going to play whoever we think is the best player, and we play a lot of guys. I think that resonates with players. We also don’t promise anything. I don’t promise a thing, other than an opportunity to compete. I think that excites guys. When you turn on Carter Nelson catching a touchdown or Jacory (Barney Jr.) catching a touchdown or Dylan (Raiola) making a big throw, they see that opportunity. The games have been great for us. I think we do a really good job of bringing people here in the offseason, bringing people here in the spring, some of our official visits were great. We really get the chance to show off Lincoln and the state of Nebraska. Coming to game days, you can’t have as much personal interaction. You have to have done that ahead of time. Still, to me, this is a personal thing. I’ve talked to players that were at some of the biggest games in college football and they say that coming to the Colorado game was the best experience they’ve had this year. Credit to our crowd and our game atmosphere and operations and everything that we were able to put out such a good product…we’ll start to have pros, we’ll have guys drafted this year and every year. When guys come in, however they come in, whether as a two-star or five-star or a walk-on, the mark of a good program is that they reach their potential. If players are reaching their potential, that’s where you should go. If you’re a big time, five-star recruit, you’re probably going to be an NFL player no matter where you go, but did you…
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