Nebraska’s New Recruiting Resources and the Positions Rhule Must Address

by T.J. Birkel

Nebraska football is 7-3, its best record through 10 games since 2016. The Huskers have certainly not been perfect this season, but the team is making strides in its long climb from the swamp to the stars. The final two games plus the bowl game will go a long way toward informing how fans feel about whether or not Matt Rhule’s rebuilding project is on track. 

This week on the Common Fan Podcast, we talked to Mitch Sherman of The Athletic and the Locked on Nebraska Podcast. Mitch provided some fantastic insights into Matt Rhule’s comments about increased resources for recruiting and retention, and what positions the Huskers might target on the recruiting trail. 

NOTE: The responses below have been lightly edited for purposes of clarity and brevity. 

During his bye week press conference, Matt Rhule said something to the effect of, Nebraska has the resources now to compete with anybody in the country. We have the resources to go get anybody we want. Can you tell us what he's talking about…when he talks about that sort of thing?

Well, there was some language in his contract…that is somewhat vague, but it requires Nebraska to remain competitive, in that area specifically of resources that are made available for recruiting and the portal and retention. Retention is a big piece that you don't want to overlook. It's going to be essential in this offseason for Nebraska not to…

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