Jeff Sims sets high standard for his level of play

There will be plenty of eyes on Nebraska and its roster in Matt Rhule’s first season as head coach. Even so, Jeff Sims isn’t worried about it as he says he’s intrinsically motivated towards getting better.

Sims spoke on that sentiment during his press conference after the Cornhusker’s spring game over the weekend. He described himself as a ‘perfectionist’ and, while he didn’t make all the plays he wanted to this weekend, he knows he has all summer to get things right and to get his game exactly where he wants it to be.

“I’m a perfectionist,” Sims admitted. “So, I mean, obviously, I had a couple plays out there that could have been better. I left some stuff out there on the field.”

“It’s all about just going back and attacking the summer,” said Sims. “Working on what I need to work on and getting better for the season.”

Sims is entering his first season in Lincoln after three seasons at Georgia Tech. He arrived via the transfer portal with 4,464 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, and a 57.8% completion rate to his name. He also brings the reputation of being a top-notch dual-threat quarterback with 1,166 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground to his name as well.

Even so, that’s from his past while with the Yellow Jackets. That’s not what is going to aid Sims in winning the starting quarterback job at Nebraska, especially against Casey Thompson. That’s going to take a whole new level from Sims and one he’s ready to reach in order to pull ahead in the competition come the fall.

Rhule thankful for buy-in from Nebraska players during spring practice

Nebraska football underwent a big coaching change this offseason, and as always with such an overhaul, the players needed some time to adjust to the new leadership.

According to the guy who took over the Cornhuskers, Matt Rhule, the team has really taken well to his style of coaching. He said after the spring scrimmage this past weekend that the players are buying in.

“Well, I’m grateful to the players for how hard they’ve tried to buy into what we’re asking them to do,” said Rhule. “This will be so much easier for them next year. Like every day is hard for them because it’s hard for the new coaches because everything’s so new, you know, when I say like, ‘Hey, we’re gonna do this drill,’ it’s like they don’t know what the drill is. Next year they’ll know what to expect. So, I just really appreciate that part about them and they’re going to just get better and better and better.”