Matt Rhule on Nebraska’s potential with current personnel: ‘Sky’s the limit’

Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule believes that the Cornhuskers have tons of potential. Even with the team’s current personnel, he believes the sky is the limit.

It was during an appearance on Andy Staples On3 when Staples brought up a play that Nebraska ran out of the I-formation against Northwestern that ended in a touchdown over the top. There, the two focused on the fullback who Rhule praised for his versatility within the Nebraska offense.

“It’s funny, that fullback for us, Janiran Bonner, great, great young talent,” Matt Rhule said. “Just a freshman. He was a receiver, a really highly recruited receiver. He went from receiver to tight end. Then, we said, ‘Hey, you want to play a little fullback. Man, he’ll go out and do it all. So, I can’t wait for three or four years from now when he’s a senior, he’s running routes in the slot. Then, he comes back, we get in the I [formation].”

It’s players like Bonner that have Matt Rhule excited about the future of the Nebraska program. He’s one of several players who Rhule looks at and sees worlds of potential with.

“I think the sky’s the limit with the personnel that we have,” Rhule emphasized.

Reaching the potential of a program like Nebraska is never easy to do. However, Matt Rhule has proven himself a worthy program builder in college, with tons of success at Temple and Baylor before he tried his hand in the NFL.

Now, Nebraska is 5-3 and seems to be rapidly improving with each passing week. With a month to go, that’s already tied for the most wins Nebraska had during the Scott Frost era. On Saturday, Nebraska will be trying to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2016.

Matt Rhule on Michigan sign-stealing scandal

The Michigan sign-stealing scandal has shaken the entire Big Ten, including Nebraska. In the wake of a Big Ten coaches call regarding the scandal, Matt Rhule shared his thoughts on the situation without getting into any specifics about Michigan.

“I think you sit there and just feel really bad for the players on both sides, because this is really our last chance to teach young people how to go out there and compete and overcome adversity and go through ups and down and highs and lows. And you just hope when you do this that no side ever has an advantage over the other that’s not gained and earned appropriately,” Rhule said.

“As we tell parents, ‘We’re going to teach them how to be young men.’ I think the first thing we teach them is integrity and honesty.  But if I ever feel like my guys have been shorted, obviously I’m here to fight for them. That would certainly be heartbreaking and disappointing to me, as someone who loves college football. It’s one thing when it’s recruiting, but when we mess with the 60 minutes of the game, that’s really, really, really impacted.”