Matt Rhule says summer is 'time to sprint' for recruiting

Matt Rhule and his relatively new Nebraska staff aren’t waiting around for the recruits to come to them. At a recent satellite camp in Texas, Rhule explained how June is the time to rev up recruiting and go full bore on the trail.

That’s just what Nebraska is hoping to do with a spate of camps scheduled throughout June. So far, the Cornhuskers have seven commits for the 2024 class, including four-star safety Roger Gradney, a Top 300 prospect.

“Yeah, I mean this is the time to go, this is the time to sprint,” Rhule said. “When the season comes, the season comes. July is some time away. So right now, in June, we’re going to maximize what we do.”

At the most recent camp, held over the weekend at Mary Hardin-Baylor University, Rhule previewed the full-throttle schedule for him and the Nebraska staff in coming weeks.

“Getting down here, getting around these kids — not everyone’s going to be a Husker. But Mary Hardin-Baylor, you see the facilities they have here. Just supporting football is important. There’s no wasted days, man,” Rhule said. “Then we get back, we gotta get back to coaching our guys and get ready for two camps this weekend.”

Rhule is leaving an impression on his coaching staff at these camps

Rhule has barreled headfirst into the challenges and responsibilities of being the Cornhuskers head coach. So much so that the head coach is going above and beyond what one might expect from him, according to defensive coordinator Tony White.

White was coaching a recent satellite camp for Nebraska when Rhule showed up. And rather than just stand off to the side and observe while offering occasional coaching pointers, he got right into the action.

“Tell you what, again, it just continues to amaze me, all the things — how humble he is. It’s one thing for the coaches to come out here, like you said. It’s another thing for him to go and grab a stopwatch and say, ‘Hey, look, I ain’t got nothing to do. I’m going to help you time. Hey, let me do this drill over here.’ You know what I’m saying?” White said.

For White, it’s a window into the kind of person Rhule is and how he’s building up the goodwill and support for the Cornhuskers after the shortcomings of the previous coaching staff.

“Again, that’s what makes Coach Rhule special and that’s what we’re here for,” White said.