Will Compton says 'Nebraska will be back, mark my words'

Former Nebraska linebacker Will Compton is confident in Nebraska under new head coach Matt Rhule turning things around fast.

Compton said Nebraska lived in the past too much over the last few years, especially since after Bo Pelini’s tenure. Pelini coached Compton when the linebacker was in college and even then, the Huskers were competitive. 

To get back to the golden years, like the 1990s, Compton was confident in Rhule to usher in a great new era of Nebraska football.

“Come on, what are we talking about,” Compton said on Next Up with Adam Breneman. “Coach Rhule, he’s going to get this thing turned around. I think we got to do away with the 90s. I think it’s nice to reminisce about and the legacy of it, but it’s good to look back and see where we were (but) now, we just got to get the squad back to when Bo Pelini was there and when we’re winning (expletive) nine, 10 games a year. 

“But yeah, I think Nebraska will be back as early as this year. And when I say back, I mean a bowl game. We’re going to hit a bowl game this year. That’s my expectation for the team. But I love Coach Rhule. His interview (with us on Bussin’ with the Boys) was incredible. I think he’s a good football coach. I think he’s got a lot of good guys on his staff that are good football coaches, guys that can relate to the players. Nebraska has all the resources in the world and the right people the right amount of money to be successful. It’s just getting guys there because the middle of (nowhere) … But, Nebraska will be back. Mark my words.”

Rhule said the team really took well to his style of coaching, like Compton alluded to. 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,” Rhule said. “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.”

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It seems like Rhule is exactly the type of coach Compton wants at his alma mater.