Matt Rhule praises Nebraska, Dylan Raiola for performance vs. Colorado
Lincoln was more than ready for Nebraska to face Colorado, arguably being the biggest game of the weekend. Luckily, Matt Rhule saw his team come through in a big way, winning the old-school rivalry game 28-10. Nebraska jumped out to a three-touchdown lead in the first half and never looked back
In a postgame interview with NBC’s Kathryn Tappen, Rhule assessed the play of his team, praising them for the margin of victory. He admitted the offensive play-calling in the second half got conservative but will use it as a teaching point moving forward. Big times are ahead of Nebraska.
“Not many people thought we were going to beat them by this much,” Rhule said. “Wasn’t really a contest in the second half. Defense played great. We had the one punt block that led to their only score. Probably got a little too conservative. Apparently, we got a lot of penalties in the second half, called back some big runs. We’re going to have to play a lot better. Playing some really good teams.”
Finishing 5-7 last season was not at the fault of the Huskers’ defense. Quarterback play was a back breaker at times, mainly with the turnovers. Rhule felt like if somebody could come in and protect the football, Nebraska would see a massive improvement.
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Well, Dylan Raiola, despite being a true freshman, has done exactly that through two starts. No turnovers on Saturday night was a huge positive and all Rhule could ask for in his quarterback.
“Well, we’re not turning the ball over,” Rhule said. “It might look ugly in some ways but 28-10 tonight does not look ugly to me. We’ve got some things to correct but he’s not turning the ball over and we won in two minute. Two weeks in a row now, we’ve driven down and scored right before the half.”
Nebraska now moves to 2-0 and finds itself in great position moving forward. Northern Iowa is next on the schedule at home, a game almost everyone will expect to result in a win. A Big Ten slate will then be in front of Rhule, potentially having an opportunity to make some noise in the new-look conference.