US EditionAdam Hill: Keep Las Vegas' Good Name and Your Dated Opinions in the Past, Matt Rhule
CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, AUG 3 – Matt Rhule criticized Las Vegas as a host for major college sports despite the city securing top events and overcoming past misconduct issues, officials said.
- During a Huskers Radio Network interview, Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule said he didn’t think college sports should be in Vegas, a comment circulating online. Hill called Rhule’s view a ‘preposterous take in 2025’ and challenged him to find a safer community.
- Despite entering its College Sports Capital era, Las Vegas has faced allegations of sexual misconduct by Christian Peter, violence by Lawrence Phillips, and recent athlete arrests, plus a staffer jailed for child porn.
- Alongside Super Bowl and All-Star Games, major college events are scheduled, including the Final Four, Frozen Four and CFP National Championship Game in the next couple years.
- Hill called Rhule’s critique a ‘preposterous take in 2025’ and said it was tougher to let go, despite Las Vegas’s past issues, highlighting its evolving sports reputation.
- Soon, Hill challenged Rhule to name a more 'pristine community', pointing to State College, Pa., as Vegas prepares to be the 13th city with four major American sports teams.
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Adam Hill: Keep Las Vegas' good name and your dated opinions in the past, Matt Rhule
LAS VEGAS — It’s amazing with how much our little town has grown into a thriving sports metropolis that we still have to fight some of the same old battles and deal with the same trite nonsense. Our emergence as…
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Hill: Keep our good name and your dated opinions in the past, Matt Rhule
The Nebraska football coach gave an opinion about Las Vegas that didn’t make sense even in the old ‘Sin City’ days and looks even worse after examining the college towns he’s worked in during his career.
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