Nebraska Coach Matt Rhule Creates Lame Replacement For Iconic Spring Game After Fan Backlash

Rhule calls spring-game audible

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Matt Rhule called an audible on his plan to entirely eliminate full-pad scrimmaging on the day of what normally would be the Cornhuskers' spring game.

Nebraska Coach Matt Rhule Creates Lame Replacement For Iconic Spring Game After Fan Backlash

Despite the Nebraska Cornhuskers regularly having one of the most highly attended spring games in all of college football, head coach Matt Rhule opted to do away with the tradition for amid fear that other teams might poach some of his players. Now, after backlash from fans, Rhule has created a replacement event. But the new concept doesn’t come anywhere close to the real thing. Rhule created the Husker Games, which is an open “practice” format …

Rhule modifies Husker Games with roster cuts looming

Time is ticking for many Husker walk-ons in Lincoln. There was a slim chance that the 105-player roster limit would be grandfathered in for college football, but it's trending toward a strict cutoff this fall. It all hangs in the…