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Nebraska Cornhuskers News: Matt Rhule support strong, more

By Oliver Vandervoort

Sep 16, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule walks on the field after defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies 35-11 at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 16, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule walks on the field after defeating the Northern Illinois Huskies 35-11 at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach was still seeing quite a bit of strong support from Husker fans even before they opened their home slate with a win.

While Nebraska football fans are waking up Sunday able to celebrate a win in the Matt Rhule regime for the first time, the victory isn’t going to change the minds of many. That’s because while there was plenty of concern about some of the decisions made by the coaching staff, Nebraska Cornhuskers fans still really like Rhule.

While things might have changed had the Huskers lost to Northern Illinois, a poll before Saturday’s game showed support for Rhule was still strong despite an 0-2 start.

In the poll, put out by SI.com, 61 percent of respondents said they are as excited as ever about Matt Rhule. As far as the number of fans who are concerned about the start to the season, 27 percent said they were slightly worried.

Only 12 percent said they were fully concerned. And there were very small amounts of fans who think that Rhule is actually in trouble.

Things could certainly change among Nebraska Cornhuskers fans should things go south, but at the moment, Matt Rhule still very much has fans on his side.

Other Nebraska Cornhuskers news

  • With Rhule getting his home opener for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 247Sports looked at the first game in Memorial Stadium for the program’s other coaches. Rhule’s opener is similar to Bo Pelini’s and Frank Solich’s in that he actually got a win. That’s a big change from Frost and Mike Riley who both lost their first games in Lincoln.
  • Nebraska volleyball will wrap up non-conference play with a second straight tilt against a Top 25 team. After knocking off #5 Stanford last week, the Huskers will take on #21 Kentucky on Sunday evening. Then its time for the Big Ten.
  • Nebraska soccer has hit a bit of a rough patch over the last week but they’re still looking pretty tough. They opened conference play with a 1-1 tie against Wisconsin. That followed just their second loss of the year against St. Louis. Next up, they’ll take on Ohio State.
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