Key Highlights
- Nebraska parted ways with its defensive coordinator and both line coaches, a clear acknowledgment that philosophical alignment without physical execution doesn’t win games.
- Rhule understands the modern reality of college football: this is a professionalized sport now, and if you’re not upgrading personnel and coaching simultaneously, you’re falling behind.
- Change was inevitable — and necessary. Glass Half FullThere is a reasonable argument that Nebraska answered the bell this offseason, particularly on the offensive line.
- On paper, this group is unquestionably stronger.
- Day-one starters Brendan Black and Tree Babalade add immediate heft and experience, while Paul Mubenga brings legitimate competition at right guard.