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Nebraska football’s traditional spring game might become a thing of the past.
Speaking to reporters on Saturday, third-year coach Matt Rhule said he “highly doubts” the annual spring game, one of the country’s most attended, will be played again. He blamed the transfer portal.
“I don’t know that yet, but I’ll be honest with you. I highly doubt it,” Rhule said about the future of the spring game. “I hate to say this, but last year we were one of the more televised spring games and I dealt with a lot of people offering our players a lot of opportunities after that.
“To go out and bring in a bunch of new players and then showcase them for all the other schools to watch, that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.”
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Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule says he ‘highly doubts’ there will be a traditional spring game.
“The word tampering doesn’t exist anymore its just absolute free open common market…I don’t want these guys all being able to watch our guys.” #Huskers @KETV pic.twitter.com/lQsXHTgvUM
— Lauren Michelson (@LaurenMichelson) February 1, 2025
Nebraska’s spring game was held on April 27, 2024, in front of 60,452 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The game was also televised on the Big Ten Network. Following the spring game, the Cornhuskers suffered a few losses to the transfer portal.
“The word ‘tampering’ doesn’t exist anymore,” Rhule said. “It’s just an absolute free open common market. I don’t necessarily want to open up to the outside world. I don’t these guys all being able to watch our guys and say, ‘Wow, he looks like a pretty good player. Let’s go get him.’ “
While a “traditional spring” game for the Cornhuskers doesn’t seem likely, Rhule did say he wants to have the opportunity…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2025-02-01 20:19:00
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