Nebraska is reportedly close to hiring Matt Rhule as its new head coach.
ESPN’s Chris Low reported Friday that Nebraska has “zeroed in” on hiring former Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule and that the two sides hope to finalize a deal in the coming days. Per Low’s ESPN colleague Pete Thamel, contract terms are still being negotiated but the expectation is that an agreement will be made.s next head coach, and the two sides hope to finalize a deal in the coming days, sources tell ESPN.But a deal is on track to be done in the upcoming days.
Rhule becomes the third current Big Ten head coach who most recently coached in the NFL before taking their current job, joining Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and Illinois’ Bret Bielema. While Rhule’s tenure as the Panthers’ head coach was unsuccessful, as he went just 11-27 in Carolina before his firing in October, he previously achieved success as a collegiate head coach at both Temple and Baylor. He led the Bears to an 11-3 season and a berth in the Sugar Bowl in his most recent collegiate season in 2019, while he won 10 games in each of his final two seasons at Temple.
Rhule has never been a full-time coach in the Big Ten but played at Penn State from 1994-97 and was a volunteer assistant for the Nittany Lions in 1998.
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