Penn State has fired football head coach James Franklin leaving Nebraska's head coach Matt Rhule as the leading candidate to replace him. Coach Rhule grew up a Penn State fan, he's a graduate of Penn State, and a former walk on linebacker with the Nittany Lions. In his press conference on Monday, October 13, Coach Rhule's response to questions are eerily similar to his answers in a press conference prior to leaving Baylor University for the NFL. This video highlights some of the similarities and should serve to prepare Husker Fans for the eventuality that if Coach Rhule is offered the position of head coach at Penn State, he will accept. This is difficult for Husker fans to come to terms with as no head coach has ever left the Nebraska football program voluntarily to take another position.

Matt Rhule is a good man who is attempting to balance his current responsibilities and commitments to the Nebraska players, university, and fans while not outright lying about his desire to coach at Penn State. He is doing what he can to not "tank" the Husker's football season while remaining truthful. It seems clear the Penn State football head coaching position is Matt Rhule's dream job and no one should fault him for accepting the position.

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Penn State has fired football head coach James Franklin leaving Nebraska's head coach Matt Rhule as the leading candidate to replace him. Coach Rhule grew up a Penn State fan, he's a graduate of Penn State, and a former walk on linebacker with the Nittany Lions. In his press conference on Monday, October 13, Coach Rhule could have put to rest rumors of him leaving the Husker's head coaching position by stating he was staying at Nebraska. While saying he is happy at Nebraska, he did not say he was staying. Coach Rhule expressed his deep love for Penn State but tempered those statements by saying how much he liked being at Nebraska.

It doesn't take a body language or statement analysis expert to conclude coach Rhule will likely accept the Penn State football head coaching position if offered. He spoke in the past tense about wanting to live in Nebraska and rebuild the football program. It seems clear the Penn State football head coaching position is Matt Rhule's dream job and no one should fault him for accepting the position.

In this episode we update Husker fans on the latest Nebraska Football News. We review last week's matchup with HC Jonathan Smith and the Michigan State Spartans which ended in a 38-27 Husker win.

HC Matt Rhule and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are on the road to battle HC Mike Locksley and the Maryland Terrapins on October 11, 2025, at 1:30 pm MST on BTN. We review this matchup, including videos from Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule, Offensive Coordinator Dana Holgorsen, Defensive Coordinator John Butler, and Maryland Head Coach Mike Locksley. We give our analysis and predictions.

The 2025 Nebraska football campaign began at Arrowhead Stadium where the Huskers defeated HC Scott Satterfield and the Cincinnati Bearcats 20 to 17. Since the opener, the Huskers have defeated Akron 68-0; HCU 59-7; lost to Michigan 30-27; and defeated Michigan State 38-27. Defensive Coordinator John Butler, Offensive Coordinator Dana Holgorsen, Special Teams Coordinator Mike Ekeler, and Associate Head Coach Phil Snow are working with HC Matt Rhule to improve the team throughout the season.Join us for Nebraska Football News, schedule, and a lively discussion of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. Find us on YouTube and Spotify. We welcome your comments. On Spotify (⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ricky-james-exp⁠⁠⁠) and YouTube (⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/@TheExpedition)⁠⁠⁠⁠; Twitter.com/@HuskersMontana; ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram.com/TheRJExpedition⁠⁠⁠⁠; ⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact us at Facebook.com/HuskerFansinMT⁠⁠⁠⁠