In his first meeting with the media since the aftermath of Nebraska’s victory in the Pinstripe Bowl, coach Matt Rhule answered questions for 30 minutes Saturday. He could have gone an hour before the topics might have grown stale.

The 2024 season ended in a bowl game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers for the first time since 2016. That’s not good enough for head coach Matt Rhule, though, and now he’s looking at building the program to take another step forward.

Special teams have become an issue for the Nebraska Cornhuskers over recent seasons. Now, head coach Matt Rhule has placed a major emphasis on trying to address those problems, including making a change at special teams coordinator.