An analyst recently compared Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule to LSU’s Brian Kelly, and there’s more than one reason why it makes sense.
Comparing a team’s current coach to well-known, successful coaches is an age-old tradition for college football. Remember when Scott Frost was often compared to Tom Osborne?
The Matt Rhule comparison to Brian Kelly seems rather off the wall. Until you really think about everything the two men might have in common. Analyst Josh Pate believes it’s a very apt comparison for a number of different reasons.
Pate laid out why Rhule is the next Kelly in one of the latest episodes of his podcast:
“I don’t do hot takes on this show.