Nebraska’s Season on the Line Against Rutgers

The 2026 Nebraska football season in free fall.

After their 4th straight loss and 4th straight game without scoring 21 points (after all, the Big Ten is a race to 21), Matt Rhule made a change at offensive coordinator, firing Dana Holgorsen and replacing him with Glenn Thomas. The timing is appropriate, as the Huskers are heading into their game against the Big Ten’s worst scoring defense – Rutgers.

The pressure is still on Matt Rhule for this game. If Nebraska loses to Rutgers for the first time in program history, I’m not sure Matt Rhule will remain Nebraska's head coach. If he wants any hope of saving the season, it starts in Piscataway. Even if Nebraska wins this game convincingly, the…