Despite a long, storied history of excellence, the Nebraska football program has never had many former Husker players do much as coaches in the NFL. That's why the Zac Taylor story with the Cincinnati Bengals was just a fun one ... for a while.
The story was especially fun in 2021 and 2022 when the Bengals were one of the best teams in the league. A visit to the Super Bowl one year and the AFC championship the next meant that Taylor looked like one of the best coaches in the National Football League. However, Taylor has struggled the last three seasons.