Matt Rhule is a top candidate to replace James Franklin, but since the job opened, his Nebraska Cornhuskers submitted their worst performance of the season.
When Penn State suddenly moved on from James Franklin, Indiana’s Curt Cignetti and Nebraska’s Matt Rhule immediately emerged as the top candidates to replace him. Well, in the week since, Cignetti re-upped with the Hoosiers for 8 years and $93 million, and Rhule suffered an embarrassing 24-6 loss to Minnesota, dashing its College Football Playoff hopes.