Matt Rhule is drawing a hard line after Nebraska’s latest loss, and he’s doing it with his family front and center.
Following the Huskers’ 17-10 defeat to Washington on Saturday, Rhule said a fan confronted his 13-year-old daughter and hurled profanity at her because of her father’s job. The Nebraska coach did not hide how serious that crossed-the-line moment felt.
"A guy walked up to my 13-year-old daughter and was like, 'F-U and F your dad.' I'm not going to keep coaching if it means my kids grow up screwed up," Rhule said, according to The Athletic's Mitch Sherman.
The outburst came in the middle of a rough slide for Nebraska, which started the year 5-0 and has since dropped three straight Big Ten games. The Huskers fell to No.
7 Indiana and Oregon before Saturday’s loss to Washington, another painful finish in a stretch that has left the program searching for answers. No matter how anyone can try to frame it, there have been no late-game heroics for the Huskers.
In all three losses, Nebraska had a fourth-quarter lead. That detail has only sharpened the frustration around the team as the season has turned.
Rhule made it clear he has no plans to walk away from the job.
"I'm not leaving. I'm not quitting. I'm fighting for those people," Rhule said about his players.
The schedule doesn’t offer much relief. Nebraska returns Friday to face Illinois in Champaign, then closes with Rutgers, Ohio State and Iowa over the final month. For a team that once looked like it was building momentum in the Big Ten, even reaching a bowl game now looks like a difficult climb.
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