Who will be Nebraska’s starting quarterback in 2024? That was one of many questions head football coach Matt Rhule was asked during Monday morning’s media availability.
The Huskers will head into next month’s spring game with three quarterbacks on the roster: freshmen Dylan Raiola and Danny Kaelin, along with last year’s starter Heinrich Haarberg.
Last year, Nebraska started three quarterbacks: Heinrich Haarberg, Jeff Sims, and Chubba Purdy. Those three threw for a combined 1,631 yards, ten touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.
Sims and Purdy both entered the transfer portal at the conclusion of the 2023 season. Purdy transferred to Nevada, while Sims has not yet found a school while in the portal.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Coach Matt Rhule spent the first 10 minutes of his pre-spring football practice news conference Monday giving a pep talk to a Nebraska fan base reeling from last week’s surprise departure of athletic director Trev Alberts.
Rhule has been at the school only 16 months, watching university president Ted Carter leave for the same position at Ohio State and Alberts take off for the AD job at Texas A&M.
Rhule is entering his second year of an eight-year, $74 million contract after going 5-7 in his first season. He said he was surprised and disappointed the two men who brought him to Nebraska are gone so soon.
But Rhule delivered an upbeat mon
