HUSKER FOOTBALL: Rhule Talks Preparation for UTEP

LINCOLN–(KFOR Aug. 26)–Game week preparation is now underway for the Nebraska football team, as they host UTEP on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

On Monday, Husker head coach Matt Rhule explained they are excited to play the Miners, who will be guided by first year head coach Scotty Waldon.

“Coach Waldon is a winner. I’ve known him all the way back at East Texas Baptist. He’ll bring elite energy. He’ll bring a dynamic offense and an aggressive defense. They’ve got excellent players, so it’s going to be quite a challenge,” Rhule said.

Rhule explained his players have been staying in the moment.

“They say ‘one better.’ I think they’ve done that. They try to get one better every day. I think Corey (Campbell) or someone did that, and they stick to it. Not everything is perfect,” Rhule added.  “Again, there’s just a core group of veteran guys that make the thing go. Everyone who starts on defense, except maybe one guy, is a senior or could be a senior. There’s still some COVID years out there and some injuries. Pretty much everyone is a senior.”

When it comes to the special teams and kicking units, Rhule said all of them will get a chance to play and decisions on who will be in those roles consistently will be done three weeks down the line.

“They’re all doing really good things. That’s probably the one position where we’re still quite unsettled on, that’s kicker.”

Nebraska kicks off with UTEP on Saturday at 2:30pm on Fox.

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