Sam McKewon looks at how JohnButler's chief talent - stopping the pass - couldn't galvanize a defense to do what Matt Rhule wants most and what the Big Ten requires to win ... .
Sam McKewon looks at how JohnButler's chief talent - stopping the pass - couldn't galvanize a defense to do what Matt Rhule wants most and what the Big Ten requires to win ... .
Rhule framed Butler’s firing as “it’s not you, it’s me." The Huskers struggled mightily against the run, but was a portal comment the final straw? ... .
Shortly after making the decision to move on from JohnButler as Nebraska's defensive coordinator, head coach Matt Rhule had to pick up the phone from a concerned recruit ... .
In an emergency episode of The World-Herald's Pix Six podcast, Sam McKewon and Ben Doody react to the news that Nebraska has fired defensive coordinator JohnButler... .
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska first-year defensive coordinator JohnButler was fired Monday after the Cornhuskers lost four of their last six games and struggled all season to stop the run ... .
Matt Rhule took a chance on his defensive coordinator, and it didn't work out. Next, the Nebraska coach needs to look at the offensive line, Tom Shatel writes ... .