The college football rivalry between Colorado and Nebraska feels more tame this season — at least in front of the cameras. Last year, tensions were high after Deion Sanders and one of his sons took issue with comments from Huskers head coach Matt Rhule. However, ahead of Saturday’s showdown in Lincoln, both coaches have expressed mutual respect for one another.
“There’s always a lot of hype,” Sanders said about the rivalry with Nebraska. “First of all, I have a ton of respect for Matt Rhule. He’s in — I call it our class of coaches. We all took on a tremendous test that year, along with (Kenny) Dillingham and several others. So I feel like we’re a fraternity. So, I root for that class of head coaches that came in that year. He was a professional, did a phenomenal job — maybe not the job that he aspired to do, but he has a ton of experience, and I love what he’s accomplished in his college coaching career.”
Shedeur Sanders recalled Rhule showing “disrespect” toward the Colorado program in the spring of 2023, criticizing the Buffaloes’ aggressive use of the transfer portal. Rhule addressed that tension from last season, acknowledging that the exchange of words may have gone too far.
“I don’t take anything (personally),” Rhule said Monday, via Husker247. “Everybody’s got their own things to do. I’ve got love in my heart and a lot of respect for what they’re doing. Nothing will bother me. At the end of the day, if Shedeur felt like I disrespected his father, he’s standing up for him. Good for him. My son would stand up for me. I’ve got a bunch of players in there, they’ll show up on Saturday.”
Both Colorado and Nebraska enter the Week 2 matchup coming off wins in their respective season openers. The Buffaloes got past FCS…
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2024-09-05 13:36:08
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