Overview
- Head coach Matt Rhule announced the dismissal of Dana Holgorsen on Saturday following a 24-13 loss to Illinois that extended Nebraska’s losing streak to four games and dropped the Cornhuskers to 5-4.
- Rhule said the decision was driven by the offense’s collapse — Nebraska scored at least 31 points in its first five games but managed a combined 54 points in the four losses that followed — and he accepted responsibility for the result.
- Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas will take over play-calling on an interim basis and will have the remaining games to make his case for the permanent job.
- The move is a midseason attempt to fix execution and scoring problems that have negated a defense that has generally kept the team in games, with immediate stakes including this week’s game at Rutgers and the need to reach bowl eligibility.
- Rhule said he will keep evaluating the program through the season and afterward, with institutional and contract constraints making a head-coach change unlikely in the short term but leaving open the possibility of further staff moves.