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Matt Rhule addresses Nebraska’s loss to Minnesota: ‘There’s no such thing as close losses’

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Matt Rhule’s debut was not exactly hat Nebraska fans were looking for. The Huskers fell to Minnesota Thursday night, 13-10 as Dragan Kesich’s 47-yard field goal sailed through the uprights as time expired.

Nebraska’s offense struggled greatly against Minnesota, with 3 costly turnovers at inopportune moments being the nail in the coffin in the season opener.

Jeff Sims did well on the ground but looked rough as a passer, to say the least. The Georgia Tech transfer finished the day having completed 11 of his 19 passes for 1 touchdown and, most importantly, 3 interceptions.

Rhule addressed reporters at the end of the game and insisted that, despite Nebraska’s reputation, he does not believe there is such a thing as a close loss.

Check out his full opening thoughts below:

For what it’s worth, Nebraska is 2-6 across the past 13 games in games decided by 7 or less points. This is nothing new to Nebraska, with or without Scott Frost it seems.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.