Despite the Nebraska Cornhuskers regularly having one of the most highly attended spring games in all of college football, head coach Matt Rhuleopted to do away with the tradition for amid fear that other teams might poach some of his players. Now, after backlash from fans, Rhule has created a replacement event. But the new concept doesn’t come anywhere close to the real thing.
Rhule created the Husker Games, which is an open “practice” format similar to the NFL’s Pro Bowl Games. But on top of that, Doug Samuels reports that Nebraska will in fact hold a live scrimmage. But the scrimmage will only involved players who are not expected to make the 105-man roster.
