{"id":5393,"date":"2024-09-03T19:51:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5393"},"modified":"2024-09-03T19:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T19:51:10","slug":"nebraska-hc-matt-rhule-had-some-surprising-things-to-say-about-colorado-qb-shedeur-sanders-ahead-of-their-highly-anticipated-rematch-following-last-years-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=5393","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska HC Matt Rhule Had Some Surprising Things To Say About Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders Ahead Of Their Highly-Anticipated Rematch Following Last Year\u2019s Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has sounded off on his mini-row with\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/shedeur-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shedeur Sanders<\/a>\u00a0after his Cornhuskers played the Colorado Buffaloes last season.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams are scheduled for another showdown this coming weekend following Nebraska\u2019s loss to the Buffs last September. Given the tension between the programs, Rhule has tried to downplay the feud with some glowing comments about the CU quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Rhule seemed to take a shot at Colorado head coach\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/deion-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deion Sanders<\/a>\u00a0when he suggested that some coaches couldn\u2019t wait for the transfer portal to open.<\/p>\n<p>Shedeur, Coach Prime\u2019s son, claimed Rhule had made things \u201cextremely personal.\u201d Nebraska\u2019s payers standing on the Buffs logo ahead of the game didn\u2019t help matters, with Colorado taking exception.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nebraska Football Head Coach Matt Rhule meets with the media on Monday during Colorado week I GBR\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZ0SmmsPSfU?start=1521&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><em>\u201cThe coach said a lot of things about my Pops, about the program,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Sanders said.\u00a0<em>\u201cBut now that he wants to act nice, I don\u2019t respect that because you hating on another man. You shouldn\u2019t do that. All respect was gone for them and their program.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<h2 id=\"h-matt-rhule-insists-he-has-moved-on\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matt Rhule Insists He Has Moved On<\/h2>\n<p>Matt Rhule was questioned on Monday about possible lingering animosity and said he had nothing against Shedeur or Colorado.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI don\u2019t take anything [personally],\u201d\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TZ0SmmsPSfU?si=FdgJKQ2cDapxWkhc&amp;t=1521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he told reporters<\/a>.<em>\u00a0\u201cEverybody\u2019s got their own things to do. I\u2019ve got love in my heart and a lot of respect for what they\u2019re doing. Nothing will bother me. At the end of the day, if Shedeur felt like I disrespected his father, he\u2019s standing up for him. Good for him. My son would stand up for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rhule added that Shedeur Sanders is\u00a0<em>\u201ccourageous and tough,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0having already described him as\u00a0<em>\u201cone of the best football players I\u2019ve ever coached against\u201d<\/em>\u00a0earlier this year. Rhule predicted that the quarterback and teammate\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/travis-hunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Hunter<\/a>\u00a0will be top-five picks in next year\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Draft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nebraska Head Coach, Matt Rhule speaks on Shedeur Sanders and Colorado:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s an unbelievable competitor and he\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And he was not sacked 10 times \ud83e\udd21 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLdoCIA957\">pic.twitter.com\/BLdoCIA957<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GUCCE\ud83e\uddac\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b (@gucceCU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gucceCU\/status\/1807783925160276240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Buffaloes are off to a 1-0 start again, with Sanders leading them to a win over North Dakota State last week. 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