Overview
- Nebraska dismissed first-year coordinator John Butler on Monday and appointed associate head coach Phil Snow to run the defense for the bowl game.
- Rhule said he aims to hire a permanent replacement in the coming weeks as the program transitions into the postseason.
- The Huskers allowed 171.3 rushing yards per game and finished tied for 104th nationally with 19 sacks, with opponents scoring on 96.8% of red-zone trips.
- Nebraska was outscored 77-26 by Penn State and Iowa in its final two games, surrendering 444 rushing yards and recording one sack in that stretch.
- Butler was promoted after Tony White left for Florida State, following six seasons coaching defensive backs for the Buffalo Bills, while Nebraska finished the regular season 7-5 and Rhule holds an extension through 2032.