Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule met with the media last week.
Like Indiana, the Cornhuskers were on a bye week ahead of next Saturday’s showdown in Bloomington.
Rhule was asked about his early impression of Indiana.
Here’s what the second-year Nebraska head coach said about the Hoosiers.
Like IU coach Curt Cignetti, Rhule has ties to Pennsylvania. He went to high school there and played at Penn State.
Indiana (6-0) and Nebraska (5-1) will kick at Noon ET Saturday in Bloomington.
“I’m not surprised by it (Indiana’s fast start), let me say that,” Rhule said last week.
“The team they (Curt Cignetti and staff) had at James Madison was an excellent team. The world has changed. You come somewhere now, and a lot of your good players come with you. They brought over a lot of guys that know how to win and they have a great coaching staff.
“The Cignetti family, if you’re from where I’m from, that’s a legendary coaching family. Coach Cignetti, Sr. was as good as there was and both brothers are excellent. Curt’s a great coach, he’s turned around every place he’s been.
“And two or three years ago, Indiana had a good team. It’s not like they’ve been in the gutter for a long time, they’ve had good seasons, and he comes in with swagger, he has a really good quarterback that transferred in.”
“They had some good players that were already there. They had some great wideouts and they’re rolling. They’re following his demeanor and they play with a lot of confidence and swagger, so it’s great.
“It goes back to what I was saying – all of training camp, of (people were) looking at the schedule before the season saying what games were easy and what games were hard, it’s not the way of college football anymore.”
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