Nebraska coach Matt Rhule says fan cursed at his 13-year-old daughter
The gist
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said a fan cursed at his 13-year-old daughter after a loss.
The incident puts a coach's family and his $53.3 million contract in the spotlight.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Rhule accuses SEC schools of tampering with Nebraska quarterback Anthony Colandrea.
- Nov 1, 2026Nebraska loses 17-10 to Washington at Memorial Stadium, its third straight loss; fans boo and some throw bottles from the student section. Rhule says a fan cursed at his 13-year-old daughter at the stadium that night.
- Nov 2, 2026At his weekly news conference in Lincoln, Rhule addresses the incident in a 19-minute statement and takes questions for about half an hour, saying 'I'm not leaving, I'm not quitting.'
Key terms
- Big Ten
- A major U.S. collegiate athletic conference, the oldest in NCAA Division I, originally named for its ten member universities.
- SEC
- An annual preseason media event for the Southeastern Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference based in Birmingham, Alabama.
- tampering
- An attempt to persuade a player under contract with one team to join another without that team's knowledge or permission.
Source: Wikipedia