Luke Mullin Lincoln Journal Star
Mat Rule is busy.
Nebraska’s football coach failed to attend the award ceremony on Wednesday night in Omaha in honor of several graduates, and instead was out of the path. This is the nature of life as a chief coach – There are many different things that compete for attention and you don’t have enough time to do everything.
However, after returning to Lincoln, Roule shared an air photo of the city on social media, signing it simply “lnk”.
His players are again in Lincoln for the beginning of the spring semester. Let’s get into a coverage:
1. Dylan Rayola’s freshman season
Now is the time of the year when football teams can be reflected.
And when the Nu coaches include the movie to appreciate their crime in 2024, they will see a defender who plays well for a real freshman – And they will also see a defender who should show more next season.
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Let us first appreciate the rarity of the true freshman, who starts 13 games, leading Nebraska to a winning record game and a game victory and ended the year with more sensors than intercepts.
Increasing pain is common; Immediate success is not – And so Roule said after the victory of Nebraska’s game that Rayola had a “great first year”.
The expectations will be even higher in the second year.
Rayola threw 13 touchdowns as a freshman; He will want at least 20 next season, with a roller saying “The sky is the border” for QB.
In order to reach its potential, Rayola will have to clean the weaknesses it showed in 2024 as it continues to progress in its strengths as a player.
The strengths of the Rayola from 2024 include throwing the ball over the middle.
The greater part of Rayola’s ends came between the numbers of the terrain and below 10 yards off. The offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen clearly saw this power of the ribbon before continuing to knock teams with mesh concepts, slopes and other fast attackers after taking over the NU game.
The aggressiveness of the rayola and the talent of the hands also stand out.
The Quarterback trusts in his wide -ranging play and the play given by his coaches, so if he gets the appearance they follow, Rayola is not afraid to throw into a person to person.
In general, he put the ball well on such throws, putting it in a position where if the wide receiver did not catch it, no one would do it. Big hand and fearlessness can not be taught on the pitch; The reign in these strengths can.
And for a freshman, Rayola’s management was a remarkable power last season.
Rayola won her right to be the team leader over time. He did not throw his teammates under the bus, instead he did not decide to put responsibility on himself, operated well with the crime and said the right things in public. Even for veterans, this can be a challenge.
There were also weaknesses to the season of Rayola’s freshman, including his overall accuracy.
While Rayola was not afraid to test the protection with deep throws, his big hand led to many passages floating over the heads of the wide receiver. A missed throwing to a narrow near Lyke Lindenmeyer, which could win the Nebraska game against Illinois, will be a moment of training moving forward.
Rayola will also have to improve her pocket presence as a sophomore.
Dealing with adjustments before SNAP and working through its progress as you feel the opposition omission is not an easy task – And this is one that Rayola struggles with over the greater part of the season after teams realized that his time could explode by sending pressure.
In the middle of the season, there were sections of a game where Rayola almost predetermined throws or running out of his pocket too early. Developing as a runner will help this, as well as the changes that Holgorsen applies to the NU’s crime.
Raiola’s decision making also has a place to improve.
While mostly avoiding the shaking offspring and decay, which determined the Nebraska campaign in 2023, Rayola had its share of risk plays. He made unscrupulous throws on his body, risking interference with the process.
He also tried to avoid sacks by barely rejecting the ball before he went down – plays that can lead to a stroke if the passage does not reach the line of brawl – And knowledge to avoid such risks, you just have to learn over time.
2. CFP ratings
Ohio State took home the national title with a Notre Dame on Monday, a game that attracted 22.1 million viewers, 3 million less than last season in a Michigan-Vashington match.
As for the reason for the reduction, can it just be the date? Last year, the season ended on January 8; This year was January 20 on that Monday as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the presidential inauguration. I wrote a few weeks ago that the college calendar was stretched to the limit and that proved it – This year, he celebrated the last football season of the College, which once graduated in the calendar.
This entry will be broken again soon. The national game for the 2025 title, which will be played in Miami, Florida, is scheduled for January 19, while the national game for the title in 2026 is scheduled for January 25 in Las Vegas. We are almost until the end of January here, people.
However, the exact date of the game is less important than the day of the week it is played. This era of matches on Monday night should be revised – College football, a game played on Saturday, deserves to end his season the same way.
NFL has been appointed by the law to keep its matches on Saturday in the second weekend in December, but quickly started planning games for Saturday after the regular season of the football college was over.
There is no point in planning the biggest play at the College of Football at the same time as NFL’s telecommunications – The pluses will always win – But the transfer of the biggest game in sports on Monday night is not favorable to watch parties, common interest and maximum maximum eyeballs in the sport.
If college football will extend in late January, let’s find the least Saturday to end the season.
3. Revenue from CFP
Nebraska’s athletic department won a good part of money – $ 2.56 million to be accurate – From the success of the rivals of their conference after the season.
Notre Dame has won $ 20 million for his participation in the playoff of the College of Football and will retain that amount for himself, while the country’s main conferences have previously agreed to separate CFP revenue into all member schools.
Among the big ten states of Ohio he won $ 20 million to win a national title, the Penn State $ 14 million for a semi -final performance, Oregon $ 8 million to reach the quarterfinals, and Indiana won $ 4 million for her outcome in the first round.
A total of $ 46 million was then divided between all 18 Big Ten teams, taking $ 2.56 million at the Nebraska.
4. Last year’s transfers
With this winter transfer cycle in books, let’s look at the Hubes that left the team last season and how their season went through 2024.
Defender Chubba Purdy He played in seven matches with one start in Nevada and ended the season with 239 passing yards. He will return to Nevada for the sixth season at the College of Football. … a defender Jeff Sims He made the playoff at the Arizona Football College, starting a game and a total of 269 yards of insult in his senior season. … a tight end Jake Appleget He played in eight games and caught four omits to North Illinois. … a defense liner Main boundaries He played in 13 games, recording 11 gear in Pittsburgh before transferring to Unlv. … a defense liner Ru’quan buckley He appeared in 12 games and made nine matches for Michigan. … An ambulance Randolph Kpai He recorded 80 equipment in New Mexico. … a defensive back Coreyer Played in 10 games and recorded an interception for Florida A&M. … a defensive back Javier Morton Make 48 equipment in the temple. … a defensive back Tamon Linum Played in 13 games, starting two and added 36 games to Pittsburgh.
5. East-West Sanctuary Cup
Two former Hursers are ready to take place in the Cup of the Sanctuary to the East-West this week in order to raise their NFL draft shares. The defense liner, our Hutmacher and the wide receiver Isaiah Neyor will participate in the event, practicing Hutmacher’s performances this week this week.
The game in the east-west will be played on Thursday at 7 pm in Arlington, Texas and broadcast on the NFL network.