LINCOLN, Neb. — There’s no denying that Big Red Nation wants to see the Huskers field a defense that’ll live up to the standard of the Blackshirts.
With the return of the spring game this Saturday, Coach Matt Rhule intends on giving Nebraska fans a glimpse of what they should expect this fall. It’s no mystery that John Butler’s defense struggled to stop the run last year, so Rhule gave him his walking papers and hired Rob Aurich out of San Diego State.
Rhule believes the defense is looking promising, and transitioning smoothly from the 3-3-5 stack, to Aurich’s 4-2-5 scheme. The players are flying to the ball, wrapping up and bringing down ball-carriers. There are several new faces on the defense, but everyone appears to be having fun in Aurich’s system, and Rhule is hoping that chemistry translates to the field in front of the Husker faithful…