Nebraska’s spring game has probably been canceled while the transfer portal has made the prejudices, said Rhule

Lincoln, Neb. (AP) – The Nebraska spring game, one of the busiest university football And a large income producer, will probably not take place in the future due to the concern of coach Matt Rhule concerning the other teams poaching his players.

“The word” falsification “no longer exists,” said Rhule on Saturday during his mid -winter press conference. “It’s just an absolute common and free market. I don’t necessarily want to open up to the outside world and make our guys look and say: “He looks like a very good player. Let’s go get it. “”

Spring game has a long tradition in Nebraska. Last year, the event attracted 60,452 to the Memorial Stadium, the fourth higher in the country behind the spring matches at Ohio State, Alabama and Penn State. The Cornhuskers game was also televised on the Big Ten network.

“I have treated with a lot of people offering our players a lot of opportunities after that,” said Rhule. “Going out and bringing a bunch of new players and presenting them for all the other schools to watch does not make much sense to me.”

Six Nebraska players entered the transfer portal the week after last year’s spring match.

The spring portal period ends on April 25 of this year, the day before that the Nebraska spring training ends. However, players can change schools without entering the portal, as was notably the case with the safety of the Wisconsin Xavier Lucas’ Recent move to Miami.

Rhule said that his players’ exhibition to other schools was more worrying than risking injuries in a spring match. The Halfrius Bell recipient and the Blye Hill corner half were injured in last year’s spring match and missed the season. Rhule said he would continue to be attacked live in the melee during spring training.

“The guys are paid now, and you put money behind some people, a whole other set of parameters,” said Rhule. “However, at the same time, you must become good. Honestly, for me, it is a question of protecting the list and protecting this portal period. »»

When asked if there would be a spring game with a melee format to conclude spring training, Rhule said: “I don’t know it yet, but I will be honest with you, I strongly doubt. ”

He said he wanted to “show” his players to fans in one way or another. Sports director, Troy Dannen, said in his radio program last week that an event to be determined would take place on April 26, perhaps the one that involves football and other autumn sports.

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