Matt Rhule and Nebraska are very serious about the revival of the fullback
Matt Rhule is a longtime outspoken fan of the unsung position.
He's so much of a fan of the fullback that loyal followers of the Huskers have likely heard both Rhule and his staff talk about them during media availabilities.
...and it doesn't stop there. He's got a creative plan to find Nebraska's next fullbacks.
Following a comment from Max Olson on not being sure where to find a fullback nowadays during a Q&A with The Athletic, Rhule laid out Nebraska's plan for finding the near-extinct position with a specialty camp in mid-June.
"So we're doing a fullback camp this summer. We're doing a one-day fullback camp. My thought process was there's probably guys out there that play tight end. There's probably guys out there that are big tailbacks. There's probably guys in the wing-T that are fullbacks in other places across the country. Linebackers. They can come here for one day and just focus on one position: Play fullback."
"You watch the 49ers and the versatility of (Kyle) Juszczyk. When you have a good one, they can add so much to your offense. People don't see it very often. So we'd love to find one. We had a great one, Nick Sharga, at Temple who used to just demolish people. I'd love to find that type of kid here at Nebraska."
New Huskers running backs coach EJ Barthel, who has spent the past three seasons as a member of Rhule's staff, is a former fullback at UMass and shared during his first media availability in Lincoln that he's excited to get his hands on one as well.
