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Matt Rhule and Nebraska are handing play calling duties to Dana Holgorsen
The unconventional decision comes six days after Holgo initially joined the staff.
Doug Samuels. 5 hours ago
Dana Holgorsen, who started the season on staff at TCU before Matt Rhule selected him six days ago to help get the Huskers offense back on track, is taking on some additional responsibilities.
Less than a week after joining the staff, Rhule has decided to take the play calling duties from Marcus Satterfield and hand them over to Holgorsen for the remainder of the year.
"It's unique, but it's probably what's needed. It's the right thing," Rhule shared as the Huskers prepare to take on USC coming out of their bye week.
Rhule would go on to clarify that while the move was made initially for the short-term, he'd like the veteran coach to remain with the Huskers as their offensive play caller in 2025.
The unconventional move comes after Rhule defended Satterfield amid Nebraska's losing streak.
Under Satterfield, the Huskers offense ranked 100th into their bye week, and during the week off jumped to 99th nationally at a paltry 23.6 points per game.
Holgorsen's Air Raid roots are well documented, and his offense continued to evolve during his time leading both West Virginia and Houston, but still maintains it's roots in the Air Raid.
His approach will be very different than the 11 and 12 personnel run and play action centered approach by Satterfield and company, but exactly how different it will be remains to be seen as he'll have just two weeks from arriving on campus to calling plays in a Big Ten game for the first time.