When Dana Holgorsen came in as the Cornhuskers’ new offensive coordinator, with just four games left to play, including the Pinstripe Bowl, the differences were immediate. Under Holgorsen, the team rose above the debacles of Marcus Satterfield and finally secured its bowl birth. Cornhuskers won 2 of the 4 games he called. This makes you think, what if Matt Rhule had taken that decision initially and offered the same $1.2 million contract to Holgorsen earlier? Perhaps we wouldn’t even be talking about how bad the 2024 season was. But this wasn’t it. In Holgorsen’s offense, one of Matt Rhule’s ace running backs also shone.

Yes, we are talking about the Cornhuskers’ top running back last year, Emmett Johnson. The RB rushed for 598 yards and received 286 yards last season. But under S

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