The Michigan Wolverines are currently facing an NCAA investigation into allegations of an elaborate and illegal sign-stealing operation, and Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule gave his thoughts on the matter this week.
During a press conference this week, Matt Rhule made it clear that he sees the situation as sad because it’s taking away an opportunity for players to learn how to compete on a level playing field.
“I think you sit there and just feel really bad for the players on both sides, because this is really our last chance to teach young people how to go out there and compete and overcome adversity and go through ups and down and highs and lows,” Matt Rhule said. “And you just hope when you do this that no side ever has an advantage over the other that’s not gained and earned appropriately.”
Rhule declined to talk too much on the specifics of the allegations because he doesn’t know all of the facts. But he did make it clear that if what is reported is true, he would have a big problem with it.
“As we tell parents, ‘We’re going to teach them how to be young men.’ I think the first thing we teach them is integrity and honesty. But if I ever feel like my guys have been shorted, obviously I’m here to fight for them,” Rhule said. “That would certainly be heartbreaking and disappointing to me, as someone who loves college football. It’s one thing when it’s recruiting, but when we mess with the 60 minutes of the game, that’s really, really, really impacted.”
Nebraska faced Michigan this year before the allegations surfaced and fell 45-7 to the Wolverines.
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