The Huskers are just beginning to navigate the landscape of a completely new conference.
With the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, the conference has an entirely new identity and feel. It is taking some getting used to for every team that was already in the conference, not just the new teams who have joined. Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule understands what these new teams are going through. He had to learn how the Big Ten works just last season.
The Big Ten has a few teams who are considered traditional conference powers. Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State are usually the three best teams in the league every single year for the last decade or so. But now, teams like Oregon and USC are looking to shake up the power structure in the conference for years to come.
“The unique thing here is we’ve all joined a new conference,” Rhule said. “Think about who we’re playing this week, you guys have covered Nebraska for a long time, seeing Nebraska vs. Ohio State is common. But having that followed up by UCLA and USC is not common. We’re all just in this period of trying to recognize what the conference is, and the effects of travel.”
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