Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule met with members of the media following Thursday morning’s spring practice. The practice was Nebraska’s ninth of 15 during spring ball.
Heading into an off weekend, Rhule stressed the importance of intentionality in preparation.
“We believe in two types of practice. We believe in deliberate practice and deep practice,” he said. “If you can’t hit a driver do you go to the golf course and practice putting? No. You work on the things you need to work on. We want guys to be very intentional; very intentional about what they’re working on, very intentional about being in the moment. We don’t want to waste their time.
“You are what you produce. So, I just want the guys to understand. They own the way they practice. I own the way the way that I prepare. I own the result.”
Rhule also talked about learning about individual jobs and preparation is an emphasis this spring.
“You can’t figure out how to do your job until you know what your job is,” he said. “We have a lot of guys still at that level one, trying to learn what it is. We can make excuses for them but we’re just trying to change expectation levels of our guys. We’re not here to try hard. We’re not here to lose but thank the fans. We’re here to win. Winning happens now, it doesn’t happen in the fall.”
