Nebraska football never strays far from the spotlight. On Wednesday, the offseason picked up energy as Matt Rhule was called out by On3 columnist Ari Wasserman for saying “incredibly soft things” about College Football Playoff expansion and scheduling.

Rhule was joking, as all parties recognized, about growing the playoff to 40 teams. But the coach is not joking about his plan to take Nebraska to the next level in the sport. We spend time in this episode on the chain of events that led Nebraska fans on social media, unsurprisingly, to melt down. There is a pleasant ending to this media-generated story.

Also, Nebraska baseball received a gift in the opening round of the Big Ten baseball tournament. The Huskers are now among six teams still fighting for the league’s automatic berth in the NCAA-regional field. Will Bolt’s team will play regular-season champ Oregon on Friday night for a spot in the tournament semifinal round. Join us on this Thursday.

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