When new Nebraska athletic director Troy Dannen was just a candidate for the vacant Husker job, he called Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule, who he had known dating back to their time in the American Athletic Conference.
Dannen and Rhule were plenty familiar with one another and had common friends in the athletics industry.
During his press conference on Tuesday, Dannen said he and Rhule need to be “partners” rather than an athletic director merely overseeing a football coach. Dannen said he doesn’t know the ins and outs of football, but said there are things he can do to make sure Rhule and his staff have success.
Dannen said he told Rhule he would be attached to his hip as he learned the lay of the land in Lincoln, and compared himself to a snowplow, removing obstacles to success.
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