The Nebraska spring football game likely won’t be held going forward because of coach Matt Rhule’s concern about other teams poaching his players.

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule still wants to "show off" players on April 26, but he no longer wants any spring game event on TV.

Thirty-one players from the Nebraska roster left for the transfer portal after 2024, including 12 who have landed at other Power 4 programs

Nebraska's spring game will likely be canceled moving forward due to transfer portal concerns, according to head coach Matt Rhule. "The word

Rhule said exposing his players to other schools is more of a concern to him than risking injuries in a spring game. Receiver Demitrius Bell and cornerback Blye Hill were hurt in last year's spring game and missed the season. Rhule said there would continue to be live tackling in scrimmages during spring practice.

Could a concern from Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule lead to a change to one of Penn State's biggest offseason events on the calendar? It may not be quite ready to jump to that kind of conclusion, but a decision that could be made at Nebraska is certainly worth paying attention to in the modern era of college football.

Nebraska Cornhuskers head football coach Matt Rhule will stop at nothing to prevent other teams from trying to poach players from his program. Even if that means cancelling the school's spring football game,