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(Lincoln, NE) -- Nebraska names its new Head Football Coach.
Huskers.dot com says Nebraska Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Trev Alberts will introduce Rhule as the 31st permanent head coach in Nebraska history on Monday in Lincoln.
47-year-old Matt Rhule has been a head coach for the past 10 years, including seven seasons at the college level, and the past three years with the Carolina Panthers in the NFL
Alberts said Rhule's success as the head coach at Temple and Baylor provides evidence of Rhule's ability to build a program and made him an ideal fit at Nebraska.
Rhule has agreed to an eight year contract with the Huskers.