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United States Matt Rhule is a highly respected college football coach known for his ability to rebuild programs and develop players. His extensive career includes successful tenures at Temple, Baylor, and currently, Nebraska, showcasing a consistent track record of team improvement and significant achievements.
Athletes First is leading production, distribution, and brand partnerships for 'House Rhules', Matt Rhule's new weekly podcast. This collaboration highlights Rhule's media presence and efforts to amplify his team's brand.
Bombas was mentioned as one of the company partners alongside House Pickleball in a discussion that included Matt Rhule.
House Pickleball was mentioned as one of the company partners alongside Bombas in a discussion that included Matt Rhule.
Matt Rhule's unique sideline outfit, a 'hooded vest/T-shirt getup', distinguished him in a profession known for standard polos and jackets, as detailed in an article by The New York Times/The Athletic.
Matt Rhule, born on January 31, 1975, in New York City, developed an early passion for football. His family later relocated to State College, Pennsylvania, where he played linebacker at State College Area High School. Rhule then walked on at Penn State, playing for the Nittany Lions from 1994 to 1997. During his playing career, he was a three-time Penn State Scholar-Athlete and earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Penn State in 1997 and a master’s degree in educational psychology from the University at Buffalo in 2003.
Rhule’s coaching career began in 1998 as a linebackers coach at Albright College. He then held various assistant coaching roles at Buffalo (1999-2000), UCLA (2001), and Western Carolina (2002-2005). His notable tenure at Temple University began in 2006, where he served in multiple capacities, including defensive line coach (2006), quarterbacks coach (2007), offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2008-2010), and assistant offensive coordinator, tight ends coach, and recruiting coordinator (2011). During his time as Temple’s recruiting coordinator in 2007 and 2011, the Owls landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the MAC. After a brief period as Assistant Offensive Line Coach for the NFL’s New York Giants in 2012, Rhule returned to Temple as head coach in 2013.
As a head coach, Rhule quickly established a reputation for program building. He led Temple to a 28-23 record (2013-2016), including back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time in program history in 2015 and 2016, and an American Athletic Conference Championship in 2016. Moving to Baylor (2017-2019), he engineered a significant turnaround, taking the team from a 1-11 record in his first year to a school-record 11 wins in 2019, securing a Big 12 Championship Game appearance and a Sugar Bowl berth. This success earned him the 2019 Sporting News National Coach of the Year and Big 12 Coach of the Year awards. He then coached the NFL’s Carolina Panthers from 2020 to 2022. Since 2023, Rhule has been the head coach at the University of Nebraska, leading the Huskers to their first bowl appearance in eight years in 2024 and improving the team’s record in each of his first two seasons.
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