Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule had several interesting things to say in his press conference on Saturday. One of them was his method of picking captains. Nebraska football will not have team captains. They will have captains on a weekly basis, and decide on permanent captains for a potential bowl game. This was reported by The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman.
This is a very sound strategy. For one, it rewards the players who have practiced the hardest that week. Sometimes, team captains don’t always work the hardest every single week. Sometimes, the players with the lesser roles bring the juice. The fact that this gives the opportunity for the coaching staff to reward them is neat.
Selecting permanent ones before a potential bowl game also gives coaching staff a chance to evaluate each player’s body of work over the course of the season. It gives players yet another incentive to work hard.
