Historic College Football Program Projected To Start 2024 Season 7-0

As the offseason continues to roll on this summer, temperatures aren't the only thing rising. Optimism is also at an all-time high for some football programs like Nebraska.

On Tuesday morning, On3 Sports reporter Andy Staples made a rather bold but bullish prediction about the Nebraska Cornhuskers while live streaming via YouTube .

“Nebraska will be 7-0 entering the Ohio State game 7-0. Look at that schedule: UTEP, Colorado, Northern Iowa, Illinois, at Purdue, Rutgers, at Indiana," Staples explained.

“Look at Matt Rhule’s history. When he went to Temple, they improved by four wins from year one to year two. At Baylor, they improved by five wins from year one to year two. Now, Nebraska was in a better place when Rhule took over than either of those places.

Staples did emphasize that starting 7-0 doesn't mean Nebraska will be perfect the rest of the season. After all, as he said, the Cornhuskers' "schedule does get hairier" after that first stretch of games and they could very well end up with a "7-5 or 8-4" record.

"But I think this is definitely possible. And I know if you’re a Nebraska fan, you’re going ‘Stop this!'" Staples furthered.

“If they can just get bowl-eligible. Nebraska needs to take that next step, and they were right there at the doorstep last year, couldn’t win that sixth game. Imagine if they could have that out of the way as the first half of the season ends. It’s definitely possible.”

For what it's worth, Nebraska hasn't won at least seven games in a season since 2016.

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