Things took an ugly turn for Matt Rhule’s Nebraska Cornhuskers. Coming off a heroic win against Northern Iowa, never in their wildest dreams the Huskers fans had imagined losing to Illinois. But fate got them really bad when their touchdown got snubbed and fell prey to what they believed was blatant referee bias.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule was under fire after collapsing late in the game. In the fourth quarter, with less than two minutes to go in the contest, Rhule called a timeout while the Cornhuskers were on defense.

Matt Rhule knows how to rebuild college football programs. He's done it at Temple and Baylor. Nebraska's rise this season is just his latest success.

Here's a look back at Matt Rhule's past turnarounds at Temple and Baylor from Year 1 to Year 2 as Nebraska football is out to its best start since 2016:

Nebraska (3-1) came into Friday night's game against the No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0) with their first AP Top 25 ranking since 2019, sitting at No. 22. However, after a 31-24 loss in overtime, the Cornhuskers may find themselves unranked yet again.

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule said the Huskers are practicing for wet weather, with rain possible for Friday night's game.