As receiver Malachi Coleman hauled in the touchdown pass to set off a huge roar in Memorial Stadium, Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule looked up from the sideline and pointed to the skybox where Tom Osborne sat.
Twenty-six years have passed since Tom Osborne last stoically stalked a college football sideline. That’s longer than the 25 years Osborne spent as coach of the Huskers.
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Matt Rhule welcomes Tom Osborne to the podium during Nebraska's coaches clinic last spring. Rhule has not been hesitant to tap the knowledge of the college football legend.
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Tom Osborne and quarterback Tommie Frazier hug after the Huskers defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl.
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Tom Osborne places the Nebraska name plate on the national championship trophy that was given to him for the 1994 title.
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Tom Osborne takes a photo with Steve and Barb Durham and their children and grandchildren before the Nebraska-Purdue game.
ANNA REED, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
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