Matt Rhule knew exactly how Sims had quit on his previous team. He also knew of Sims uneven performances when he did decide to play. Rhule got Sims to come to Nebraska. He has nobody but himself to blame.
The clown ööööed not only Sims but the entire program by not bringing in a capable backup for fear that Jeff Simms would transfer. Apparently, there were threats to transfer if another capable QB was brought in. Also our backups were not the same type of QB so any time one QB got hurt, we were severely limited in playcalling. Speaking of playcalling, taisun pommahchon was not given anything close to the full playbook. Besides our own woes, the lack of true competition for Sims likely led to his softness.
Wasn’t the game he refused to go in earlier in the season? Or was that two years ago?
Last season. Miami game, I think, although he may have been "injured" earlier in the season to avoid playing.
I wasn't there, but that's what was said. Perhaps it was the Miami game? TBH, I've tried to flush all that.
It was vs. Miami.....he was injured in the Duke game and then again in the first half of the UVA game And went out, but practiced and was cleared to play if needed against Miami
That's right. He was benched by the time the UGAg game rolled around.
Not that he was going to play in that game anyway...
He was kicked off the team by then.
Was he kicked? I've not heard that, but I have heard that he was relegated to the end of the bench. Again, what is true or not is lost in all the social media blah-blah these days.
After he refused to go in despite being medically clear, Key said that he was no longer with the team and focusing on medical rehab.
After the Miami game, Key announced Jeff was going to be “apart from the team” while recovering from his injury that he had been medically cleared of.
Key said he was no longer 'practicing' with the team.
I never noticed this until the end of Nebraska's first game. He threw that terrible interception to lose the game, and looked zoned out after the game ended.