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Nebraska Football: Top 6 favorites to be the Huskers next head coach

By Chris Peterson

Iowa State football head coach Matt Campbell celebrates with the team after a touchdown against Southeast Missouri during the second quarter in the season-opening home game at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022, in Ames, Iowa.
Iowa State football head coach Matt Campbell celebrates with the team after a touchdown against Southeast Missouri during the second quarter in the season-opening home game at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday, Sep. 3, 2022, in Ames, Iowa. /
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2. Lance Leipold (+500, 16 percent implied probability)

Some Nebraska football fans are feeling lukewarm about Matt Campbell. If so, they should be really worried about Lance Leipold.

Leipold has a similar resume to Campbell but it’s not as extensive. He went 37-34 coaching at Buffalo and is 4-10 at Kansas. Yet, he beat Texas last season and also improved to 2-0 this season. Going 2-2 in four Big 12 games might not seem like much, but this is Kansas.

Leipold would fit for a lot of reasons. He knows the Midwest and he understands how to rebuild a program. At Nebraska, he could do really well, but I have my doubts.

I also have a hard time seeing him leave Kansas after just two seasons. That being said, it’s Kansas football, so we have to expect Nebraska to win out.

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