Lincoln, Nebraska - Head coach Matt Rhule may have one of the craziest ideas this offseason, but he is destined to lead Nebraska football to success.

The new Cornhuskers football head coach Rhule has made a significant change to Nebraska's spring practices.

Typically, the team's quarterbacks are off-limits in terms of being tackled during practice. This offseason, however, that won't be the case.

According to Sean Callahan of HuskerOnline, quarterbacks were "live" (open to be tackled) all spring for the first time in nearly two decades.

"There were no green jerseys in the scrimmages all spring, and that hasn't happened at Nebraska in close to 15–20 years," Callahan said.

"It was really important for them to have that type of simulation," he added. "When you're a 3-9, 4-8 team back to back, you've got to get better. You're not going to get better finger-tackling a 6'4", 220-lb quarterback."

Times have been tough out in the Midwest for Nebraska, who haven't won a conference title since joining the Big Ten in 2011.

Rhule hopes to change this since becoming head coach in November after an unsuccessful stint in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson entered the transfer portal on Friday, becoming the third passer of the program to transfer this week.

Thompson is expected to join Florida Atlantic and reunite with coach Tom Herman, who trained Thompson during his run as head coach over Texas.

With Thompson's departure, it is expected that former Georgia Tech quarterback Jeff Sims will become the starter when Nebraska kicks off Matt Rhule's first season as coach.