Make New York Post a Preferred Source Nebraska football fans watching the season finale of HBO’s “Lanterns” might have done a double take on Sunday night.
Head coach Matt Rhule can now add actor to his résumé, as he made a surprise cameo in a football sequence involving Noah Macon, a main character in the drama series based on DC comic “Green Lantern” played by Shea Pritchard.
In the clip, Rhule gives Macon a Nebraska hat, revealing that the character will play college football for the Cornhuskers after being highly recruited. A minor storyline in the show is Macon’s decision on where to play in college.
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule looks on during the second quarter of a game against Michigan State in East Lansing, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect The appearance came just hours after Nebraska defeated Maryland 48-23 to move to 5-0 on the season.
They join Indiana and UCLA as the two Big 10 teams with no losses. It’s the Cornhuskers’ first 5-0 start since 2016.
Several college football fans recognized Rhule’s appearance and pointed out the randomness of the cameo.
“Just when I thought I’d seen it all,” one fan joked, tweeting the clip.
Before joining the Cornhuskers in 2023, Rhule was the head coach of the Carolina Panthers from 2020-22. The 51-year-old was in the third year of a seven-year contract when he was fired in the middle of the 2022 season after a 1-4 start.
Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule coaches against the Ohio Bobcats during the first quarter at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, Saturday, September 5, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Rhule signed an eight-year, $74 million contract to join Nebraska in November 2022, and signed a two-year extension in 2025 that keeps him with the university until 2032.
He has yet to win more than seven games in a season as Nebraska’s head coach.
