Nebraska soccer could possibly be closing in on a substitute for its abruptly open assistant coach place.
Evan Cooper resigned his put up as secondary coach and passing recreation coordinator Friday. He had labored for 11 consecutive seasons underneath Matt Rhule.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel experiences that Rhule is predicted to rent John Butler as the brand new secondary coach.
Butler parted methods with the Buffalo Payments in February after six seasons because the defensive backs coach and two because the passing recreation coordinator. He additionally labored for 4 years with the Houston Texans earlier than that.
Previous to the NFL, Butler notched Massive Ten Convention teaching expertise as an assistant at Penn State (2012-13) and Minnesota (2007-10). His closing 12 months with the Nittany Lions noticed him as defensive coordinator as nicely.
Butler’s different teaching stops embrace South Carolina, Harvard, Southwest Texas State (now simply Texas State), Midwestern State (Div. II), and Texas as a graduate assistant. His expertise past the secondary consists of linebackers and particular groups.
Nebraska soccer 18 days out from showing at Massive Ten Media Days and 56 days out from the beginning of the 2024 season in opposition to UTEP.
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