Former HUSKERS Assistant Mike Ekeler Returns To Coach Special Teams

Early in the 2024 season Ty Robinson and Huskers grad assistant Jack Potenza decided to celebrate a big play with a leaping hip bump which resulted in Potenza being launched like a Fairbury Frank shot from Der Wienerschlinger. (The two settled for simple handshakes going forward.)

Such coach-threatening displays may be back on the table as it was just announced Mike Ekeler will be returning to Lincoln for another go, this time as the Special Teams Coordinator.

NCAA Football: Colorado at Nebraska Bruce Thorson-Imagn Images Ekeler previously served as the Linebackers Coach under Bo Peilini from 2008-2010. While acting in that capacity on the sidelines, it wasn’t unusual to see an elated Ekeler…