Huskers bring back Dave Ellis as director of performance nutrition

Back in 1999, Dave Ellis (left), UNL Athletic Department nutritionist, measures the body fat of John Gibson during testing at the Cook Pavilion.Dave Ellis, a longtime employee in the strength and conditioning department and more recently a sports-related consultant, was named the Nebraska athletic department's director of performance nutrition on Friday.

Ellis worked for NU for 16 years beginning in 1982. That tenure included starting the school's nutrition department in 1994, per a school news release.

“He’s looking at 18 key different measurements — circumferences, depths, the whole nine yards — and … we always use the car analogy, so what type of an engine can this frame carry to move…