The connection Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook has formed with the state of Nebraska will take another step this week after he was selected to be the commencement speaker for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduation ceremony, which will be held virtually Saturday.
Most of the first part of Cook’s life unfolded in San Diego, but about 25 years of his professional life have now been spent in Lincoln. Cook first came to the state as an assistant volleyball coach at Nebraska under Terry Pettit in 1988. A few years later, Cook left to be the head coach at Wisconsin, then came back in 1999 as the associate head coach after being chosen by Pettit to replace him.