Nebraska Announces Bill Busch as New Special Teams Coordinator

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIt has long been rumored and expected but now it is official as Nebraska announces that Bill Busch will lead the special teams for Nebraska going forward.

He has no shoes to fill in a way as the special teams at Nebraska the past several seasons (exception of Connor Culp in 2020) were simply abysmal.

Last season the scheme did not appear to be the problem but the specialists had a particularly rough year in both the place-kicking and punting game.

Last season Bill Busch served as a defensive analyst and helped Mike Dawson with special teams. It may cause some to wonder why Nebraska would hire a guy who had a hand in special teams last…