Ruud: 'Great thrill' to be back at Nebraska as inside linebackers coach

Barrett Ruud makes a stop against Texas Tech while playing for the Huskers. Ruud, a former NFL player, is following head coach Scott Frost from Central Florida to Nebraska as inside linebackers coach.

Lincoln Journal Star file photo OMAHA — Barrett Ruud has seen a lot and experienced a lot in the years since he left Nebraska as one of the most decorated linebackers in school history.

After he racked up 432 tackles, most ever by a Blackshirt, he was picked in the second round of the NFL Draft. He played eight seasons in the NFL, the first six with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Four years after his playing days ended, he found himself working as a defensive quality control coach at Central Florida…