His friend and colleague, Jovan Dewitt, has a form of throat cancer. As a result, Chinander helps Dewitt coach the Nebraska outside linebackers, doing so with a heavy heart.
Of course, outside linebackers are an extension of the defensive line. Along those lines, you may have heard Nebraska has a brand new defensive line coach, Tony Tuioti, who replaced Mike Dawson, another coach to whom Chinander is close. They’ll remain close even as Dawson coaches OLBs with the New York Giants.
Meanwhile, Tuioti learns on the run, with Chinander doing much of the teaching as Nebraska’s second-year defensive coordinator.