When Cook hires assistants, he asks that they’ll stay with the Huskers for three years, and if they want to advance after that, he’ll help them.
Right now Nebraska’s two full-time assistant coaches — Kayla Banwarth and Jaylen Reyes — are each in their first full-time job in women’s volleyball. Banwarth organizes Nebraska’s recruiting and coaches the defensive specialists, and Reyes is the defensive coordinator and coaches middle blockers.
Run-stopper: In Nebraska’s four-set win against Michigan State on Friday, each team went on some long scoring runs.