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"You have to immerse yourself in every aspect of the program": Cook tries to prepare assistants to be head coaches

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.

Jonathan Smith gets mic'd up at practice: 'We're primed and ready now'

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.

Watch: John Cook after late-night win
Watch: John Cook after late-night win

Run-stopper: In Nebraska’s four-set win against Michigan State on Friday, each team went on some long scoring runs.