Matt Rhule has moved fast in replacing Evan Cooper on his staff. The defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator resigned on Friday night, citing personal reasons.
On Saturday morning, Pete Thamel of ESPN reported that the Nebraska Cornhuskers are expected to name former NFL assistant coach John Butler as the program’s secondary coach.
The 51-year-old is a long-time assistant coach who started his coaching career in 1995 at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. He also spent time at Texas, Midwestern State, Southwest Texas State, Harvard, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Penn State before spending the past decade in the NFL with the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills.
For the last 12 years, Butler has spent time as a defensive backs coach or secondary coach. He also spent time with Penn State in 2013 as the program’s defensive coordinator.
Sources: Nebraska is expected to hire former Buffalo Bills assistant coach John Butler as the program’s new secondary coach. He’s a longtime NFL defensive backs coach with stints at the Texans (2014-17) and Bills (2018-23). pic.twitter.com/9XJtEum6Oe
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 6, 2024
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