Nebraska Football New Coaching Staff and Assistant Coaches

Matt Rhule was appointed Nebraska Cornhusker head coach on November 26, 2022. He has 10 years of background in head coaching.

Rhule’s successful career as a lead instructor is evident by his miraculous performances in the Temple, Baylor, and Carolina Panthers. 

Matt served the Temple from 2013 to 2016. He did everything in his four seasons with the team to heighten their record to 28-23. 

Temple went forward by permitting only 23 fourth-quarter points in 12 games during 2014 which helped the team to gain bowl eligibility. 

Rhule guided the squad toward a historic achievement in the program’s history; consecutive 10 victories for two seasons, in 2015 and 2016. They also fought for the conference title in those years. 

In the conference championship of 2015, his team won the battle against Penn State for the first time in 73 years. He also led the team to win AAC Championship in 2016 with multiple records. 

Further extending his career as the primary mentor, Rhule accepted the offer from Baylor. Taking over from 2017 to 2019, Rule pushed the team to make a 19-20 record. 

During his tenure at Baylor, a total of 16 players received all-conference honors, one was titled Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2019 and the team reached the next position.  

Rhule’s NFL Career

Matt took charge as the main instructor of the Carolina Panthers and maintained an 11-27 record. The Panthers had lost eight games in the 2019 season before Rhule’s arrival. 

For his first season, he drove the team to make a 3-2 start and finish it with a 5-11 record. They also bore eight-one losses during the season. 

In the 2021 season, the Panthers got the victory in their first three games and made a 5-12 record. And in 2022, they went for a 1-4 record within the first five weeks. 

Coaching Career Timeline

• Albright [pa.] College (Linebackers) – 1998
• Buffalo (Assistant Defensive Line) – 1999
•  Buffalo (Defensive Line) – 2000
• UCLA (Assistant Defensive Line) – 2001
• Western Carolina (Special Teams/Linebackers) – 2002
• Western Carolina (Assistant Head Coach) – 2003-05
• Temple (Defensive Line) – 2006
• Temple (Quarterbacks) – 2007
• Temple (Offensive Coordinator) – 2008-11
• New York Giants (Assistant Offensive Line) – 2012
• Temple (Head Coach) – 2013-2016
• Baylor (Head Coach) – 2017-2019
• Carolina Panthers (Head Coach) – 2020-2022
• Nebraska (Head Coach) – 2023

Awards and Honors

• Big 12 Coach of the Year – 2019
• AFCA Region IV Coach of the Year – 2019
• Sporting News National Coach of the Year – 2019

Nebraska Football Offensive Coordinator is Marcus Satterfield. He bears 24 years long coaching experience in football. 

Marcus served six seasons under Rhule’s lead including that with Carolina Panthers, Baylor, and Temple. At Temple, he was Matt’s offensive coordinator for three seasons.

After completing 24 seasons of his instructing career, Satterfield has been equipped with all the necessary techniques to be good enough to guide any of the team to excellence. 

It’s his 12th season in the role. Marcus has already served as the main instructor of Tennessee Tech in 2016 and 2017. With his exceptional showdown as a coordinator, he also maintains his proficiency as a quarterback coach. 

Satterfield has previously worked in the NFL for one season as an assistant offensive line coach in 2020 for Carolina Panthers. 

He has trained a number of record-making players including P.J. Walker, Spencer Rattler, Clemson, and more. His experiences will be a game-changing factor for the Nebraska football team. 

Satterfield’s Coaching Career

•  Chattanooga (Graduate Assistant) – 1999-2000
• Chattanooga (Wide Receivers) – 2001
• Tennessee (Graduate Assistant) – 2002-2003
• Richmond (Wide Receivers) – 2004
•  Western Carolina (Wide Receivers) – 2005
• UT Martin (Offensive Coordinator) – 2006-2007
• UT Martin (Associate Head Coach) – 2008
• Chattanooga (Offensive Coordinator) – 2009-2012
• Temple (Offensive Coordinator) – 2013-2014
• Temple (Offensive Coordinator) – 2015
• Tennessee Tech (Head Coach) – 2016-2017
• East Tennessee State (Offensive Coordinator) – 2018
• Baylor (Recruiting Coordinator) – 2018
• Baylor (Tight Ends) – 2019
• Carolina Panthers (Assistant Offensive Line) – 2020
• South Carolina (Offensive Coordinator) – 2021-2022

Nebraska Football Defensive Coordinator is Tony White. Part of the new coaching staff, this is Tony’s first season at Nebraska.

17 years of continuous episodes in assisting and guiding football players made him an eligible candidate for the post. Renowned for his firmness and aggressiveness in the field, he seems to be a major guiding factor to strengthen the defense of the team. 

White also holds the Power Five background at Syracuse, UCLA, and Arizona State. His association with Nebraska in the position is his fourth season as a defensive coach. 

Tony has also borne the responsibility of being a lead mentor in a high school. His achievement as an instructor includes helping Syracuse to gain the national top 30 ranking in total defense, taking the Orange to rank in the top 10 defensive touchdowns twice nationally, etc. 

He was also nominated for the 2022 Broyles Award. Not only the team as a whole, but White also excels in developing the quality of players as evidenced by the earning of freshman All-American honors by four of the Orange players in three seasons. 

Tony White Mentoring History

• St. Genevieve (Head Coach) – 2006
• UCLA (Graduate Assistant) – 2007
•  New Mexico (Linebackers) – 2008
• San Diego State (Cornerbacks) – 2009-2010
• San Diego State (Recruiting Coordinator) – 2011-17
• Arizona State (Cornerbacks) – 2018-2019
• Arizona State (Interim Defensive Coordinator for Bowl Game) – 2019
• Syracuse (Defensive Coordinator) – 2020-2021
• Syracuse (Defensive Coordinator) – 2022
• Nebraska (Defensive Coordinator – 2023

Tony played impressive football himself. He played to become a four-year letter winner and three-year starting linebacker from 1997 to 2000 at UCLA. 

White also achieved about 200 tackles in his career and also won an award for the best leadership category. Tony appeared in four seasons of the Canadian Football League after his college football career. 

Nebraska Football assistant coaches include E.J. Barthel, Evan Cooper, Rob Dvoracek, Terrance Knighton, and more. 

Let’s look at the full list of assistant coaches in the table below: 

Among the personnel above, Barthel has an experience of 10 years as an instructor and is in his fourth season under Matt Rhule’s leadership. 

Similarly, Evan Cooper has an 11 years background, the most among the assistant coaches, and is his 11th season with Rhule. Dvoracek is in his 6th season as a mentor and has already served for 5 years under Matt’s primary role. Among those years, he spent 2 years in NFL.

Likewise, Terrance is in his fifth season of career and third time with Rhule. Garret has completed his 2 years successfully in NFL with the Panthers where he worked for Matt in both of the seasons. 

Nebraska Football Coaches history has seen nearly 45 coaches leading the team including Frank Solich, Tom Osborne, Bill Callahan, and Bo Pelini.

Let’s go through the names and the tenure of the past lead mentors of Nebraska Cornhusker in the table below: