Overview
- ESPN reports Nebraska has a three-year agreement in place with San Diego State defensive coordinator Rob Aurich.
- Aurich’s 2025 Aztecs ranked No. 5 nationally in scoring defense at 12.6 points allowed per game after allowing 29.6 the year before.
- He is set to replace John Butler, who was dismissed after one season following a late-season slide.
- Nebraska’s defense ranked 12th in the Big Ten in scoring defense and yielded a combined 77 points to Penn State and Iowa to end the regular season.
- Aurich brings prior coordinating experience from Idaho, where scoring defense improved from 31.5 points allowed to 22.1 over two seasons.