US EditionReports: Nebraska Football Hires New Defensive Coordinator
Rob Aurich joins Nebraska on a three-year contract to improve a defense that allowed 77 points in its last two games, after leading San Diego State to a top-five scoring defense.
- On Sunday, Nebraska agreed to a three-year deal to hire Rob Aurich from San Diego State as the Cornhuskers' next defensive coordinator, ESPN's Pete Thamel and local sources reported.
- Following the late-season defensive collapse that included 77 points allowed to Penn State and Iowa, the staff change came less than a week after firing first-year coordinator John Butler.
- Aurich arrives with a resume highlighted by a 109-spot defensive jump and major yardage reductions, with San Diego State Aztecs allowing 266.7 yards and 12.6 points per game and earning Broyles Award finalist status.
- Aurich is expected to start work immediately and evaluate personnel before the bowl game, with Addison Williams confirmed to return while Bradden, Dvoracek, and Simpson’s futures remain unclear.
- Aurich's history of elevating defenders could help Nebraska attract transfer-portal talent, reflecting his rapid climb from Division II stops like Idaho and Bemidji State to a Big Ten coordinator role.
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On3San Diego State defensive coordinator Rob Aurich hired by Nebraska
Rob Aurich has been hired away by Nebraska, leaving San Diego State to find a new defensive coordinator for the fourth time in four years. SDSU coach Sean Lewis hired Aurich as the Aztecs’ defensive line coach two years ago, and promoted Aurich to defensive coordinator last December after Eric Schmidt was hired as head coach at North Dakota. “There’s a lot of mixed feelings in our household right now because of how much we love this place,” Auri…
Sources: Huskers to hire SDSU's Aurich as new DC
Nebraska coach Matt Rhule is turning to San Diego State's Rob Aurich as the program's new defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Sunday, a coach who produced one of the season's best defensive turnaround arounds with the Aztecs in 2025.
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