Less than a week after firing John Butler, it appears Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule has found his replacement.
Rob Aurich, who coordinated San Diego State’s defense last season, will be the next leader of the Blackshirts, according to multiple media reports.
Aurich was the Aztecs’ DC for just one season, but in that season, San Diego State had the best scoring defense in the Mountain West, allowing just 12.6 points per game while shutting out three opponents. His defense allowed 15 fewer points per game than SDSU’s defense allowed the year before.
Aurich is a Michigan native and played his college football at Minnesota-Duluth. He coached three years at Bemidji State and four at South Dakota before moving to Idaho in 2022 and 2023. Aurich originally went to San Diego as a position coach before taking over defensive play calling duties this season.