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Nebraska’s new co-offensive coordinator has spoken to the media for the first time since arriving in Lincoln. Glenn Thomas spoke with the Husker Radio Network earlier this week.
Thomas is joining the program as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He is joining the Cornhuskers after spending the previous season as an offensive assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The new addition to the staff will be taking over the quarterback coach’s position from offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield. Satterfield will now become the team’s tight ends coach on top of remaining the team’s offensive coordinator, replacing position coach Josh Martin.
Thomas and Rhule have a history of working together, as the two previously spent time at Baylor and Temple. He was most recently the offensive coordinator at UNLV from 2020-21 and Arizona State in 2022.
You can find his comments to the media below.
On why he came to Nebraska
“It checked all the boxes for me. Obviously, it’s a unique situation with familiar faces. As soon as I walked into the building, it was cool to see all the familiar faces, from (wide receivers coach) Garret McGuire, who I coached in college, to (running backs coach) E.J. (Barthel), who was in the recruiting department back in the day, and then (secondary coach Evan) Cooper, and all the way down.”
On the difference between college and professional football
“From a professional perspective, I think you have to approach it a little bit differently. Obviously, you are dealing with a grown man with a mortgage and kids and the whole deal that’s been in the league for eight to ten years. Where if you are coming here, you are dealing with an 18-year-old freshman that’s creating that foundation of football. I think you have to approach it a bit differently, which has made me a better…
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Author : Cornhuskers Wire
Publish date : 2024-02-02 10:15:19
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