According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Nebraska is set to promote John Butler to become the program’s next defensive coordinator. Head coach Matt Rhule is looking to replace Tony White after he left Lincoln for the same role with Florida State.

Sources: Nebraska is set promote John Butler to be the school’s new defensive coordinator. He came to Nebraska this spring after a lengthy NFL career. He’s the former defensive coordinator at Penn State. His NFL expertise comes in the passing game. pic.twitter.com/fxTXrmT8OS

John Butler has been promoted from secondary coach to defensive coordinator at Nebraska, coach Matt Rhule announced Tuesday night. Butler replaces Tony White, who took the defensive coordinator's job at Florida State on Dec.

Nebraska promoted secondary coach John Butler to defensive coordinator as part of a staff reshaping on that side of the ball.

Butler had been the interim DC since Tony White left the program for the same role at Florida State earlier this month.

The Nebraska football team found their successor at defensive coordinator ahead of its final game of the 2024 season. The H

John Butler won’t need an audition as Nebraska’s defensive coordinator. According to a report from ESPN, the interim DC is set to be the permanent replacement for the recently-departed Tony

Adam Carriker offers insight on Nebraska's onslaught of new coaching hires and the insanity that is Husker football! Is John Butler a good hire? Who is Terry Bradden and why in the world do we need an associate head coach?

Secondary coach and defensive coordinator John Butler has been named the full-time coordinator. Butler joined the Cornhuskers this past offseason as a secondary coach after holding the same position with the Buffalo Bills since 2022.