If Ekeler can produce the kind of results he got at Tennessee, this will turn out to be the most important addition for Nebraska – player or coach – of the 2025 offseason.

Mike Ekeler spent four seasons as the Tennessee special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach before leaving for Nebraska.

The Nebraska football team has finally filled a coaching vacancy. Tennessee Volunteers assistant coach Mike Ekeler has been hired as the Huskers' new special teams coordinator. This isn't Ekeler's first time with the Cornhuskers.