Nebraska DC Chinander gone after blowout loss

Nebraska fired defensive coordinator Erik Chinander on Sunday, a day after his unit allowed 49 factors and 580 yards in a 49-14 loss to Oklahoma.

Chinander had overseen the Cornhuskers’ protection since 2018 after arriving with Scott Frost from UCF. Nebraska fired Frost on Sept. 11. Interim head coach Mickey Joseph made the change and appointed particular groups coordinator Invoice Busch because the workforce’s new defensive playcaller.

“We admire Erik and the work and dedication he has given to our soccer program,” Joseph stated in a press release. “Right now, I really feel it’s in the very best curiosity of the Nebraska soccer program to take the management of the protection in one other course and determined Invoice Busch will take over as defensive coordinator.”

Nebraska ranks 114th nationally in factors allowed and has held solely one among its first 4 opponents to fewer than 30 factors. The Huskers rank 124th nationally in speeding protection and one hundred and fifteenth towards the move. The unit has backslid sharply from final season, after which it misplaced a number of key contributors.

Chinander, a former Iowa offensive lineman, served as UCF’s defensive coordinator in 2016 and 2017 earlier than becoming a member of Frost at Nebraska. Busch served as Utah State’s defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2012 and held a co-defensive coordinator title at Rutgers in 2017. He’s in his third stint on Nebraska’s employees.

Nebraska remains to be figuring out who will oversee particular groups, sources stated. The workforce is off this week earlier than internet hosting Indiana on Oct. 1.