Mike Ekeler (born October 4, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the special teams coordinator for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. College career. Ekeler played at Kansas State where he was a linebacker and special teams standout. [1] Coaching career.

4 天之前 · Ekeler has been one of the best special teams coordinators in college football. In 2024, Tennessee led the SEC in punt return average for the third time in Ekeler’s four seasons.

4 天之前 · Tennessee will have a void to feel on its coaching staff this offseason, after all.. Mike Ekeler, who has served as the Vols' special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach the last four seasons, is leaving the program for the same role at Nebraska.. TALK ABOUT IT IN THE ROCKY TOP FORUM. InsideNebraska confirmed reports of Ekeler's departure Monday.

4 天之前 · Inside Nebraska can confirm Mike Ekeler will lead Nebraska's special teams in 2025. Ekeler spent the past four years on Josh Heupel's staff at Tennessee as special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach. Ekeler has plenty of ties to the state of Nebraska and the Husker football program. He's from David City and coached Nebraska's ...

4 天之前 · A native Nebraskan, Ekeler played for Bill Snider at Kansas State in the early 1990s. As a senior, he earned National Special Teams Player of the Year by George Michael Sports Machine, a popular ...

4 天之前 · LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska native and former Cornhuskers assistant coach Mike Ekeler will join Matt Rhule’s staff as the special teams coordinator. On3 first reported on Monday morning that ...

4 天之前 · Mike Ekeler, the Blair graduate who played collegiately at Kansas State before developing into a position coach under former Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, will take the special teams role after four ...

Ekeler was a special teams standout and linebacker for Hall of Famer Bill Snyder at Kansas State from 1991-94. A team captain as a senior, he earned National Special Teams Player of the Year in 1994 by George Michael Sports Machine, a popular national sports show at the time.

Mike Ekeler is in his third season on the NU defensive staff in 2010. A native Nebraskan, Ekeler serves as linebackers coach. His linebacking corps earned numerous honors in 2009, including second-team All-Big 12 accolades for Phillip Dillard and All-Big 12 freshman team honors for both Will Compton and Sean Fisher.

4 天之前 · Ekeler’s experience should help a Huskers special teams unit that struggled last year. They had 23 kick return yards on the season and 73 punt return yards on the year.