Matt Rhule, Nebraska’s new football coach, fired two key members of the Nebraska staff ahead of his Monday press conference.
Head strength coach Zach Duval and director of performance nutrition Dave Ellis were both relieved of their duties at NU, a source within the athletics department confirmed Monday night. Both biographies had already been removed from the Huskers.com website.
Duval, whose salary was $425,000, arrived with former Husker head coach Scott Frost, while Ellis returned to Nebraska in the summer of 2018 for a hefty $250,000-a-year price tag. While Ellis worked with more than just the football team, he provided special leadership within that program.
Corey Campbell, who worked with Rhule at Baylor and with the Carolina Panthers, is widely anticipated as NOW’s new strength and conditioning coach. It is not clear who could replace Ellis.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks at an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks at an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Ted Carter (left), Trev Alberts (first left) and Ronnie Green (first right) stand next to the Rhule family after Matt Rhule (center) was named Nebraska’s new head coach during an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022. at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Matt Rhule (center), who was announced as Nebraska Football’s new head coach, speaks to waiting fans outside Memorial Stadium’s east entrance for a preliminary press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Matt Rhule, Nebraska’s head football coach, will enter an opening press conference at the Hawks Championship Center on Monday, November 28, 2022.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule smiles during an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule smiles during an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule smiles during an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts (left) introduces Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule during a press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks at an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks at an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks with fans outside Memorial Stadium on Monday. He held his introductory press conference later in the afternoon.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule is surrounded by media following his opening press conference Monday at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule is surrounded by media following his opening press conference Monday at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson watches Matt Rhule’s opening press conference at the Hawks Championship Center on Monday.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule waves to fans outside Memorial Stadium on Monday before giving his opening press conference later in the afternoon.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule throws an autographed football outside Memorial Stadium for an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Trev Alberts, Nebraska athletic director, speaks after head football coach Matt Rhule’s opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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UNL President Ted Carter speaks after head football coach Matt Rhule’s opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule waits to speak to fans outside Memorial Stadium for an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule speaks to fans outside Memorial Stadium ahead of a preliminary press conference on Monday.
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Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule throws an autographed football outside Memorial Stadium for an opening press conference on Monday, November 28, 2022 at the Hawks Championship Center.
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