Nebraska's Mike Riley announced Tuesday afternoon that assistant coach Bob Elliott is unable to work on the field during the 2017 football season due to personal reasons.
Elliott will serve as a defensive analyst in 2017 and Scott Booker has been hired as the Huskersafeties and special teams coach for the 2017 season.
"We are sorry to see Bob Elliott leave our full-time on-field staff,” Riley said. “Bob is a wonderful man and a great football coach and he has built a great rapport with our staff and the players in our program. We respect Bob’s decision and we are confident that he will continue to have a positive impact on our program.”
Booker recently served as a special teams consultant with the Nebraska football program.
“It’s an unusual time to make a coaching hire,” Riley said. “But we are fortunate that Scott worked with our staff this past spring and brings great experience and energy to our program. We are confident that he will add to our program as a coach, teacher and recruiter.”
