Hank Hughes New Husker Defensive Line Coach

From the above bio:

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Years - School - Duties
1979-79 - Albany - Defensive Line
1980-80 - Springfield College - Defensive Line
1981-81 - Northeastern - Defensive Line
1982-84 - Lafayette Linebackers - Defensive Line
1985-90 - James Madison - Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator
1991-91 - Montreal Machine - Linebackers
1992-92 - Montreal Machine - Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
1993-93 - Cincinnati - Defensive Line
1994-97 - Harvard - Asst. Head Coach, Defensive Line, Special Teams
1998-00 - Memphis - Defensive Line
2001-01 - UConn - Defensive Line
2002-04 - UConn - Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line
2005-10 - UConn - Asst. Head Coach for Defense/Def. Line
2011-12 - UConn - Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line
2013-13 - UConn - Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line
2014-14 - Cincinnati - Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
 
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I would like this hire, but where are you seeing this? I'm not doubting you as its been rumored for a few days, just wondering.

 
Not really what I would call a rock solid source but apparently the rumors are national.

http://cincyontheprowl.com/2014/12/31/nebraska-rumored-interested-cincinnati-dc-hank-hughes/

I would also be a little disappointed if we infact do hire Hughes for D-line. His coaching track record more than speaks for itself, but it will tell me that Riley just doesn't quite understand the challenges of recruiting stud D lineman to Nebraska. To me this has been the biggest factor in holding us back for many years on D and we need an excellent recruiter at this spot. We finally have stud upperclassmen Dlineman in our lineup the next few years but we have to push even harder and be as deep as every other top tier program on the D-line. We will only go as far as our horses on the D-line will take us IMO. His bio doesn't mention any recruiting prowess like other bios on the cincinatti football web page do.

 
The 2012 season saw the Husky defense ranked as one of the finest in school history as the unit ranked seventh in the country in rushing, ninth in total defense and 19th in scoring defense. Defensive end Trevardo Williams was selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.

In 2011, UConn's rushing defense was ranked fourth in the country and first in the BIG EAST. Defensive lineman Kendall Reyes was named First Team All-BIG EAST for the second year in a row. In 2010, his defense was ranked 28th in the country and fourth in the BIG EAST in pass efficiency defense and was also ranked 35th in the country in scoring defense. Following the 2009 season, he was named the Assistant Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston.

The UConn defense finished the 2008 season ranked sixth in the country and first in the BIG EAST Conference in total defense at 278.00 yards per game and was also ninth in passing efficiency defense (first in BIG EAST), 16th in rushing defense (second in BIG EAST) and 22nd in scoring defense (third in BIG EAST).

Under Hughes, UConn led the BIG EAST in total defense in each of its first two seasons in the league. The Huskies finished seventh in the nation in 2006, averaging 297.1 yards per game in total defense while also ranking fourth in passing defense and seventh in passing efficiency defense. The Huskies used their stout defense to gain the 2007 BIG EAST Championship with the team ranking in the top 17 nationally in passing defense, passing efficiency defense and scoring defense.

In 2002, the Huskies' first Division I-A season, Hughes defense ranked fifth in the nation in passing defense (160.4 yards per game), 18th in passing efficiency defense (102.44 rating) and 19th in total defense (316.1 yards per game). The Huskies ranked 23rd nationally by forcing 32 turnovers.

UConn continued this defensive success in 2004 as the team led the BIG EAST in both total and passing defense en route to the program's first ever bowl berth, a 39-10 victory over Toledo in the Motor City Bowl. The leader of Hughes' defense, Alfred Fincher, became the first Husky drafted in 11 years.

The 2006 season saw defensive tackle Rhema Fuller become the first Husky to ever be a finalist for the Draddy Trophy.

Before coming to UConn, Hughes was the defensive line coach at the University of Memphis from 1998-2000. The Tigers finished the 2000 season as the No. 1 rated defense in Division I-A against the run (72.7 rushing yards allowed per game), fifth in the nation in total defense (275.3 yards per game) and 14th in scoring defense (18.1 points allowed per game).

 
blessed2bahusker said:
Not really what I would call a rock solid source but apparently the rumors are national.

http://cincyontheprowl.com/2014/12/31/nebraska-rumored-interested-cincinnati-dc-hank-hughes/

I would also be a little disappointed if we infact do hire Hughes for D-line. His coaching track record more than speaks for itself, but it will tell me that Riley just doesn't quite understand the challenges of recruiting stud D lineman to Nebraska. To me this has been the biggest factor in holding us back for many years on D and we need an excellent recruiter at this spot. We finally have stud upperclassmen Dlineman in our lineup the next few years but we have to push even harder and be as deep as every other top tier program on the D-line. We will only go as far as our horses on the D-line will take us IMO. His bio doesn't mention any recruiting prowess like other bios on the cincinatti football web page do.
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Well maybe thhis coach will offer thhe Dline talent that we let go to othher D1 programs in the future. Two for sure are getting meaningful snaps or are starting. Thhat seems a little baffling to me.

 
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