Nebraska has still not officially made a hire at receivers coach. But it appears that the Huskers are close and that they know who the hire will be.
Several recruits and people in those athletes' inner circles have told @Greg Smith that the Nebraska staff knows who the hire will be and that the staff has relayed to them the name of the next WR coach. So it looks like that position has been settled. Now the process just has to play out before the hire is formally made.
We still don't know who that coach will be. When trying to read the tea leaves of who that is, out of all the scenarios, it makes the most sense that the next WR coach is still coaching in the NFL.
Update (12:15 p.m. Tuesday):
Hearing more word after talking with a source who is in the know: The Huskers' next WR coach is in the NFL right now. The deal is "definitely done," my source says. But the timeline remains unknown as to when he will be officially introduced and start the job – whether that's over the next week or if he will wait to come in January at the conclusion of the NFL season.
I still do not know who the coach is but am working on getting the name. I won't say this with full certainty, but I'm very confident that it is not former Nebraska WR coach Keith Williams, who is currently the Baltimore Ravens' pass game specialist.
1:05 p.m. update from Greg Smith:
"I’m going to add a little something here. The pick will not be Joe Dailey. Joe has done well in the NFL and wants to stay there from what I’m told.
"Also, I can confirm there was contact between former WR coach Keith Williams and Matt Rhule, but those talks didn’t progress much."
Several recruits and people in those athletes' inner circles have told @Greg Smith that the Nebraska staff knows who the hire will be and that the staff has relayed to them the name of the next WR coach. So it looks like that position has been settled. Now the process just has to play out before the hire is formally made.
We still don't know who that coach will be. When trying to read the tea leaves of who that is, out of all the scenarios, it makes the most sense that the next WR coach is still coaching in the NFL.
Update (12:15 p.m. Tuesday):
Hearing more word after talking with a source who is in the know: The Huskers' next WR coach is in the NFL right now. The deal is "definitely done," my source says. But the timeline remains unknown as to when he will be officially introduced and start the job – whether that's over the next week or if he will wait to come in January at the conclusion of the NFL season.
I still do not know who the coach is but am working on getting the name. I won't say this with full certainty, but I'm very confident that it is not former Nebraska WR coach Keith Williams, who is currently the Baltimore Ravens' pass game specialist.
1:05 p.m. update from Greg Smith:
"I’m going to add a little something here. The pick will not be Joe Dailey. Joe has done well in the NFL and wants to stay there from what I’m told.
"Also, I can confirm there was contact between former WR coach Keith Williams and Matt Rhule, but those talks didn’t progress much."
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