2026 marks the third special teams coordinator Nebraska will have on its staff in as many years, but unlike the rest, Brett Maher has been with the Huskers the entire time.
After the departure of Mike Ekeler to USC, the NU alum has been promoted to replace the Nebraska native and will now be tasked with proving the program is bigger than any one coach. If the former five-year NFL veteran’s introductory press conference offers any indication, his units will look to build off the success the Big Red earned last fall and take it one step further.
With that in mind, here’s a recap of everything the former Big Ten Kicker and Punter of the Year (2011) had to say during his time at the mic earlier this week.
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With NU’s dramatic overhaul of special teams in Ekeler’s lone season in Lincoln, Maher and Humphreys aren’t interested in changing philosophies much from what worked well. Still, he said that despite that, they’ll look to add their own twist…