Mickey Joseph recaps adjustment to head coach role

A year ago, Mickey Joseph was the wide receivers coach at LSU. Things are much different now as he returned to his alma mater at Nebraska and took over as interim head coach last month.

That’s quite a whirlwind. But he’s settling in to his new role well.

Joseph became Nebraska’s wide receivers coach over the offseason as Scott Frost overhauled his staff. But Frost was fired on Sept. 11, opening the door for Joseph to take over as the interim head coach. Since he took over, Nebraska is 2-1 entering this week’s game against Purdue.

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Although it seems like a big adjustment, Joseph said he’s had plenty of support, which has helped.

“The staff’s been great, the administration’s been great, the kids have been great,” Joseph said. “Everything’s been great. Everybody’s just buying in [to] what we want to do. … It’s strange the way it’s happened, but now, you’re more settled in with it now.”

Joseph will try to keep the Cornhuskers’ winning streak going against Purdue Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Mickey Joseph shares what stands out about Purdue

Nebraska and Purdue face off in West Lafayette on Saturday in a game that could end up shaping the Big Ten West race, featuring two of the three teams with a 2-1 conference record in the division. The other being Illinois, which faces off with Minnesota — the Gophers are 1-1 in conference and also a threat to win the division.

As interim Nebraska head coach Mickey Joseph ponders the Boilermakers, he sees an old, veteran team that won’t crumble under pressure.

“Well, like I said before, they have a lot of experience. When you can play in college football with seniors and juniors, with that Covid year, that means some of them are fifth-year juniors and sixth-year seniors. So that’s the maturity level. They are a very mature football team. So that means they won’t panic under distress,” Joseph said.