Trev Alberts reveals salary allotment for assistant coaches

Newly hired Nebraska coach Matt Rhule will have $7 million to fill out his staff of 11 assistant coaches, according to Cornhuskers athletic director Trev Alberts. Rhule has already gotten to work reaching out to some potential candidates, and is reported to have reached an agreement with his longtime assistant Evan Cooper.

As Rhule continues to fill out the staff, he will need to hit the ground running. The NCAA transfer portal will be opening on Sunday while recruiting never stops in college football. An important month is ahead of the Nebraska program, even if it’s early.

“We have a salary pool of $7 million,” Alberts said in a press conference announcing the hire. “It’s really important to me that we have the resources necessary to go out and hire the very best staff that we can find. We have a big vision and goals and plans for our football program and we’re gonna resource it in a way that allows us to be successful.”

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Nebraska and Rhule agreed to an eight-year, $74 million deal, it was announced during Monday’s introductory press conference. This puts him in the top level of head coaches in the Big Ten, competing with the likes of Jim Harbaugh at Michigan and Ryan Day at Ohio State.

Matt Rhule, Nebraska close to hiring South Carolina OC Marcus Satterfield

Nebraska is working on assembling its new coaching staff under the newly hired Matt Rhule and it appears the Huskers have their offensive coordinator. ESPN’s Pete Thamel has reported, and Matt Zenitz of On3 has confirmed, that the Huskers are close to hiring South Carolina offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield for the position at Nebraska.

Satterfield and Rhule have a history together. Satterfield worked under Rhule at Temple, Baylor and with the Carolina Panthers. Satterfield spent two seasons under Shane Beamer at South Carolina and appeared to have quite an impact on the Gamecocks. Thamel reports that South Carolina made a strong push to keep Satterfield in Columbia, but his ties to Rhule were too strong to keep him.

Satterfield served as Rhule’s offensive coordinator at Temple from 2013 until 2015. Rhule hired Satterfield again at Baylor to serve as his director of recruiting in 2018, then as tight ends coach for the 2019 season. He followed Rhule to the Carolina Panthers, where he was on staff as an assistant offensive line coach for a season. In Columbus, Satterfield helped the Gamecocks reach an 8-4 mark this season, including an upset win over Clemson last week.

Also a target for Rhule, according to FootballScoop, former one-time LSU offensive coordinator Jake Peetz. Peetz is currently an offensive assistant for the L.A. Rams and he is a Nebraska graduate.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh and Riley Gates contributed to this report.