Matt Rhule finalizes his Nebraska coaching staff
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule finalized his Nebraska coaching staff by announcing his final three hires on Wednesday.
Rhule officially announced the hire of Arlington Martin head coach Bob Wager as his tight ends coach and the Carolina Panthers’ Rob Dvoracek as his linebackers coach and Garrett McGuire as his wide receivers coach.
“I am proud to add three more outstanding football coaches to our Nebraska staff,” Rhule said in a statement. “Bob’s experience as a head coach will be invaluable for me, and Rob and Garret’s experience in the NFL will help our student-athletes as they chase their goals to play at the highest level. Each of the three coaches bring great energy to Nebraska and will fit our program very well. I am excited to have all our full-time assistants on board as we finish up the 2023 recruiting cycle and begin to work toward the start of spring practice.”
This announcement completes the 10 assistant coach hires made by Rhule as recruiting opens back up on Friday.
All three hires bring a different flavor to the Nebraska staff
When you look at the three hires, now that they are official, each one brings a little something different.
Wager comes to NU after being a successful high school head coach for over 20 years in Texas, compiling a record of 206-100-1.
He recently coached former NFL No. 1 draft pick Myles Garrett while at Arlington Martin. During his 17 years there, they made the playoffs every season. He also worked with the Under Armour All-American Game 10 times, serving as the head coach in 2022.
Dvoracek joins the Husker staff after working under Rhule for two years at Carolina. Before that, he worked under Rhule at Baylor for two seasons.
He played for Rhule at Temple in 2013 before suffering a career-ending injury, which led to him becoming a student assistant coach for the Owls.
The 23-year-old McGuire is the son of current Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, who worked under Rhule at Baylor. Before that, Joey McGuire was the head coach of Cedar Hill High School in the Dallas area.
Garrett McGuire worked for two seasons under Rhule in Carolina and joined him after his playing career at Baylor ended.
McGuire was a quarterback and special teams player at Baylor, while Rhule served as the head coach.
NU has a $7 million salary pool to pay the 10 assistant coaches and head strength coach. Salary details for any of Rhule’s 11 hires have not been released.
