No idea whatsoever who will be the next DB coach. Just wanted to throw out some names of guys who are on the same level as Terry Joseph.
First name I thought of was former Rutgers and Tampa Bay DB coach Jeff Hafley. Hafley was arguably the best recruiter in the Big East while at Rutgers and is a good coach. He is looking for employment.
Some DB coaches who are established as top notch (and also worth 300k
): Grady Brown (South Carolina), Demetrice Martin (UCLA), Anthony Poindexter (Virginia), Bobby Jack Wright (Oklahoma), Travaris Robinson (Florida), Tony Hughes (Miss St/also RC), Kerry Coombs (Ohio St), John Neal (Oregon), Trey Haverty (Tx Tech/also ST coach), Chip West (Virginia/also RC), Morgan Scalley (Utah/also RC), Clay Jennings (TCU), Paul Williams (Miami), Cornell Ford (Missouri), Ben Strickland (Wisconsin), Darrell Wilson (Rutgers)
There are several coaches who are apart of "lesser" teams' staffs and would be nice additions: Daryl Dixon (Ball State), Chris Vaughn (Memphis), Tony White (San Diego St), Jeff Popovich (UTSA), Mike Cassity (WKU), Francis Brown (Temple).
I want to spot light a couple of the non BCS guys because IMPO they are coaches on the rise who would be smart "call ups" to an elite program like Nebraska.
Daryl Dixon. Coaches in the B1G footprint already and personally recruits Illinois - where he was also an asst. strength coach and GA. Brought to Illinois by Ron Zook after playing at Florida under Zook. Named by
ESPN as the MAC Recruiter of the Year in 2012 and ranked as the No. 2 MAC recruiter by 24/7 Sports in 2012. Good college player who had a short NFL stint. Wont be at Ball State much longer. Would not be shocked if Zook hired him if/when he takes another coaching gig.
Tony White. Recruits Cali, Texas and Florida. Is the recruiting coordinator for the Aztecs and was named 2013 Non-BCS Recruiter of the Year by Rivals. Recruits outside of his own position group, currently has commitments from 2 LB, DE, DB, OL and K.
Chris Vaughn. Extensive experience as a recruiting coordinator in the SEC with Ole Miss and Arkansas. Has been named by Rivals as a Top 25 recruiter (2009).
Jeff Popovich. Named Sun Belt Conf. Recruiter of the Year in 2011 by Rivals. Was a coaching asst. at Miami where he focused on developing scouting reports and game plans. Helped coordinate the Pro Days and Junior Days at FIU.
Pelini wont hire any of these guys, but I liked talking about them