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Joseph sees reunion with Pelini as "the perfect fit"
The secret's been out since late last week that Terry Joseph is the new secondary coach for the Huskers.
But absolute closure to that topic came Wednesday when Nebraska made official the new hire.
"Coming to a place like Nebraska was a great opportunity for me," Joseph said in a statement. "And then to throw in the chance to work with Bo again, it was the perfect fit. I am excited to get to work with our players and other coaches as we start spring ball and get prepared for the season."
It's expected that the 38-year-old coach will answer questions from the media after one of the spring practices next week.
Having spent the past two years as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Tennessee, Joseph takes over a Husker secondary that rode the roller coaster in 2011, with plenty of different lineup changes.
Nebraska's defensive backfield returns nine players who started a game last fall, including safety Daimion Stafford, and cornerbacks Andrew Green and Ciante Evans, who started at least seven games.
Joseph replaces Corey Raymond, who left for the defensive backs coaching position at LSU last week.
The cousin of former Husker quarterback Mickey Joseph, Terry Joseph was a graduate assistant at LSU in 2006 when Bo Pelini was the Tigers' defensive coordinator.
He's also familiar with Husker defensive coordinator John Papuchis, who was a defensive intern on that staff.
Pelini seemed pleased during Tuesday's press conference about how Joseph would fit on a defensive staff that added defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski in December.
"I love our staff on defense. I like what we're doing. I hire the best people," Pelini said. "Obviously you're looking for good football coaches, but good people, good communicators, guys that I obviously believe can recruit. And for the most part, guys that see eye-to-eye with the way I want to do things. And I'm also looking for guys that think outside of the box and are willing to speak up and disagree."
Joseph followed Derek Dooley to Tennessee in 2010 after spending three years under Dooley at Louisiana Tech.
Among his credentials, Joseph helped the Vols finish 12th nationally in pass defense last year. In 2010, Tennessee ranked in the Top 20 in interceptions with 18.
While working with Dooley at Louisiana Tech, Rivals.com ranked Joseph as the fourth-best recruiter in 2009 among coaches at non-BCS schools.
Papuchis said Tuesday that Joseph was at the top of the list of names he and Pelini discussed when met with the possibility that Raymond was leaving.
"Terry and I stayed in pretty regular contact. I consider him a friend, but I also consider him a very good football coach," Papuchis said. "Good teacher. Good communicator. Good leader. Good recruiter. In every way ... I feel very good about Terry being part of what we're doing."
The secret's been out since late last week that Terry Joseph is the new secondary coach for the Huskers.
But absolute closure to that topic came Wednesday when Nebraska made official the new hire.
"Coming to a place like Nebraska was a great opportunity for me," Joseph said in a statement. "And then to throw in the chance to work with Bo again, it was the perfect fit. I am excited to get to work with our players and other coaches as we start spring ball and get prepared for the season."
It's expected that the 38-year-old coach will answer questions from the media after one of the spring practices next week.
Having spent the past two years as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Tennessee, Joseph takes over a Husker secondary that rode the roller coaster in 2011, with plenty of different lineup changes.
Nebraska's defensive backfield returns nine players who started a game last fall, including safety Daimion Stafford, and cornerbacks Andrew Green and Ciante Evans, who started at least seven games.
Joseph replaces Corey Raymond, who left for the defensive backs coaching position at LSU last week.
The cousin of former Husker quarterback Mickey Joseph, Terry Joseph was a graduate assistant at LSU in 2006 when Bo Pelini was the Tigers' defensive coordinator.
He's also familiar with Husker defensive coordinator John Papuchis, who was a defensive intern on that staff.
Pelini seemed pleased during Tuesday's press conference about how Joseph would fit on a defensive staff that added defensive line coach Rick Kaczenski in December.
"I love our staff on defense. I like what we're doing. I hire the best people," Pelini said. "Obviously you're looking for good football coaches, but good people, good communicators, guys that I obviously believe can recruit. And for the most part, guys that see eye-to-eye with the way I want to do things. And I'm also looking for guys that think outside of the box and are willing to speak up and disagree."
Joseph followed Derek Dooley to Tennessee in 2010 after spending three years under Dooley at Louisiana Tech.
Among his credentials, Joseph helped the Vols finish 12th nationally in pass defense last year. In 2010, Tennessee ranked in the Top 20 in interceptions with 18.
While working with Dooley at Louisiana Tech, Rivals.com ranked Joseph as the fourth-best recruiter in 2009 among coaches at non-BCS schools.
Papuchis said Tuesday that Joseph was at the top of the list of names he and Pelini discussed when met with the possibility that Raymond was leaving.
"Terry and I stayed in pretty regular contact. I consider him a friend, but I also consider him a very good football coach," Papuchis said. "Good teacher. Good communicator. Good leader. Good recruiter. In every way ... I feel very good about Terry being part of what we're doing."
