The 12 Husker head coaches hired by Bill Moos
Bill Moos oversaw a lot of change among Nebraska's coaching ranks during his time as athletic director. Here are the 12 head coaches he hired while in Lincoln.
Scott Frost, football
Frost is 12-20 in three seasons at Nebraska. Each of his first three recruiting classes have ranked in the top 25 nationally.
Fred Hoiberg, men's basketball
Hoiberg is 14-45 in his first two seasons at Nebraska.
Will Bolt, baseball
Bolt is 41-22 in two years at Nebraska. His first season was abbreviated due to the COVID pandemic. Bolt led the Huskers to a Big Ten title and an NCAA regional in his second season.
Brett Balak, men's golf
Balak was hired in June 2021 to replace Mark Hankins, who departed for Missouri on May 26.
Mark Hankins, men's golf
Hired in 2018, the Huskers finished fifth in the 2019 Big Ten championships and 12th in 2021. Hankins left for Missouri in 2021.
Rachel Martin, women's rifle
Martin, a former All-American at NU, led the Huskers to an NCAA championships berth in her first season. She left Nebraska in May 2021 to pursue an advanced degree at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Mindy Miles, women's rifle
Miles was hired on May 24 to replace Rachel Martin, who led the Huskers for the past two seasons.
Heather Brink, women's gymnastics
In 2019, Brink's first season as head coach, she coached 12 different Huskers who set or tied career highs over the course of the season.
Paul Klempa, bowling
In 2021, Klempa led the Huskers to their 11th national title — and first since 2015 — defeating Arkansas State 4-1. Klempa replaced legendary coach Bill Straub, who retired in 2019.
Lisa Johnson, women's golf
Johnson led NU to a second-place finish at the 2021 Big Ten championship, the program's best league showing overall since the 1984 Big Eight championship. The Huskers also made their first NCAA regional appearance since 2008.
Sean Maymi, men's tennis
Maymi is 22-44 in three seasons at Nebraska, including a COVID-shortened 2019-20 campaign.
Landon Marzullo, diving
Marzullo was named the new head diving coach at Nebraska on June 24. He most recently coached the Wisconsin men's and women's divers in 2019-20. Marzullo previously coached three seasons at UNLV, where he was named WAC coach of the year in 2019.
Multiple members of the Nebraska Board of Regents said Friday they were surprised by the news of Bill Moos' retirement, but they thanked the athletic director as a "great friend to the university."
Husker coaches reacted to the abrupt retirement of Nebraska A.D. Bill Moos on Friday. “He just wished everybody the best of luck and said he had really enjoyed his stay.”
Nebraska's next athletic director doesn’t have to be a Husker. It doesn’t have to be an outsider, writes Tom Shatel. It just has to be the right person for this unique time. Just like Bill Moos was.
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UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green, in an interview with The World-Herald, discussed the timeline for hiring a new athletic director and the qualities he wants in potential candidates.
