Nebraska football names Mickey Joseph as interim head coach

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) -Nebraska announced on Sunday that associate head coach Mickey Joseph will fill in as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts had high praise for Joseph and what he can bring to the Husker program moving forward.

“Mickey is an energetic guy, some of you have interacted with him already,” Alberts said. “There will be some immediate pretty significant changes into his approach. He had a very poignant conversation with the team today that I thought they took really well. At the same time I think like Scott, Mickey will love them and seek to serve them.”

Joseph is the first Black head coach in any sport at Nebraska and most recently spent four seasons at LSU as an assistant coach where he helped lead the team to a national title in 2019.

Joseph’s former teammate, Steve Taylor says he’s perfect for the job.

“He lives and dies football, that’s what he does and that meant a lot to me. He cares about the kids, before they get here, while they are here and when they are gone.” said Taylor.

Alberts says the program is conducting a national search for the next head coach, but that doesn’t mean Joseph isn’t being considered for the job.

“We will continue to do a national search and we will see how the season unfolds, but I think we have an opportunity to hire an outstanding coach to lead our program,” Alberts said. “I would love to see Mickey grow into that and we will just see where it goes but again we will do a national search and if at that point if Mickey is an obvious candidate he will be part of that conversation as well.”