The Tennessee Volunteers special teams and outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler is leaving for Nebraska. While the Tennessee Volunteers did lose some key pieces to both the NFL draft and the transfer portal this offseason,

Nebraska football hired former Tennessee Volunteer special teams coach Mike Ekeler for the same position on Monday. This was reported by multiple media outlets. Eckler is coming back to Lincoln. He served on the Huskers coaching staff from 2008-2010 as the linebackers coach.

Mike Ekeler, who has been Tennessee's special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach the past four seasons under Josh Heupel, is leaving to join Matt Rhule's staff at Nebraska.