LINCOLN, Neb. - Reports indicate Nebraska has their next defensive coordinator. 

As first reported by ESPN's Pete Thamel on Twitter, Nebraska is set to promote John Butler from defensive back's coach to defensive coordinator. 

Butler's collegiate resume features four stops at power conference schools with experience in the Big Ten. He has 11 seasons of experience as a special teams coordinator and was Penn State's defensive coordinator in 2013.

In the NFL, Butler had a history of working with winning teams. In his 10 seasons in the National Football League, Butler's teams won six division titles and made seven playoff appearances.
He has also proven to be an outstanding secondary coach. In his six seasons coaching the Buffalo Bills' defensive backs from 2018 to 2023, the Bills had a top-five pass defense five times.

Butler takes over at defensive coordinator for Tony White who left Nebraska to become defensive coordinator at Florida State.