Mike Ekeler is in his third season on the NU defensive staff in 2010. A native Nebraskan, Ekeler serves as linebackers coach. His linebacking corps earned numerous honors in 2009, including second-team All-Big 12 accolades for Phillip Dillard and All-Big 12 freshman team honors for both Will Compton and Sean Fisher.

Mike Ekeler (born October 4, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Jan 7, 2025 · Current Vols special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler's contract is set to expire at the end of January. And Ekeler, who was born in Nebraska, reportedly has interest in the Nebraska Cornhuskers' special teams coordinator job that just recently opened.

Jan 5, 2025 · However, the rumblings are that Busch will get overlooked again and that the Nebraska football team will instead look towards current Tennessee special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler for the job.

Jan 17, 2025 · Tennessee Vols special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler isn't currently under contract with the program beyond the end of January. Ekeler's name has been connected to the special teams coordinator job at Nebraska in recent weeks.

Jan 7, 2025 · He coached special teams at Nebraska, Wisconsin, Utah State and Rutgers. He also took over as defensive coordinator the year that Scott Frost was fired and then interim head coach Mickey Joseph fired Erik Chinander.

Jan 11, 2025 · Dittman highlighted a revealing conversation between Mike Ekeler and Nebraska reporter Steve Sipple. “Apparently, Steve talked with Mike about a week ago and asked him, ‘Hey, would you be open to taking this job?’. And Mike said yes, he would absolutely be interested in coming back to Nebraska to be the Special Teams coordinator.”

Sep 12, 2024 · Mike Ekeler is in his second season at Kansas, serving under head coach Les Miles’ as the KU special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Ekeler and Miles worked together previously at LSU, including during LSU’s national championship run in 2007.

Ekeler, a native of David City, Nebraska, came to Knoxville after spending the 2020 season as the special teams coordinator at North Texas. In 2019, Ekeler was the special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach at Kansas.

Mike Ekeler is the Special Teams Coordinator, Outside Linebackers Coach for the Tennessee Volunteers