Special Teams Coach?

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Can someone tell me who the Special Teams coach is? I've checked the coach's page on Huskers.com and it is not indicated. People ask me who the Special Teams coach is and I don't have an answer.

 

[Huskers532]

We don't have one.

 

[mjmartin1970]

We don't have one.

That actually would make a lot of sense to me -- the kickoff coverage team definitely did not look "coached" this week at all.

 

[DJR313]

We don't have one.

OH sh#t! That's the problem!! :sarcasm

Don't all coaches take a part in the special teams aspect?

 

[Pedro Guerrero]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

 

[Overland Park Husker]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

We do. His name is John Papuchis.

John Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the past four seasons on the football staff at LSU. Papuchis will serve as the Huskers’ defensive ends coach and will also play a leading role with the Huskers' special teams.

 

[Pedro Guerrero]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

We do. His name is John Papuchis.

John Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the past four seasons on the football staff at LSU. Papuchis will serve as the Huskers’ defensive ends coach and will also play a leading role with the Huskers' special teams.

If this is the case and he is in charge of the kickers and coverage teams then what are they doing different from last year that has led them to take steps backwards?

Like I said the punting looked good against OU so maybe they have the kicking problems shored up and now they will get the coverage on taken care of.

Also if he plays a “leading role” why doesn’t he get to carry the title? Would that mean he would have to get paid more?

 

[huKSer]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

We do. His name is John Papuchis.

John Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the past four seasons on the football staff at LSU. Papuchis will serve as the Huskers’ defensive ends coach and will also play a leading role with the Huskers' special teams.

If this is the case and he is in charge of the kickers and coverage teams then what are they doing different from last year that has led them to take steps backwards?

Like I said the punting looked good against OU so maybe they have the kicking problems shored up and now they will get the coverage on taken care of.

Also if he plays a “leading role” why doesn’t he get to carry the title? Would that mean he would have to get paid more?

First year under Pelini: Fielding punts, one return for a TD

First year under the-coach-who-shall-not-be-named: Call for a fair catch and run away from it like a little school girl.

 

[Pedro Guerrero]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

We do. His name is John Papuchis.

John Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the past four seasons on the football staff at LSU. Papuchis will serve as the Huskers’ defensive ends coach and will also play a leading role with the Huskers' special teams.

If this is the case and he is in charge of the kickers and coverage teams then what are they doing different from last year that has led them to take steps backwards?

Like I said the punting looked good against OU so maybe they have the kicking problems shored up and now they will get the coverage on taken care of.

Also if he plays a “leading role” why doesn’t he get to carry the title? Would that mean he would have to get paid more?

First year under Pelini: Fielding punts, one return for a TD

First year under the-coach-who-shall-not-be-named: Call for a fair catch and run away from it like a little school girl.

I said and you even highlighted it, kickers and coverage teams. I believe I said the 2 kick returns were a good thing.

 

[caveman99]

We really should have one guy that is responsible for this. Aside from the 2 kick returns the special teams play has really been lacking. The punting looked good on Saturday though so I trust that these coaches will get the problems taken care of.

We do. His name is John Papuchis.

John Papuchis joined the Nebraska coaching staff after spending the past four seasons on the football staff at LSU. Papuchis will serve as the Huskers’ defensive ends coach and will also play a leading role with the Huskers' special teams.

If this is the case and he is in charge of the kickers and coverage teams then what are they doing different from last year that has led them to take steps backwards?

Like I said the punting looked good against OU so maybe they have the kicking problems shored up and now they will get the coverage on taken care of.

Also if he plays a “leading role” why doesn’t he get to carry the title? Would that mean he would have to get paid more?

First year under Pelini: Fielding punts, one return for a TD

First year under the-coach-who-shall-not-be-named: Call for a fair catch and run away from it like a little school girl.

I said and you even highlighted it, kickers and coverage teams. I believe I said the 2 kick returns were a good thing.

There was an article about this online at the LJS site, I will look for it. In a nutshell John P. is the overall one in charge of Special Teams, but each portion of the Special Teams has one of the coaches directly in charge of that aspect. They also spend a significant portion of every practice on special teams. They have gotten better in other areas as everyone mentioned, I guess I am a bit puzzled as well on the coverage portion.

 

[HuskerTrucker]

We need a special teams coach...that is one area, among several others, that is really lacking this year. Course if they hire one, they will have to raise season ticket prices...again. :sarcasm

 

[Cy the Cyclone]

Special teams? Bah...ISU has great special teams. One of the league's best punters, a NCAA record holder in kick returns...BECAUSE THEY"RE ALWAYS ON THE DAMN FIELD.... :angry:

Which proves the point that good special teams play comes through repetition as much as from good coaching..... <_<

 

[junior4949]

We ought to be getting pretty good at returning kicks. On the other hand, we're not getting much repetition on punt returns.