Nebraska, through a release, confirmed the hiring of former Huskers All-American and NFL star John Parrella to coach the Defensive Line. Parrella, who was hired from his job at Northern Michigan, replaces Hank Hughes, who was released by Mike Riley on February 5th.
The release states:
Riley has hired John Parrella as Nebraska’s defensive line coach, completing the 2016 coaching staff. Parrella comes to Nebraska after two seasons as the defensive line coach at Northern Michigan University. A native of Grand Island, Neb., Parrella was an All-Big Eight defensive tackle at Nebraska and played 12 seasons in the NFL.