Nebraska announced the hire on Tuesday of former legendary center Dave Rimington as interim athletic director, filling the void left last week when the school fired Shawn Eichorst.
Rimington, 57, attended Nebraska from 1979 to 1982 and remains the only player to twice win the Outland Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top interior lineman. He has served as president of the Boomer Esiason Foundation since 1995, leading efforts to raise awareness and funds to fight cystic fibrosis.
At Nebraska, Rimington will be tasked to lead a department awash in uncertainty after the ouster of Eichorst as the all-important football program struggles amid a conference-title drought of 17 years.