University of Nebraska Chancellor Ronnie Green and president Hank Bounds said Thursday the school will use a search firm and an advisory committee as the athletic program moves to replace fired athletic director Shawn Eichorst.
Green also said the school would name an interim athletic director "in the next couple days" and that the search for Nebraska's next permanent athletic director "literally began a few hours ago".
UNL used a search firm to find Eichorst in 2012 when he took over for Tom Osborne.
While Green and Bounds had little to do with the hiring of Nebraska's most recent athletic directors, they vowed not to let the past influence their thinking as the search commences for Eichorst's replacement.