He's been on staff since Scott Frost was hired Dec. 2 and his eventual title -- inside linebackers coach -- has been known since then, but he didn't technically assume that role until Tuesday, when an NCAA rule creating a 10th assistant coach went into force.
Ruud is regarded as one of the best linebackers in NU history, finishing his career with a school-record 432 tackles. He was a second-round NFL draft pick in 2005 and had been on Frost's staff at Central Florida the past two seasons.
The school also released a full rundown of the NU football operations staff:
- Gerrod Lambrecht, Chief of Staff
- Matt Davison, Associate AD for Football
- Sean Dillon, Director of Player Personnel
- Ryan Callaghan, Assistant Director of Player Personnel
- Mike Cassano, National High School Relations
- Trent Mossbrucker, Assistant Director of Football Operations
- Frank Verducci, Senior Offensive Analyst
- Zach Crespo, Special Teams Quality Control
- Jack Cooper, Defensive Quality Control
- Dustin Haines, Offensive Analyst
- Steve DeMeo, Graduate Manager – Offensive Line
- Jasen Carlson, Assistant Football Strength Coach
- Andrew Strop, Assistant Football Strength Coach
- Sean Beckton Jr.