LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska abruptly fired athletic director Shawn Eichorst on Thursday, citing a failure to improve the "on-field performance" by the Cornhuskers.
Chancellor Ronnie Green announced the move five days after the football team dropped to 1-2 for the second time in three years after an embarrassing 21-17 home loss to Northern Illinois.
Eichorst joined Nebraska in October 2012, and has about $1.7 million remaining on a contract that runs through June 2019.
"Shawn has led Nebraska athletics in many positive ways, but those efforts have not translated into on-field performance," Green said.