Nebraska offensive coordinator discusses position groups
Nebraska’s offensive coordinator made a recent media appearance to discuss the current status of that unit’s development. Marcus Satterfield made the appearance earlier in the week while appearing on Husker Sports Nightly.
One of the topics of conversation was the development of each position group during the offseason. Satterfield comes to Nebraska as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach after spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Satterfield and head coach Matt Rhule have both stated that they prefer an offense that relies on a physical running game and a passing game that aggressively pushes the ball down the field. The two have also expressed their desire to run a ‘positionless offense.’
“It’s a position-less offense. You have a quarterback, and you have your o-line, but receivers can play running back, running backs can play receiver, tight ends can play running back or play receiver.”
You can find Satterfield’s comments on each position group below.
Offensive line
“It’s one of the tightest units I’ve ever been a part of in my 24 years of coaching. I think Coach (Donovan) Raiola does an unbelievable job. The culture is built in that room, they show up every single day, they’re together, they believe in each other and they believe in what we’re doing. They’re the hardest-working group on the team. It’s just really fun to watch them as a collective group work day in and day out with Coach Raiola.”
Wide receiver
“That’s the one group that’s going to have to really step up. Some guys are going to have to show up early in camp to solidify some roles. I think we got guys that can stretch the field, guys that can run some zone reader option type routes, we got some guys that can win some 1-on-1s.”
Running back
“In today’s football, especially in the Big Ten, you’re not gonna be able to have just one or two backs, you need a stable back there. The cool thing for us we have different types of backs. We have guys that can grind on your ground, ground and pound a little bit. We got guys that can get out of the backfield and catch the ball, we got guys that can separate. So really excited about the room. They had a good spring. From a mental standpoint, they do a nice job in our protection in the screen game. So looking forward to what they bring to the table.”
Tight end
“They are the least experienced but they could be the most talented. That’s what’s crazy about it. I’m so excited to get Thomas (Fidone) back, get his confidence going. He had a really good spring. Arik (Gilbert), Nate (Boerkircher), Luke (Lindenmeyer), (Jake) Appleget all those guys had great, great springs.”
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