Former Husker named head football coach
Former Husker named head football coach
A former Nebraska Cornhusker has become a high school football head coach. On Monday, Jared Crick was named the head coach of Cozad (NE) High School.
Crick played at Nebraska from 2007 to 2011. In 40 career games, the former defensive tackle recorded 167 tackles, 31.0 for loss, and 20.0 sacks. The former Blackshirt said in a statement that he's excited about the opportunity to step into coaching.
"I am proud and humbled to be announced as the Head Football Coach of my Alma Mater, to which I owe a great deal of credit and appreciation to the many that have come before me. Great people, who've shaped my life, resulting in the responsibility I now have before me as the leader of this program. We thank Coach Dueland for all of his hard work and commitment to Cozad Football, and we hope to take advantage of the winning environment he has helped create.
Following his career at Nebraska, the Houston Texans selected Crick in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL draft. Crick played for Houston from 2012 to 2015 and then spent time with the Denver Broncos from 2016 to 2017. Following his playing career, the former Husker worked as an Account Executive at Farm Bureau Financial Services.
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