After spending four seasons as the Tennessee Vols' special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach, Mike Ekeler is heading west to join Matt Rhule's coaching staff at Nebraska. Ekeler ...

Mike Ekeler didn't sugarcoat where Tennessee football started three years ago. The Vols special teams coordinator arrived in Knoxville with coach Josh Heupel in 2021, and he's "beyond excited" to ...

Tony Vitello learned early in his time around Mike Ekeler at Tennessee that to match Ekeler’s intensity, Vitello had to bring his best. They met after Ekeler arrived in 2021 as the special teams ...

Mike Ekeler exits as Tennessee's special teams coordinator for a Nebraska role. His departure leaves a coaching void at Tennessee, after a successful 4-year run.

The Tennessee Volunteers special teams and outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler is leaving for Nebraska. While the Tennessee Volunteers did lose some key pieces to both the NFL draft and the ...

Tennessee’s special teams have been a strength more games than not in the previous three seasons under head football coach Josh Heupel, and Mike Ekeler is a big reason why. The organized ...

“Mike Ekeler brings a history of special teams excellence to Nebraska,” Rhule said. “His work with Tennessee’s special teams has been elite. Regardless of what statistics you look at over ...

Mike Ekeler enhances them. Tennessee's fourth-year special teams coordinator has overseen specialists, return specialists and coverage units that can get overlooked many Saturdays by their ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Tuesday, UT athletics announced Tennessee Football promoted Levorn Harbin to outside linebackers coach, a position previously held by Mike Ekeler. During his time at ...

(WATE) — Lady Vol Volleyball and Tennessee football open their seasons less than 20 hours apart. Which means special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler will have to get ...

Tennessee special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Mike Ekeler is leaving for Nebraska after four seasons on Josh Heupel’s staff, a source close to the situation told Knox News on Monday.