Dana Holgorsen will take over as Nebraska’s offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season, with Marcus Satterfield remaining on the staff, coach Matt Rhule announced Monday.

Rhule brought in the former West Virginia and Houston coach last week to provide an analysis of the Cornhuskers’ struggling offense, which has underperformed with five-star freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola since the start of the Big Ten.

The Huskers rank 14th in total offense and 15th in scoring in conference games in the 18-team Big Ten, and Satterfield has come under increasing criticism for his play-calling.

“I just think this is an area that’s not at the level we wanted, and I went looking for someone I trust,” Rhule said at his weekly news conference.

Satterfield, formerly the offensive coordinator at South Carolina, is part of the original staff that hired Rhule two years ago. In Satterfield’s 21 games as a play-caller, the Huskers have averaged 20.4 points per game to rank 124th among 134 Bowl Subdivision teams and 331 yards per game to rank 115th, according to Sportradar.

Rhule said Satterfield will continue to coach the tight ends and the rest of the offensive assistants will continue in their roles.

“Marcus is about as good a man as I know,” Rhule said. “He could have said, ‘Hey, fire me, give me my money, I’m going home.’ But he didn’t. I understand it’s a results-oriented business, but you’re still trying to teach our guys life lessons. He humbled himself and said, ‘What shall I do?’

The university did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for information on contract terms for Holgorsen.

The Huskers (5-4, 2-4) have averaged just 18.3 points and 320 yards per game against Big Ten opponents this season. They will carry a three-game losing streak into Saturday’s game against Southern California.

The 53-year-old Holgorsen comes from Mike Leach’s coaching tree. He built a reputation designing high-production offenses with Leach at Texas Tech and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

Holgorsen was 31-28 as Houston’s coach from 2019-2023 and 61-41 at West Virginia from 2011-18.

Holgorsen also worked as an offensive consultant at TCU this season.

The Huskers average just 4.69 yards per play in conference games, the worst mark in the Big Ten next to Northwestern’s 4.49.

Raiola, the Huskers’ highest-ranked recruit in program history, has thrown five touchdown passes and seven interceptions in six Big Ten games. His passing efficiency is the lowest in the conference since he completed less than half of his attempts against Rutgers on Oct. 5.

The ground game has also struggled, averaging 101 yards per game against conference opponents.

“He can’t come in and change the offense,” Rhule said of Holgorsen. “He can’t install the airstrike. We’re in week 11. He can come in and say, ‘What are the things we’re doing right? Who are the guys making plays and let’s figure out how to do that with those guys.’”

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