Nebraska head football coach Scott Frost has filled two more positions on his staff.
Frost announced Wednesday the additions of Mark Whipple and Donovan Raiola to offensive coaching positions. There remains one open assistant position to fill.
“We are excited to add Mark Whipple and Donovan Raiola to our offensive coaching staff,” Frost said. “Mark has four decades of coaching experience and brings a long record of offensive success to Nebraska. Donovan is an outstanding offensive line coach who has a history of winning as both a player and coach. I am confident their addition will have a positive impact on the young men in our program and the success of our offense.”
Whipple will join the program as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has spent the last three years in the same role at Pitt. This past season, the Panthers won the ACC while ranking in the top 10 nationally for scoring offense (43.0 ppg, 3rd), total offense (502.9 ypg, 5th), passing offense (350.2 ypg, 6th) and passing efficiency (8th).
Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett is a Heisman finalist after throwing for 4,319 yards and ranking third nationally with 42 touchdown passes.
“The opportunity to coach at a school with the history and tradition of Nebraska is special,” Whipple said. “Coach Frost has a great offensive mind, and I look forward to working together with him and our staff to best position our players for success. I can’t wait to get to Lincoln and represent Husker Football.”
Raiola is set to take over the offensive line, the same position he worked as part of the Chicago Bears the past four seasons.
“I am humbled to lead the offensive line at the University of Nebraska,” Raiola said. “I understand the responsibility of coaching the Pipeline and the history of offensive line excellence at Nebraska. We will work tirelessly to add to that tradition.”
Coaching experience for both added coaches is below.
Mark Whipple
- 1980—St. Lawrence (assistant coach)
- 1981-82—Union (offensive coordinator)
- 1983—Brown (wide receivers)
- 1984—Arizona Wranglers, USFL (quarterbacks assistant)
- 1986-87—New Hampshire (offensive coordinator)
- 1988-93—New Haven (head coach)
- 1994-97—Brown (head coach)
- 1998-2003—Massachusetts (head coach)
- 2004-06—Pittsburgh Steelers (quarterbacks)
- 2008—Philadelphia Eagles (offensive assistant)
- 2009-10—Miami (assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
- 2011-12—Cleveland Browns (quarterbacks)
- 2014-18—Massachusetts (head coach)
- 2019-21—Pitt (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
- 2022—Nebraska (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)
Donovan Raiola
- 2012-13—Kamehameha Schools-Kapalama (offensive line)
- 2014—Hawaii (offensive intern)
- 2015-16—Notre Dame (offensive graduate assistant)
- 2017—Aurora (Ill.) University (offensive line)
- 2018-21—Chicago Bears (assistant offensive line)
- 2022—Nebraska (offensive line)
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