Rob Aurich

Biography

Rob Aurich is in his first season as Nebraska’s defensive coordinator in 2026. Aurich was a nominee for the 2025 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nation’s best assistant coach. Aurich has made a rapid rise up the ranks in his first 12 coaching seasons. He began his career at the Division II level, spending four seasons at Bemidji State from 2014 to 2017. Aurich then spent six seasons (2018-23) in the FCS before coaching at San Diego State in 2024 and 2025. Aurich has served as the defensive coordinator at the Division II, FCS and FBS levels and has produced a top-25 defense at each stop. In his first year as an FBS defensive coordinator in 2025, Aurich helped the San Diego State defense post a dominant season. The Aztecs led the country and set a Mountain West Conference record with three shutouts in 2025 while holding eight of their 12 regular-season opponents to 10 or fewer points. During the regular season when Aurich led the defense, SDSU ranked in the top 10 nationally in 10 categories. At the conclusion of the regular season when Aurich left for Nebraska, San Diego State owned the fifth-best scoring defense in Mountain West history and the top scoring defense at San Diego State since 1976. BEFORE NEBRASKA SAN DIEGO STATE: Aurich spent two seasons at San Diego State in 2024 and 2025. He was the Aztecs’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2025 after coaching the defensive edges in 2024. SDSU boasted one of the nation’s top defenses in his two s