Nebraska announced Tuesday that it has promoted Scott Booker to safeties and special teams coach for the upcoming season, replacing assistant coach Bob Elliott who was hired in the spring to coach safeties. Elliott will move to a defensive analyst position in 2017 due to "personal reasons that recently arose," according to a release.

“We are sorry to see Bob Elliott leave our full-time on-field staff,” Nebraska head coach Mike Riley said in a release. “Bob is a wonderful man and a great football coach and he has built a great rapport with our staff and the players in our program. We respect Bob’s decision and we are confident that he will continue to have a positive impact on our program.”

A 38-year veteran of the coaching profession, Elliott joined the Nebraska staff this winter and coached the Husker safeties through the spring. He had been largely absent from the recruiting trail during the spring evaluation period, and wasn't part of Nebraska's recent satellite camp tour. Elliott has battled health problems in the past during previous assistant stops.

At the stop in St. Louis, Riley said “there’s really no news on anything right now, It’s status quo at this point," when asked about Elliott.

Booker brings 10 years of full-time FBS coaching experience to the Nebraska program, including five seasons on the Notre Dame coaching staff. He most recently served as a special teams consultant with the Nebraska football program.

“It’s an unusual time to make a coaching hire,” Riley said. “But we are fortunate that Scott worked with our staff this past spring and brings great experience and energy to our program. We are confident that he will add to our program as a coach, teacher and recruiter.”

Booker coached defensive backs at Kent State from 2005-08, and at Western Kentucky in 2009.