Busboom Kelly, 39, was a four-sport standout at Adams Freeman High School in rural Nebraska about 30 miles south of Lincoln. She committed to the Huskers as a sophomore and won a national championship as a setter-turned-libero under Cook in 2006. She was on his bench as an assistant coach for Nebraska’s title run in 2015.

For the first time as the head coach of Nebraska volleyball, Dani Busboom Kelly joined Sports Nightly for a conversation with Jessica Coody.