Huskers’ Joseph jailed on suspicion of attack

Mickey Joseph, who acted as interim head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers for 9 games this season, was jailed Wednesday on suspicion of strangulation and third-degree domestic attack, the Lincoln Authorities Department said.The Lincoln Cops Department said officers were dispatched to a residence on a domestic disturbance call. After an examination, officers apprehended Joseph, 54, at a separate area and booked him into the Lancaster County Jail.Joseph was positioned

on administrative leave by Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts following the arrest.Joseph was called interim coach after the Cornhuskers

fired Scott Frost on Sept. 11. Nebraska went 3-6 under Joseph, completing the season 4-8, prior to employing previous Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule to an eight-year deal as the program’s brand-new head coach on Saturday.At Rhule’s initial press conference Monday, he credited Joseph and Nebraska’s staff for how they finished the season. Joseph’s amended agreement after he ended up being interim head coach mentioned that he would return to his role as pass receivers coach, passing game coordinator and associate head coach if another person was called the team’s irreversible coach. The contract mentioned Joseph would be owed his original buyout if not kept without cause.Rhule had actually not announced whether Joseph would be kept on his staff. Rhule decreased comment to The Associated Press through an athletic department spokesperson Wednesday night.Joseph was a quarterback for the Cornhuskers from 1988 to 1991. He was jailed in September 1990 on suspicion of criminal mischief for apparently breaking an exterior window and harming an inner window while attempting to enter his sweetheart’s apartment. According to authorities reports, the sweetheart’s roommate told officers there had actually been a domestic conflict going on for a number of hours. No charges were filed in that case since of uncooperative witnesses.Joseph also was detained on suspicion of intoxicated driving in Lincoln in 1989 and suspended for one game.Joseph returned to Nebraska last December. Before that, he spent 5 years on LSU’s personnel. He invested two seasons as head coach at Langston University

, an NAIA program.Information from The Associated Press was utilized in this report.