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.

John Cook's replacement will be the second-highest paid coach in the NCAA following her move to Nebraska from Louisville.

In eight seasons as the University of Louisville volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly took the Cardinals to eight NCAA Tournaments and two national runner-up finishes.

Nebraska assistant coach and former player Dani Busboom Kelly hugs head coach John Cook after their title. The Nebraska Cornhuskers played the Texas Longhorns in the NCAA Championship volleyball match at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, on December 19, 2015.

New Husker volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly met with the media for the first time, discussing her goals for Nebraska, her relationship with John Cook and more.

New Nebraska volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly discussed the role John Cook played in helping her land her dream job with her alma mater.

Nebraska Volleyball Coach Dani Busboom Kelly received a Big Red welcome Thursday during a celebration at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. “This has been a homecoming fit for a queen,” Busboom Kelly said,

"I was her junior volleyball coach, and the very first thing she said to me when she walked into the gym is, 'I'm going to play for the Huskers someday,'"