Rob Aurich has been hired away by Nebraska, leaving San Diego State to find a new defensive coordinator for the fourth time in four years.

SDSU coach Sean Lewis hired Aurich as the Aztecs’ defensive line coach two years ago, and promoted Aurich to defensive coordinator last December after Eric Schmidt was hired as head coach at North Dakota.

“There’s a lot of mixed feelings in our household right now because of how much we love this place,” Aurich, who also served this season as SDSU’s linebackers coach, said Sunday. “Our ties to the community and our ties to Sean and this team (were strong). We’re thrilled about the opportunity to go do it in the Big Ten, but we’re a little bit sad that our time with the Aztecs is coming to an end. It’s been a difficult day in a deep way.”

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