Dave Rimington is returning to Nebraska to serve as interim athletic director.

Rimington became the most decorated offensive lineman in college football history in the early 1980s. University leaders say Rimington will run the athletic department during the search for a permanent successor to Shawn Eichorst, who was fired last week.

Since 1995, Rimington has been president of the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which raises money for cystic fibrosis research.