Timothy Rabas joined the Huskers in January of 2015 as the football team’s associate strength coach. Rabas assists Head Football Strength Coach Mark Philip with all aspects of strength and conditioning for football.
Rabas came to Nebraska from North Carolina State, where he worked with the Wolf Pack’s football team for three seasons.
Prior to his time at N.C. State, Rabas spent six years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Oregon State. At OSU, Rabas worked with the football program and was the Director of Strength & Conditioning for men's basketball, volleyball, baseball, wrestling, swimming programs and performance camps.
From 2004 to 2006, Rabas worked with football, wrestling and women's basketball at Northern Illinois University. He also worked as a graduate assistant at The Citadel, and served a strength and conditioning internship with the Chicago Bulls.
Rabas graduated from Wisconsin-Steven Point, where he earned his degree in health promotion with a minor in nutrition four-year. He was a letterwinner in football at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and was named Special Teams Player of the Year twice. While at The Citadel, Rabas earned his master's degree in exercise and sports science.
A native of Green Bay, Wis., Rabas is a member of USA Weightlifting and the National Strength Coaches Association (NSCA) and also a licensed massage therapist. He was once competitive in Olympic weightlifting, ranking as high as 13th.