How does Nebraska Football plan to relieve their old glory days?
It appears that Nebraska has narrowed its coaching search to two candidates. Bo Pelini, defensive coordinator of LSU, and Buffalo head coach Turner Gill. What do these two men have in common? They are both former members of the Nebraska family. Gill as a former quarterback and Pelini a former assistant coach under Osborne and Frank Solich. Tom Osborne and the Cornhuskers nation are demanding a return to prominence from the days of old, and while both of these men could do it, Nebraska is going about the coaching search the wrong way. Osborne has stressed the importance of his new coach understanding and embracing the tradition and culture of Nebraska football and knowing the expectations that come with the job. Many believed Callahan was the wrong man for the job because he didn’t embrace Husker nation and wasn’t familiar with the winning tradition and history of the school. Well, let me tell you, if Bill Callahan had opened up his arms to Husker nation and embraced all that Nebraska f
“I like Oregon,” says Mathis. “I was up there three weeks ago and loved it. I liked the whole environment, the school. I liked how it was not to wild. There is a lot of good people in Eugene and everything is nice, there is a lot of stuff to do out there.” Play Early At Oregon “Oregon coaches said I could come in and play early. They want me on a lot of first teams. Kick returns, punt returns and to get that top spot at corner.” Mathis said “For right now I like the coaches (Illinois). I actually haven’t been up there yet, I will take an official up there for one of the games. I’ll probably have more to say when I go up. I know Illinois background, they send DB’s to the league. All their players graduate and they have an excellent staff.” Mathis said “I don’t know anybody at Illinois but I know a good player like Juice Williams and a player who went to the Miami Dolphins last year.” Mathis comments of corners that made an impact at Illinois. “I Love Michigan State” “I love Michigan Sta
In fact, he’s just as excited about being a Nebraska football player as he was a true freshman. “I take great pride and honor in being a Husker,” Cammack … Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_1_0_t&usg=AFQjCNFXpksNfQx7nERzoJGwX_svNzclVg&cid=1304666426&ei=FtmiStD5MJDq8gSIt7YR&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.beatricedailysun.com%2Farticles%2F2009%2F09%2F05%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fdoc4aa1f23e931ef677503629.
