Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach
NU Football: Osborne is interim head coach
BY MITCH SHERMAN
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU
LINCOLN Â Make sure that you're sitting down for this one: Nebraska has a new head football coach.
It's Tom Osborne.
The 70-year-old interim athletic director appointed himself Wednesday as interim head coach.
Make no mistake, Osborne is not about to reappear on the sideline. His new title is only temporary. NU made the move, informing the Big 12 in a letter written by Compliance Director Gary Bargen, so Osborne would be able to recruit away from campus.
Osborne, who won 255 games and three national titles as NU coach from 1973 to 1997, passed the NCAA certification test  a series of multiple-choice and true-false questions  on his first attempt Wednesday.
Osborne plans to hit the road today and Friday.
NCAA rules stipulate that the head coach is allowed only one in-home visit to a potential recruit. But a provision allows the coach Osborne hires to visit any recruit whom Osborne visited as interim head coach.
In addition, Osborne could remain on staff, technically as an assistant, to visit recruits after the head coach is named.
Presumably, that's coming soon. The fifth day of Nebraska's coaching search produced no names of additional candidates.
Osborne and UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman interviewed Louisiana State defensive coordinator Bo Pelini on Sunday in Baton Rouge. University of Buffalo coach Turner Gill and Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe reportedly also have met with Nebraska officials.
In a radio interview Wednesday night on the Husker Sports Network, Osborne said the search was "pretty much on track."
He said he expects it to near an end by next week. He also confirmed that he had interviewed multiple candidates.
"I'm not saying that we're done yet, but I think we're really in pretty good shape," Osborne said.
He said all of the candidates understand the game. All have experienced success in coaching, he said, and are "very passionate about football."
None appeared driven by money.
"Now having said that, it does seem the going rate on salaries has really gone through the roof a little bit," Osborne said. "A little bit amazing."
Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly on Wednesday denied any contact with Nebraska. Kelly also said UC Athletic Director Mike Thomas had not been asked permission by NU to speak with him.
That's contrary to a report by rivals.com on Tuesday.
"Just another one of those Internet stories," Kelly told Cincinnati radio station WCKY. "I think a lot of these things are generated by who you think the best candidate is, and those Internet stories start to run and get twisted around."
Pelini continued to prepare LSU's defense for its meeting Saturday with Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Gill, meanwhile, also may be a candidate for the vacant coaching job at Washington State.
Gill, the 45-year-old former Nebraska quarterback and assistant coach, was named in an Associated Press story as an option to replace Bill Doba, who resigned Monday.
In other news, defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove and cornerbacks coach Phil Elmassian are no longer recruiting for Nebraska, according to Associate A.D. for Communications Randy York. Osborne asked the NU assistants who wished to be considered for positions by the next head coach to help with recruiting after coach Bill Callahan was fired Saturday.
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Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (tritonryan)
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (dragracenova)
WELL.............I think the ONLY reason he is announced Interim is so he can talk to recruits.......From what I understand NO ONE but the head coach can do that (according to NCAA rules) and the A.D. is allowed to contact by phone but thats where it ends.......he wants to reassure these kids that there is nothing wrong with NU program and things will be just as good ro better than before........Being Tom is a stipler for Rules........he abided by them and is only interim till a new coach is hired.........Local Radio talk already stated that he will probably NEVER coach on the sidelines next year but is a good possibility that he may "help out" as needed as an assistant of some sort. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/USA1.gif
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (tritonryan)
I would like to see Nebraska rebound and I would like to see K-State become a heck of a lot better.
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (tritonryan)
I think i would like to see THE ROCK as our new football coach. Ya know he did coach that team of ruffnecks in that movie.. Or how about Billy Bob Thorton, he was a coach too in a movie. Yes that might finally tempt me to watch a boring football game. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/praying.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/praying.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/smile.gif
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (Gina)
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Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (Tagg007)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tagg007 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would like to see Nebraska rebound and I would like to see K-State become a heck of a lot better.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Me too... enough of this KU and MU crap http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/stirthepot.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/stirthepot.gif
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (catchatoad)
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (bigfishingstud)
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (catchatoad)
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (catchatoad)
My favorite sign at the game last weekend was:
KU football tradition since September.
Something along those lines anyway. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif
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Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (TimS)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TimS »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">KU Football...a tradition since September. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/stirthepot.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
and that was coming from a Missouri fan.... like they can talk....they are coming out of the woodwork over here http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emhammer.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (catchatoad)
Re: Tom Osborne annouced as Interim Head Coach (bigfishingstud)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigfishingstud »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> we didn't get beat by anybody but ourself http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/crying.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>
I've heard that KU students like to "beat themsevles" http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/stirthepot.gif
It had to be painful losing the MU..... but your saving grace is that MU will lose to OU this weekend....
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