Bo Pelini was fired on Sunday, ending the seven-year run of the polarizing figure as Nebraska’s football coach.
It was always going to end amid controversy for Bo Pelini at Nebraska. The extremes defined his tenure in Lincoln.
Eichorst said he will not use a search firm to assist him in finding the next coach.
“This isn’t a day of celebration for me,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of good, young people in our program who are hurting.”
Money will not be an issue, he said.
• 8-17 vs. AP-ranked teams (3-9 on road)
• No BCS Bowl appearances (3-3 overall in bowls)
• No conference titles (lost in 2012 Big Ten title game, 70-31)
• 3-plus losses every season
• 3-4 in last seven November games
Pelini is owed $7.65 million by Nebraska on his contract, extended after last season through February 2019. Nebraska’s assistants are under contract through January 2016.
Pelini improved to 67-27 as Nebraska’s coach on Friday with a 37-34 overtime win at Iowa. The victory pushed Pelini’s win total past Tom Osborne for the most ever at the school in a coach’s first seven years.
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