Steve Pederson will no longer be the Athletic Dictator — errr, Director at the University of Nebraska.
UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman probably had to work pretty hard to issue a statement that didn’t include the words “program-killer,” “idiot,” or “Steve did absolutely everything wrong.”
Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move the Athletic Department forward.
“We are of course disappointed about the progress in our football program. Steve has done many positive things for Husker Athletics during his tenure but I think only new leadership can objectively assess the state of our program and make the decisions necessary to move us forward,” Perlman said.
I heard an insider rumor earlier today that defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove and a couple other coaches will be removed within the next three days as well. That’s not a surprise at all, unless you are surprised that we actually had a defensive coordinator on the field.
The same guy told me that someone whom Husker fans L-O-V-E will be filling in for some of the departing coaches. I won’t name names, but it would be a blast from a much-more-pleasant past. The name might rhyme with, ummm…Mom Loz-norne. Just saying.
And speaking of the Huskers…apparently my roommate (from last year) and I are featured on the front cover of the Husker men’s basketball media guide. I have not seen it yet, so this could be a very cool, badass thing, or very awkward. We’ll see.
During one televised Husker basketball game last year, I got a text from my friend’s little brother saying, “Minda was just on TV for like 5 minutes. Good thing there was no mic around cuz it looked like she was really mad at the refs.” Heh.
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