NEWS ARCHIVE
December 2002
• Even Dr. Tom found the season hard to watch.
• Ex-KSU assistant Carl Pelini says there is no plan to join his brother in Lincoln.
• Wilson Thomas will skip basketball to concentrate on the NFL draft.
• UNL's faculty considers joining a national coalition to reform intercollegiate athletics.
• Willie Amos says rehabbing his knee -- and the NU defense -- will take time.
• Eric Crouch responds to the "low blow" from the Rams.
• A Kansas City columnist finds NU's decline remarkable.
• The OWH profiles Bo Pelini.
• Paul Rogers recalls his big day in the 1969 Sun Bowl.
• The Baltimore paper examines the season's impact on Nebraskans' psyches.
• Mike Martz says Eric Crouch will never cut it as an NFL quarterback.
• Scott Frost tests a potential career path.
• LB-RE Wali Muhammad commits to NU.
• There's a big Stoops influence in Bo Pelini, whose hiring became official Monday. The new coordinator says the defense will have a a different look. More: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• TSN's Tom Dienhart comes to Frank Solich's defense.
• LB-SS Corey McKeon commits to NU.
• NU looks for improved I-back productivity.
• "I have to get better," Jammal Lord says.
• The Loon goes a-caroling.
• Steve Pederson accepts the athletic director's post and says he is "not panicked" about the football program.
• Pederson seemed the perfect fit, and UNL's chancellor had to move quickly. More on the hire: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Commentary: Mabry | Colonel | Shatel | Smizik | Starkey
• Three senior award winners are announced.
• Two top QB recruits pay a visit.
• Knee surgery puts Curt Dukes on the shelf, probably until fall. That may open a door for Mike Stuntz.
• Frank Solich says he may have a defensive coordinator hired before the weekend is out. Jon Tenuta becomes a candidate, while Bo Pelini remains mum.
• Improved passing is a major goal for the offense.
• Are the vacancies hurting recruiting?
• Martin Rucker picks Mizzou, and Rivals.com now says Wali Muhammad and Michael Smith have yet to decide.
• DeJuan Groce is an AP second-team All-American.
• A look at in-house coordinator contenders Tim Albin and Jeff Jamrog.
• There's been no offer, Bo Pelini says.
• NU reportedly lands cornerback Michael Smith from Pima College and offensive lineman Darin Delone from Mount San Antonio College.
• The OKC paper says Mike Gundy is a top candidate for offensive coordinator. Turner Gill, meanwhile, talks further about his future at NU.
• A year after taking home the Heisman, Eric Crouch ponders what's next.
• Bids will be taken on the radio contract.
• Pitt won't easily give up Steve Pederson.
• Six Huskers make TSN's all-conference freshman team.
• Turner Gill says he'd love to be offensive coordinator and denies rumors that he's headed to Baylor.
• Bo Pelini reportedly is considering an offer to be NU's defensive coordinator.
• NU's search of the juco ranks isn't a sign of panic, Dave Gillespie says.
• Jimmy Burrow hopes his gig isn't up.
• Joe Selig is named interim athletic director.
• Josh Brown faces arraignment Jan. 8.
• Scott Frost will help the stretched-thin defensive staff.
• Eric Crouch explains himself in SI.
• Bill Byrne's wearing of two hats worries some regents.
• George Darlington discusses his firing and his future.
• More news and rumors about the search for a defensive coordinator.
• The Touchdown Club voices support for Frank Solich.
• NU pushes for a no-bid contract extension for Pinnacle.
• A search committee for athletic director is formed.
• Marc Munford becomes coach of the Lincoln Capitols.
• Thunder Collins is fined $300.
• Bo Pelini talks about his contacts with Frank Solich, and Paul Rhoads' name also surfaces. Earlier stories: 1, 2
• Five years after Tom Osborne's retirement announcement, Frank Solich is at a crossroads.
• A look at Tim Albin, a possibility for offensive coordinator.
• Tom Osborne bemoans the state of NU's football facilities.
• An update on Zach Wiegert.
• Jeff Jamrog contends for the top defensive job.
• Finding a new athletic director will take at least a month.
• The players say they're fired up for the bowl game.
• DeJuan Groce is an AFCA first-team All-American.
• Ron Brown says he doesn't want to be offensive coordinator.
• More boosters talk about Bill Byrne.
• Jason Peter lobbies for a spot on the football staff, and Gary Gibbs says he hasn't been contacted.
• Steve Pederson isn't saying much about the A.D. vacancy.
• A bowl trip to Shreveport looks more and more likely .
• Eric Crouch says he ignored his instincts at draft time.
• Bronco Mendenhall hasn't been contacted about NU's defensive coordinator position. But Bo Pelini has.
• Boosters give mixed reviews to Bill Byrne's tenure. And Tom Osborne says he's not a candidate for the job. More on Byrne's move to A&M: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• The bowl game and recruiting duties make for a hectic December for the short-handed football staff, while the three ex-assistants look for employment.
• It's anyone's guess who the new faces will be on Frank Solich's staff, but a candidate for defensive coordinator is the Packers' Bo Pelini.
• Frank Solich cleans house (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Reactions: players (1, 2, 3, 4), fans (1, 2) newspaper columnists (1, 2, 3), recruits.
• Craig Bohl and George Darlington express no bitterness.
• Bill Byrne and A&M are looking like more of a sure thing, and UNL's chancellor "very concerned". For whoever gets the job, one unpleasant task is out of the way.
• Potential staff changes don't faze recruit Ian-Yates Cunningham.