NEWS ARCHIVE
November 2007
• According to ESPN, Bo Pelini will be the next head coach, and the OWH agrees all signs point in that direction. More on the BBS. | Commentary: Sipple, Dodd
• Steve Pederson returns to Pitt for a second stint as A.D. And associate A.D. Tim Cassidy returns to Texas A&M.
• Order your Nebraska logo flat screen TV now for Christmas delivery.
• The LJS examines the bond between Turner Gill and Tom Osborne. In Buffalo, Gill stays mum about the Nebraska job.
• If you missed the inagural HuskerPedia Live broadcast, the archive is here.
• Dennis Wagner defends the O-linemen at Friday's Big Red Breakfast.
• Marlon Lucky and Carl Nicks are named second-team AP all-conference.
• Tom Osborne takes the title of interim head coach so he can hit the recruiting trail. He says the search for a coach is "pretty much on track."
• Known as Mr. Intensity, Bo Pelini is also a student of intimate details. And he gets Terry Douglass' vote.
• How will the Huskers adapt to a likely change in offensive scheme?
• Brian Kelly dismisses a report that he's been contacted by Nebraska. Here's why many consider him a hot candidate.
• From the OWH, quick profiles of Gill, Grobe, Kelly and Pelini.
• Commentary on the search: John Bishop, Steve Sipple
• No Huskers make the coaches' all-conference first team. Carl Nicks and Marlon Lucky are second-team selections.
• Collins Okafor joins the list of recruits reconsidering their pledges.
• The Callahan firing is discussed on Big Red Wrap-Up.
• Dan Titchener discusses the difficult season with his hometown paper.
• Jason Peter breaks down some of the Huskers' defensive troubles.
• Tom Osborne's lead over Bear Bryant for best college coach ever is shrinking.
• Tom Osborne returns to Lincoln and says the interview process isn't over.
• The head of the Black Coaches and Administrators says it would be a positive sign if Turner Gill were hired.
• Bo Pelini's status is one of this week's distractions for LSU.
• Hunter Teafatiller gets probation in his DUI case.
• The Colonel weighs in on current events.
• Enjoy the first 100 pages of For Husker Fans Only online.
• Tim Cassidy sets a players meeting for Tuesday. Tom Osborne interviews
Bo Pelini in Baton Rouge and also gets permission to talk to Turner Gill. Wake's Jim Grobe also might be in the mix. A hire might be made by Wednesday.
• The recruits wait to see how things pan out.
• The hunt is on for Bill Callahan's replacement as the ax falls 1,415 days, 27 wins and 22 losses after Callahan was hired in early 2004.
• Bill Callahan has guarded his privacy during his four years in Lincoln. What happens come Saturday is anyone's guess.
• Which players will step up and lead the team through the winter and into 2008?
• A record-setting Iowa quarterback is back on the Huskers' recruiting radar.
• Nebraska kids will always be the program's heart and soul, Tim Cassidy says at Wednesday's Big Red Breakfast.
• Listen to the classic '77 NU-Alabama game from 6 to 9 a.m. Thursday on KLIN.
• Joe Ganz traveled a frustrating road before finally being considered good enough.
• There seems to be no perfect method of handling coaching shake-ups.
• Fifteen Huskers earn Academic All-Conference honors.
• This week in Husker history: Nebraska 29, Oklahoma 20, in 1963.
• From the StatePaper's Sam McKewon, 10 failures of the Callahan era.
• The Osborne "tree" seems to lack a head-coaching shining star.
• The LJS examines seven popular coaching names being bandied about.
• Tom Osborne hears a lot of opinions but says they are a "very small part" of the evaluation of the coaching staff.
• A HuskerPedia reader gives a baseball analogy on Tom Osborne's decisions.
• Christmas item of the day: New More than Winning/Day in the Life DVD.
• The Steve Sipple looks at this year's version of the coaching carousel.
• Marlon Lucky quietly closes in on a milestone as a dual-threat back.
• Wall Street Husker checks in with his East Coast perspective.
• Mike Osborne recalls threats received at home when his dad was coach.
• The ultimate Husker Christmas present: Officially licensed flat-screen TVs.
• The LJS sorts out the not-so-simple Big 12 bowl situation.
• Do you live in southern California or plan to be there Dec. 19th and want to be in the Nebraska game scene in the Jim Carrey movie? Click here.
• Vote for Tom Osborne as the greatest college football coach of all time.
• Former Husker Steve Warren takes over as coach of the Omaha Beef.
• A reassignment is not an option under Bill Callahan's contract.
• A former Husker ponders the brave new world of pigskin parity.
• Sam McKewon outlines 10 triumphs of the Callahan era.
• Sam Keller's injury has him on the sideline but not out of the spotlight.
• Christmas item of the day: Husker ornaments.
• Husker assistants hit the in-state recruiting trail for prospective walk-ons.
• Search firms can add air-tight confidentiality to a coaching search.
• The end-of-the-season coaching evaluation will come at the close of the regular season, the Athletic Department says. | Commentary
• The Athletic Dept.'s Randy York says the Huskers will go to a bowl if invited.
• Bill Callahan says of NU's successes at quarterback: "that's development, that's coaching, that's system." | Monday notes: 1, 2 | Commentary
• Patience and persistence pay off for Joe Ganz, who is named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and USA Today national player of the week. He is a nominee for Cadillac and AT&T national honors.
• David Max gives his 2 Cents on the KSU game.
• Christmas item of the day: 3 Heisman ball in display case.
• The OWH looks at what makes Bo Pelini tick.
• KMTV's Travis Justice defends his report about what Bill Callahan said. The coach's agent, meanwhile, gets a little testy.
• Get your 25th-anniversary Tom Osborne coffee cup set.
• The staff will focus on in-state recruiting during the coming bye week.
• A TV report says Bill Callahan told the team he has been asked to resign, but players say that's not what he said.
• Jim Rose says his successor should have a feel for the culture of NU football. Greg Sharpe is familiar with both sides in Saturday's game.
• NU and KSU aren't the only teams affected by Josh Freeman's change of heart.
• Coaches' kids become targets of frustrated fans' ire.
• Vershan Jackson and Ahman Green teach kids about football and responsibility.
• The LJS analyzes the coaching attributes of Turner Gill and Bo Pelini.
• NU's de-emphasis on walk-ons seems to have helped other schools in the state.
• Fixing Nebraska football is a duty and a labor of love for Tom Osborne.
• The uncertainty in Lincoln doesn't faze five-star recruit Simi Kuli.
• The book For Husker Fans Only is now available at all Walgreens locations in Lincoln. Read the latest excerpt here.
• Bill Callahan says resignation is "not in our vocabulary." The players are against any staff changes before season's end.
• David Max gives his 2 cents on the Kansas game. And Steve Sipple and the StatePaper's Sam McKewon offer their postmortems.
• The LJS sorts out Nebraska's abysmal defensive numbers.
• The seniors say there's still plenty to play for — namely, setting an example for the 2008 squad.
• Dave Rimington says he'd be interested in a leading role in the Athletic Dept.
• Brand NEW items for your Christmas shopping list: 1994, 1995, and 1997 highlights DVDs. Also the 2006 Volleyball Championship DVD.
• Greg Sharpe does the radio play-by-play as Jim Rose sits one out.
• Few have cheered for the Huskers as long as Betty Graham of Wichita.
• Paul Meyers returns to the Athletic Dept. as associate AD for development.
• An era ends as the fourth and final Makovicka brother plays his final prep game.
• Coach's son Adam Watson toils on the scout team.