[Husker] Perlman press conference summary

[Mike Nolan]

Here's a short summary of Chancellor Harvey Perlman's press conference:

1.  Steve Pederson is out, having given his resignation when Perlman 
    asked for it today at 1:30 PM.  

2.  No other personnel actions within the Athletic Department, including
    the football program, are being taken at this time.  Oddly enough,
    though, when someone asked him who was in charge of the Athletic
    Department at the moment, his answer was to jokingly say, "Well, I 
    sure hope someone is."

3.  Pederson's settlement will be around $2.2 million plus some deferred 
    compensation.  The settlement will come from the University of 
    Nebraska Foundation from funds designated for 'general athletic 
    department use'.

4.  Perlman said his decision was made on Thursday and he had mentioned 
    it to the President of the University before on Saturday morning.  
    The Board of Regents was notified of the pending action this morning.

5.  He has not talked to Osborne about anything yet.  (That means the 
    rumors about Osborne as interim AD or as football consultant are not 
    true--yet.)  

6.  He will be hiring a search consultant to help find a new AD, but no
    time line was given.  It will be a national search but with no 
    constraints, such as looking for someone with a Nebraska connection.
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Mike Nolan