[Husker] Ohio State gets waiver from NCAA on coaching limits

[Steve Reichenbach]

You write: "I don't think I've ever heard of a school replacing a
coach this time of year AND having that new coach work on bowl game
prep."  However, that is exactly the situation at OSU.  Fickel IS
the head coach (albeit interim), he is being replaced, and he is
working on bowl prep.  OSU replaced Tressel many months ago.
They've had months to get the coaching staff set and their current
head coach is staying on.  They just want to hire a new head coach
in addition to their current head coach and use some other extra
coaches to prepare for their bowl game and do recruiting.  Of
course, one might also note that cheating got them into whatever
the problem is with their coaching staff.


> > This is unbelievable - they are being rewarded for screwing up and firing a
> >  coach.  Can NE request the new defensive coordinator do the same?? 
> 
> As I understand it, this is not the only such waiver, though probably the
> most visible one ths year.
> 
> Any school that has fired a head coach and hired his replacement but 
> is allowing the fired coach and assistants to work their bowl game could
> make the same request.
> 
> Nebraska and Ohio State aren't comparable situations.  Nebraska is 
> currently shorthanded since Carl has left for his new school in Florida
> to get started building his staff, so if a new DC was hired he could 
> assume all duties immediately, without any need for a waiver.  
> 
> However, I don't think I've ever heard of a school replacing a
> coach this time of year AND having that new coach work on bowl game
> prep.
> 
> But if Carl was staying on to prep for the bowl game and a new DC was 
> hired, then Nebraska could probably apply for a waiver so that the 
> new DC could work on recruiting tasks but not the bowl game, providing
> that Carl didn't work on any recruiting tasks.