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

[Robert Christensen]

When TO was "interim" head coach we were NOT preparing for a bowl and most of the old staff chose not to stay on during the transition. Not that we wanted most of them!

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On Dec 11, 2011, at 7:41 PM, Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:

> What other extra coaches do they have? After releasing tressel they
> were 1 down anyway. They have added Meyer only. Again, many other
> schools get similar waivers regarding recruiting. Was the NCAA giving
> NU an unfair advantage when TO was allowed to recruit during the
> interim between callahan and pelini?
> 
> On 12/11/11, Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
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