The worst kept secret in the state of Nebraska is that there are going to be coaching changes at Nebraska. On the defensive side of the ball we know because Mike Ekeler and Marvin Sanders are no longer on the staff.
On offense, Ted Gilmore and Shawn Watson are as good as gone in fact they've been replaced if you read today's story on Big Red Today. I find this read interesting based on what coach Pelini told Tom Shatel last Friday.
Tom Shatel Blog Entry
8 p.m., Friday: I spoke with Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini early Friday evening on a variety of timely topics:
1. When I asked Pelini about the job posting for an offensive coach on the UNL website, he said, "what job posting?'' Pelini said he didn't know anything about it, quickly adding, "That could be for an internship or it could be that (Jeff) Jamrog (assistant AD for football) put that up there. Sometimes when we have lower-level openings, we do that.''
Are there are any openings on Pelini's offensive staff, such as coordinator or receiver's coach?
"No, no offensive staff openings,'' Pelini said.
That makes the timing of that posting all the more curious. Whoever posted it must not have been aware of the speculation surrounding Shawn Watson or Ted Gilmore this week. Why put that out there now?
Even more curious are some of the descriptions in the job post, including "conduct student-athlete recruiting'' and "responsible for offensive game preparation, on-field strategies and game tactics.'' If that's for an intern or lower-level job, that's some accelerated program they have there.
2. Pelini had an agreement with Indiana coach Kevin Wilson not to say anything about assistant coach Corey Raymond coming to NU until Raymond had officially been hired. Wilson jumped the gun and confirmed the hire on Wednesday, national signing day, putting Pelini in a tough spot because he couldn't comment on Marvin Sanders' status.
3. Pelini said Sanders' future was not officially wrapped up until Thursday. Pelini said he was not at liberty to discuss Sanders and refused to comment on Sanders any further than his statement on Thursday.
4. Pelini said he was close to hiring Ross Els as linebacker's coach but offered no timetable.
5. Pelini wouldn't comment on Scott Frost or any of the other speculation involving possible offensive coordinators or assistants.
Take a closer look at item number on 1. Come on coach don't place blame on Jeff Jamrog. There's no way that could be posted the way it was without you knowing it. That job description is not for an intern, interns get coffee and do grunt work not recruit and game plan. So forgive us coach if we believe everything that comes out of your mouth.
On the positive side, Pelini has never, ever said a bad word about Watson in public and had supported him even when times were tough. If Bo really is trying to help Watson land a job in the NFL that says a lot about their relationship and what kind of coach Bo thinks Shawn is.
As for Ted Gilmore.... Who's Ted Gilmore? Seriously for a guy who has a the tag of Assistant Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, fans could care less if he stays or goes. Why? He hasn't had a huge impact one way or another.
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