35 Facts About Bo Pelini

Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini was born on December 13,1967 and is a former American football coach and former player.

Bo Pelini was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team.

Bo Pelini is the younger brother of former Florida Atlantic head coach Carl Pelini, who has frequently worked under Bo as an assistant coach.

Bo Pelini served as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from December 2007 until November 2014 and later served as head coach of the Youngstown State University football team from 2015 through 2019.

Bo Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, a former center of steel production with a strong athletic tradition.

Bo Pelini was nicknamed "Bo" after former Cleveland Browns running back Bo Scott.

Bo Pelini started in his last two years, and served as a team co-captain in his senior year, along with Vinnie Clark, Jeff Graham, and Greg Frey.

Bo Pelini earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Ohio State College of Business in December 1990.

In 1994, Bo Pelini got his first position in the National Football League when he was hired by San Francisco 49ers head coach George Seifert as a scouting assistant.

Bo Pelini was quickly promoted to assistant secondary coach, and by the spring of 1994 he had been promoted again to defensive backs coach.

In 1997, Bo Pelini was hired by New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll, again as defensive backs coach, helping the Patriots reach the playoffs twice during his three years there.

In 2000, Bo Pelini became the linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers under head coach Mike Sherman.

Bo Pelini returned to the college ranks in 2003 when he was hired as Defensive Coordinator for the Nebraska Cornhuskers by Head Coach Frank Solich.

Bo Pelini interviewed for the Nebraska head coach position, but Pederson instead decided after a 41-day search to hire Bill Callahan, recently head coach of the Oakland Raiders.

In 2005, Bo Pelini was hired by LSU Tigers Head Coach Les Miles, again as defensive coordinator.

Bo Pelini's success continued, as LSU was ranked 3rd nationally in overall defense for each of his three years with the Tigers.

Bo Pelini was selected after a nine-day search as the next head coach.

Bo Pelini's arrival saw a renewed interest and optimism in Nebraska football, as evidenced by their record Pay-Per View buys.

Suh flourished under coach Bo Pelini, finishing the 2009 season with 85 tackles, 12 sacks, 24 tackles for a loss, 10 passes broken up, 3 blocked kicks, one interception, and a forced fumble.

Suh is the second Outland and Lombardi winner of Bo Pelini's, following Glenn Dorsey.

Bo Pelini embraced his alter ego twitter account, Faux Bo Pelini, during the Tunnel Walk for the 2014 Spring Game.

Faux created a fake Christmas Card which prominently featured Bo Pelini holding a cat.

The real Bo Pelini brought a cat with him to the Tunnel Walk and, with the crowd roaring, held the cat aloft like Simba.

The total liquidation to be paid to Bo Pelini is roughly $7.9 million.

Eichorst stated at a press conference that Bo Pelini hadn't won "the games that mattered the most" against top-tier opponents.

Bo Pelini was hired by Youngstown State in December 2014 as their new head coach.

On Jan 27,2020, Bo Pelini was named LSU's next defensive coordinator, replacing Dave Aranda.

Bo Pelini was dismissed from his position on December 21,2020.

Some observers and members of the media believed that Bo Pelini would have a difficult time winning back fan support.

Bo Pelini believed that he had built up enough "points" for at least partial forgiveness for his statements from the fans.

Bo Pelini said he enjoyed his job at Nebraska, had had great support, and had turned down job offers from other schools.

Sports media reactions to the audio tape ranged from calls for Bo Pelini to be fired to the view that what Bo Pelini said was nothing more than what other coaches have likely said in the past.

Bo Pelini's behavior was again called into question during Nebraska's nationally televised loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes at the end of the 2013 regular season.

Bo Pelini was reprimanded by the Missouri Valley Football Conference for his on field conduct.

Bo Pelini's behavior is consistent with a pattern of unprofessional, disrespectful behavior directed by Mr Pelini toward the passionate fans of Nebraska, employees of the university and, most concerning, our student-athletes.