The Associated Press
Nebraska Gives Pelini A New Contract
April 26, 2011 /
Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne says he is giving Coach Bo Pelini a new five-year contract to ward off teams that may want to hire him away from the Cornhuskers.
Pelini’s contract gives him an immediate $425,000 raise, to $2.775 million, and will pay him more than $3 million a year starting in 2014.Pelini’s name was linked to the opening at Miami in news media reports in December. Pelini is 29-12 in three seasons at Nebraska with two straight appearances in the Big 12 title game. The Huskers move to the Big Ten this year.
