Bo Pelini
Pelini delivers the address at the 2008 Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce Dinner in Columbus, Nebraska on April 29, 2008.
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Youngstown State |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football |
| Record | 17–10 |
| Annual salary | $2.875 million through 2018 (Nebraska) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 13, 1967 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Ohio State |
| Position(s) | Free safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991 | Iowa (GA/AWR) |
| 1993 | Youngstown (OH) Cardinal Mooney HS (QB) |
| 1994–1996 | San Francisco 49ers (DB) |
| 1997–1999 | New England Patriots (LB) |
| 2000–2002 | Green Bay Packers (LB) |
| 2003 | Nebraska (DC) |
| 2003 | Nebraska (interim HC) |
| 2004 | Oklahoma (Co-DC/DB) |
| 2005–2007 | LSU (DC) |
| 2008–2014 | Nebraska |
| 2015–present | Youngstown State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–37 |
| Bowls | 4–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is the American football head coach for the Youngstown State Penguins football team at Youngstown State University. He served as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from December 2007 until November 2014. Prior to leading the football program at Nebraska, he was the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, a former center of steel production with a strong athletic tradition. He was nicknamed "Bo" after former Cleveland Browns running back Bo Scott. After graduating from Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School (the same high school as Bob Stoops, head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners), he went on to play free safety for the Buckeyes at Ohio State University under College Football Hall of Fame head coaches Earle Bruce and John Cooper from 1987 to 1990. 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. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Ohio State College of Business in December 1990.
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