In his last game as head coach at Nebraska, Bo Pelini capped a nine-win regular season with a 37-34 come-from-behind overtime victory over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Black Friday.
That was all then Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst needed to see.
Pelini was fired two days later, and Eichorst took the opportunity to fire a shot across the bow of Iowa in explaining why he decided the Huskers needed a change in leadership after seven consecutive nine-win seasons under Pelini:
“Our kids showed great character and resiliency in a tough environment, so it did play a factor,” Eichorst said.