OMAHA, Neb. -- College Football Hall of Fame coach Tom Osborne is giving up his large skybox at Memorial Stadium, saying the Nebraska athletic department should sell it to someone else rather than have him continue to use it for free.
Osborne, 80, coached the Cornhuskers for 25 years, retiring after the 1997 season with 255 wins and all or part of three national championships three of his last four years. He was the school's athletic director from 2007-12.
"I don't know anyone who is a former administrator who keeps a large skybox," Osborne said Thursday. "That thing seats 25-26 people.