Bryan Nardo is no stranger to fierce rivalries.
Oklahoma State's rookie D-I defensive coordinator coached in "The Turnpike Tussle" with Emporia State versus Washburn University, the longest running Division-II rivalry. When he was a graduate assistant at Ohio, the Bobcats played Miami OH in "The Battle of the Bricks." At his latest stop before OSU, Gannon and Mercyhurst competed in "The Battle of the Niagara Cup. Those schools are just a few blocks away from each other.
On Saturday, Nardo will coach in maybe his biggest rivalry yet. Bedlam. And not just any Bedlam, perhaps THE Bedlam, as the rivalry will not be played for the foreseeable future when Oklahoma moves to the SEC.