OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne says he’s giving coach Bo Pelini a new five-year contract to ward off teams that might 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 in December was linked to the opening at Miami in media reports. Osborne said Monday that “two or three” schools were interested in Pelini after last season, but he wouldn’t name them.
Osborne said Pelini didn’t ask for a raise or new contract.
Pelini is 29-12 in three seasons at Nebraska with two straight appearances in the Big 12 championship game. The Huskers move to the Big Ten this season.
