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Players refutes report Callahan asked to resign
By the Lincoln Journal Star
Friday, Nov 09, 2007 - 11:25:08 am CST
Two Nebraska players on Friday debunked a television report saying that Husker coach Bill Callahan told the Nebraska football team on Thursday that he had been asked to resign.
One player, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Callahan told the players that “people in the state are expecting me to resign.”
According to the player, Callahan continued: “We have two more games, let’s just see what happens.”
Nebraska plays host to Kansas State on Saturday before its final regular-season game Nov. 16 at Colorado.
Citing two anonymous sources close to the football program, Omaha television station KMTV reported late Thursday night that Callahan told the team before Thursday’s practice that he was asked to resign, but refused.
On Friday morning, after speaking at the Big Red Breakfast in Omaha, Husker running backs Randy Jordan declined comment on the report. A second Nebraska player, reached Friday morning, said of the report: "I can tell you right now, that's not true."
Earlier in the week, Callahan was questioned on if he has been asked to resign. The coach was indirect in answering the question, referring reporters to “the higher-ups.”
Randy York, associate athletic director for communications, responded Monday by saying interim athletic director Tom Osborne has not asked for a resignation. York said Osborne was still evaluating the coaching staff and no decisions would come until after the season.
“Tom Osborne believes in keeping his word,” York said. “He’s a strong believer in integrity. He said what he’s going to do and he’s not going to deviate from that. When he says something, he means it.”
Then on Tuesday, Callahan showed up to his press conference and said this is not a coaching staff of quitters, “resignation is not in our vocabulary.”
The Huskers are 4-6 and coming off one of the more embarrassing losses in school history, a 76-39 defeat to Kansas.
By the Lincoln Journal Star
Friday, Nov 09, 2007 - 11:25:08 am CST
Two Nebraska players on Friday debunked a television report saying that Husker coach Bill Callahan told the Nebraska football team on Thursday that he had been asked to resign.
One player, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Callahan told the players that “people in the state are expecting me to resign.”
According to the player, Callahan continued: “We have two more games, let’s just see what happens.”
Nebraska plays host to Kansas State on Saturday before its final regular-season game Nov. 16 at Colorado.
Citing two anonymous sources close to the football program, Omaha television station KMTV reported late Thursday night that Callahan told the team before Thursday’s practice that he was asked to resign, but refused.
On Friday morning, after speaking at the Big Red Breakfast in Omaha, Husker running backs Randy Jordan declined comment on the report. A second Nebraska player, reached Friday morning, said of the report: "I can tell you right now, that's not true."
Earlier in the week, Callahan was questioned on if he has been asked to resign. The coach was indirect in answering the question, referring reporters to “the higher-ups.”
Randy York, associate athletic director for communications, responded Monday by saying interim athletic director Tom Osborne has not asked for a resignation. York said Osborne was still evaluating the coaching staff and no decisions would come until after the season.
“Tom Osborne believes in keeping his word,” York said. “He’s a strong believer in integrity. He said what he’s going to do and he’s not going to deviate from that. When he says something, he means it.”
Then on Tuesday, Callahan showed up to his press conference and said this is not a coaching staff of quitters, “resignation is not in our vocabulary.”
The Huskers are 4-6 and coming off one of the more embarrassing losses in school history, a 76-39 defeat to Kansas.
