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Cosgrove: 'Everybody's hurting right now'
BY BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star
Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 - 05:05:42 pm CDT
Nebraska defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove said Saturday he’s not worried about his job security, that it’s something he can’t control.
“I’m just going to do my job the best I can,” Cosgrove said after Nebraska’s 45-14 home loss to Oklahoma State. “I’ve been doing it a long time. I have a lot of confidence in my abilities.
“There’ve been a lot of ups, there’ve been a lot of downs. In this profession, unfortunately that’s the way it is, no matter what program you’re at in the country.”
Oklahoma State (4-3, 2-1 Big 12 Conference) buried Nebraska with 38 points in the first half and finished with 551 total yards against a defense that entered the game ranked 96th nationally.
Nebraska (4-3, 1-2) has allowed at least 415 total yards in each of its last five games.
“It’s hard,” Cosgrove said. “We’re searching, trying to find the right answers. We’ll continue to work hard on it. Everybody’s hurting right now. I know our fans are, our coaches are, the players are. It’s disappointing.
“It hurts you guys, I know that. Imagine how you feel when you’re directly involved in it, like a coach or a player. It’s harder, because we’re more involved in it.”
And, yes, Cosgrove knows fans are calling for his dismissal.
“I’m sure they are,” he said. “That’s just the passion there is for this program. It’s the hurt that everybody has. If they don’t think I’m hurting too, then there’s something wrong.”
OSU senior running back Dantrell Savage ran for a career-high 212 yards, with many of those yards coming on option plays.
Cosgrove said his team prepared for the option.
“We worked on it a ton,” he said. “They didn’t do anything new. There was absolutely nothing new. In fact, I thought they’d do a little bit more than what they did.”
OSU quarterback Zac Robinson attempted only 19 passes, completing 12 for 234 yards. On at least two of his completions, no defender was within 10 yards of the receiver.
Nebraska forced the Cowboys to punt for the first time on the first drive of the third quarter, when the defense forced a three-and-out. Oklahoma State scored its only touchdown of the second half on a 30-yard run by Savage with 5:25 remaining in the game.
Cosgrove stressed the importance of coaches staying positive with the players.
“You can’t ever quit on ’em,” he said. “You’ve always got to get that hope up that things are going to turn around. You’ve got to continue coaching. You can’t coach any different.
“You can’t let ’em feel like you’re done for.”
