This is another area Pelini doesn't get near the credit he should. Academics. He stressed them and did monitoring and classroom checks.
Nebraska has a strong history of academic All Americans, long before Riley or Pelini.
Riley got a bowl game thanks to Pelini stressing academic accountability.
........and we even get to listen to Eichorst talk about Riley's "leadership"......
These are grown men on the football team, why do we need to follow them around and make sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing? Accountability and responsibility for your own actions, I love it that Riley is teaching this because far too often people don't think these things matter.