Nebraska football team honors former coach Bo Pelini ahead of Holiday Bowl
Bo Pelini is gone but not forgotten.
There were some tributes to Pelini from the Nebraska football team before it played Southern California in the Holiday Bowl on Saturday night.
On the way to the game:
#Huskers Team Buses en route to Holiday Bowl. Front Seat on Bus 1 empty in honor of Coach Bo. Been a great ride. #GBR pic.twitter.com/4yJOuIfUnN
— Austen Everson (@AustenEverson) December 27, 2014Cornerback Josh Mitchell tweeted this:
1 last one for my man coach Bo love you big dog #BOKnows
— Josh Mitchell (@J_Mitch05) December 27, 2014This is from running back Ameer Abdullah:
#BoKnows put on one time for the boss man! #WROH
— Ameer Abdullah (@Ameerguapo) December 27, 2014And here’s Cornhuskers receiver Kenny Bell:
For the boss man gentlemen. Let's go to work
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) December 27, 2014During the game, Huskers Gameday saw this:
Kenny Bell with Bo's name on wrist tape. pic.twitter.com/aAa52QqBh5
— Huskers Gameday (@HuskersGameday) December 28, 2014At the game, ESPN caught this:
Nebraska senior offensive lineman Jake Cotton has "BO" on his helmet in place of his jersey number. pic.twitter.com/1jSoaedXji
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 28, 2014Pelini was fired as Nebraska’s coach last month.
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This story was originally published December 27, 2014 at 7:03 PM.