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<p>Coach and former player Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini hails from Youngstown, Ohio. He was the defensive coordinator for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Pelini">Carl Pelini</a>, former Florida Atlantic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Pelini">head coach</a> and Bo's elder brother, has served as an assistant coach on numerous occasions. Bo Pelini was born on December 13, 1967, and was nicknamed Bo after the Cleveland Browns <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Scott">running back</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Scott">Bo Scott</a>. He attended Cardinal Mooney High School and played the free safety position for the Buckeyes of Ohio State University. He earned his master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1992.</p>

<h2>Heading into NFL Coaching</h2>

<p>In 1991, Pelini began his coaching career at the University of Iowa as an assistant for the Iowa Hawkeyes. Along with his coaching career, he had a brief stint as the line-backers coach for the Detroit Drive. In 1994, he got his first coaching job in the NFL when he was hired as the scouting assistant for the San Francisco 49ers. He was soon promoted to the defensive backs coach. His first taste of the Super Bowl was in 1995 when he coached the 49ers to a win against the San Diego Chargers with a final score of 49-26.</p>

<p>In 1997, Pelini was appointed as the defensive backs coach for the New England Patriots. He helped the Patriots reach the playoffs twice. In 2000, Pelini was hired by the Green Bay Packers as the linebackers coach under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Sherman">head coach</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Sherman">Mike Sherman</a>. During his tenure with the Packers, the team posted an impressive 33-15 record.</p>

<h2>Return to College Coaching</h2>

<p>Pelini returned to college coaching programs in 2003 when he was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. At the time, Nebraska's defense ranked 55th nationally, but with Pelini as the new defensive coordinator, their ranking almost improved overnight to 11th. Despite posting a 9-3 record in his first season, Pelini was fired by the new <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pederson">athletic director</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pederson">Steve Pederson</a>. With the departure of Pelini, Nebraska's defensive rank sank back down to 56th nationally.</p>

<p>In 2004, Pelini was hired as the co-defensive coordinator for the Oklahoma Sooners. He helped the team to a 12–0 regular season and a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. In 2005, he was hired by Louisiana State University as their defensive coordinator. His success story continued with Louisiana taking 3rd place in overall defense under Pelini's coaching, and the team won the BCS National Championship following the 2007 season.</p>

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<p>In 2007, Pelini was hired as the new head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, a sweet revenge for him as he returned to the team that had fired him. As the head coach, he took Nebraska to greater heights and was rewarded with a salary increase from $1.1 million to $1.8 million. Under Pelini, Nebraska held 1st place in defense during the 2009 season.</p>

<p>In 2012, Pelini left in an ambulance after feeling ill during a match against Arkansas State, which his team won 42-13; medical tests came back negative and he was given a clean bill of health. On November 30, 2014, Bo was fired again by Nebraska for the second time. He left the Nebraska football program with at least nine wins every season during his seven-year tenure with the team. He is often criticized for never winning the big one despite his impressive record, as Nebraska never won a conference title under his coaching. People felt that his hiring was justified because they had given him enough years to try to win the big championship.</p>

<p>He later served as head coach at Youngstown State University from 2015 to 2019, and spent the 2020 season as defensive coordinator at LSU.</p>

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