A Louisiana newspaper joins the list of news outlets reporting tht Bo Pelini will be Nebraska's next coach. Below is the report from the Associated Press:

LINCOLN (AP) -- A Baton Rouge, La., newspaper has reported that a Louisiana State University supervisor confirmed Bo Pelini will step down as defensive coordinator to become the head coach at Nebraska.

"I think it's pretty clear and it's our idea that Bo will be the next coach at Nebraska," Charles Weems told The Advocate on Saturday.

Pelini and Nebraska interim athletic director Tom Osborne have denied previous reports of the hiring.
If hired, the 39-year-old Pelini would replace Bill Callahan, who was fired last Saturday after the Huskers' second losing season in four years.

Osborne had said when announcing Callahan's firing that the next coach didn't have to have Nebraska ties. Pelini was only at Nebraska in 2003, but his no-nonsense, hardworking style of coaching defense quickly made him a beloved figure.

Pelini was interim coach after Frank Solich was fired following the 2003 regular season, coaching the Huskers to an Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan State. As he walked off the field in San Antonio, Huskers fans chanted "We want Bo."

Osborne has interviewed Pelini and Buffalo coach Turner Gill, a former star Nebraska quarterback and longtime assistant, and reportedly spoke informally with Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe.

Pelini had been a candidate for the Nebraska job after Solich's firing. Former athletic director Steve Pederson interviewed Pelini but elected to go with Callahan.

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