Premium ContentMouse over Home then click on Premium Content for information.No delicate way exists to approach the following topic — especially with four weeks left in the season — so here goes:
The world of college basketball knows that Nebraska (11-13 overall, tied for last in the Big Ten at 3-10) is headed toward a coaching search.
As if any confirmation were needed, I took phone calls from three current and former Division I coaching friends after Saturday's mess against Penn State in which the first words weren't "Hello'' or "What's up?'' but "Who are they going to hire?''
Doc Sadler deserves as respectful a final month at Nebraska as its fans and the state can muster. He immersed himself into Husker culture as well as any coach I've seen, operated as a true professional and has tried hard in a hard job.
But even harder work lies ahead as Nebraska tries to end a run of irrelevancy the school has allowed to fester for 13 years.
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