When Bob Devaney promoted Tom Osborne to offensive coordinator over several more senior assistants after the 1968 season, that one decision would change Nebraska football forever.

Just as Osborne took on the challenge of replacing Devaney, Frank Solich did the same following Osborne in 1998. Solich went 58-19 before being fired after the 2003 season.

When Bob Devaney promoted Tom Osborne to offensive coordinator in 1968, that one decision would change Nebraska football forever. advertisement. Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI.

Tom Osborne, Bob Devaney, national championships: all things that make you think of the good old days of Nebraska football.As fans those memories are everything, but it means just a little bit ...

It was a dark and cold November night in 1969, somewhere between Manhattan, Kan., and Lincoln, that Bob Devaney called Tom Osborne to the front of the crowded team bus. "Bob said he was getting ...

I think Cornhusker fans are pretty smart about what the program has done over the last 60 years and Tom Osborne is a huge part of it. Taking over for Bob Devan ...

Bob Devaney had more than just a great personality. He had substance. He was smart, savvy, a fighter.But let's be clear, personality was definitely a strong suit of the former ...

Just as Osborne took on the challenge of replacing Devaney, Frank Solich did the same following Osborne in 1998. Solich went 58-19 before being fired after the 2003 season.