Ed Orgeron Gives Honest Explanation About The Bo Pelini Interview Process

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Q. You talk about doing your homework and hiring the new coaches, and you kind of mentioned this on the Zoom call back in the spring, but maybe a clarification. The coaches you hired in 2020, did you interview all of them or part of them? I'm just trying to get -- you weren't clear when you talked about that.

ED ORGERON: There were some interviews that were not face to face. There were some hires that were made. I know the guy, he knows me, let's talk about it. Hey, this is what we're going to run, stuff like that.

When I hired Boyd, it was not a formal interview. That's probably what you're asking. I believed in him, and it just didn't work. I said I would never do that again. Every one of these guys, I interviewed them in person. I had a long interview with them, specific questions that I asked, things that I maybe should have asked or shouldn't have.

If I'd have interviewed Bo Pelini face to face, I would have still hired him. There would have been no question about that because of his reputation and because of the guy I knew. There's no question about that.

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