Pelini keeps his Buckeye pride under wraps as No. 21 Huskers prepare to visit No. 12 Ohio St.

Published November 20, 2014

To Bo Pelini, Nebraska's visit to Ohio Stadium this week is strictly business.

There's no time for something as frivolous as admitting to fond memories of his playing days at Ohio State.

That was the Nebraska coach's message Monday when he was asked if taking his No. 21 Huskers (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) into the "Horseshoe" to play the 12th-ranked Buckeyes (5-0, 1-0) made him feel nostalgic.

The Buckeyes were 25-18-3 over his four years (1986-90), never finished higher than a tie for third in the Big Ten and went to two bowls.

First-year Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer was a graduate assistant on the 1986-87 Ohio State teams. Meyer and Pelini also crossed paths in the Southeastern Conference, when Meyer was head coach at Florida and Pelini was LSU's defensive coordinator.

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