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Pederson lacked support to keep him in power

By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com

Monday, October 15, 2007

Give University of Nebraska Chancellor Harvey Perlman credit, he recognizes an insurrection when he sees one on his doorstep. Perlman fired Huskers athletic director Steve Pederson on Monday, three months after extending his contract to 2012 at $500,000 annually. Perlman made the reversal after it became obvious that Pederson had become a leader with no followers. The one-sided losses to Missouri (41-6) and Oklahoma State (45-14) in the last two weeks didn't occur in a vacuum. For one thing, ...

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