Nebraska to honor Hall of Fame coach Frank Solich on Saturday

It’s already expected to be a big day on Saturday evening in Lincoln, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers will take on the Colorado Buffaloes on primetime television.

To make the day even bigger, the Cornhuskers announced on Wednesday that the program will honor former head coach Frank Solich with an on-campus salute on Saturday ahead of the game.

The on-campus event will be a joint effort from the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame and is the first of numerous traditions that take place before Solich is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year.

Solich was the Huskers’ head coach from 1998 through 2003, leading the program to a 58-19 record over 77 games and a 1999 Fiesta Bowl victory. After being fired following a 9-3 season in 2003, Solich took over the Ohio Bobcats program in 2005 and coached in Athens until 2020.

Over his entire collegiate coaching career, Solich was 173-101, including 77-46 in conference matchups. His trophy shelf includes one Big 12 championship, three Big 12 North Division championships, four MAC East Division championships, a Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, two Big 12 Coach of the Year Awards, and a MAC Coach of the Year award.

Of course, Solich was also a former Husker. He played for the program as a fullback between 1963 and 1965 and earned first-team All-Big Eight honors in 1965.

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