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That’s enough to catch anybody’s attention, and two sources indicated that Nebraska’s interested, though one coach suggested to the Journal Star “there’s no way” the 64-year-old Whipple is leaving Pitt. He’s a Northeast guy and has spent most of his career on the East Coast, including two stints as the head coach at UMass. But when you put up 42.8 points and 513 yards per game, other teams are going to try to reach out. 

On the other sideline is Wake Forest’s Warren Ruggiero. The Journal Star hasn’t linked NU and Ruggiero, but the Demon Deacons offense is awfully fun to watch anyhow. Ruggiero has been with coach Dave Clawson, who just signed an extension, for all eight years at Wake Forest and the pair was together at Bowling Green before that.

Sticking in the ACC, one coach whose situation changed recently is Virginia offensive coordinator Robert Anae. Two sources indicated last month that NU might have interest in the veteran play-caller, who also has Air Raid roots, but nothing substantial materialized. Then on Thursday, Mendenhall abruptly resigned. Could that rekindle the conversation? Is Nebraska too far down the road with other candidates?

There’s been a wide variety of candidates discussed as potentials for the Nebraska offensive coordinator job — including reporting from Arizona outlets that Arizona State offensive coordinator Zak Hill is on NU’s radar screen and suggestions that Army’s Brent Davis, who still has a game against Navy next weekend, is a potential target — but the unanswered question remains if Frost is just waiting for one top candidate’s season to end or if there are a couple more interviews to be done in the Huskers’ broad search.