Newly minted Defensive Coordinator for the Nebraska Cornhusker football team John Papuchis feels he’s just about ready to lead the defense. That is, of course, right after head coach Bo Pelini explains “every single defensive play one at a time, please.”

Papuchis invited the DailyER Nebraskan to sit in the video room with him as he perches on the edge of his seat in anticipation for what Coach Pelini is going to teach him.

“Honestly, it’s my first day, so I have no idea what he’s got in store for me. But I can’t tell you how excited I am,” Papuchis said, as he clutched the sack lunch his wife had made him special for his first day.

“I hope he starts me off with something fun like a blitz package, but I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”

As Papuchis waited for Pelini he couldn’t help but peek at the playbook, even though Pelini had “specifically” told him not to look at it until the head coach told him it was okay.

“I guess there’s some pretty complicated stuff in there that he doesn’t want me to see until he has time to explain it,” Papuchis said before adding in a hushed tone, “I guess there are even some 3-4 schemes in there, but don’t tell him I told you that.”

Papuchis also stated that he hoped he and Pelini could be “almost” as close as the head coach and his brother and former defensive coordinator Carl Pelini were.

“I know they were brothers, but I feel like me and Bo could be that close,” Papuchis said.

“Four years ago, when I was just a graduate assistant with him at LSU, I used to dream of us being able to snuggle up together on a camping trip in the swampland. But I guess Western Nebraska will work just fine.”