Bo Pelini has received permission from Interim Athletic Director Tom Osborne to coach the LSU defense at the BCS National Championship game against Ohio State on Jan 7.

"Bo has been at LSU for three years, and its players and coaches have worked very hard for a chance to win the national championship,” Osborne said. “I am confident that Bo is handling his responsibilities in his new job here as effectively as possible. The two-week dead period in recruiting (beginning in mid-December) gives him a chance to take care of some unfinished business at LSU without really putting us in any kind of bind.”