Any speculation over Eichorst’s job security is tamped down by the first sentence in the leadership section:

“The current Director of Athletics, Shawn Eichorst, is valued and highly respected by most of the participants in this review process.” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany also offered praise, saying: “He is an honest broker on behalf of Nebraska. I never find him in left field.”

Still, issues between Eichorst and some coaches in the 23-sport department are noted, such as:

“Coaches do not feel their input is sought very much, and that they have a desire for greater inclusion in decisions that have an impact on them personally and on their teams.

“Some coaches perceive there to be focus on the creation of rules, procedures and regulations that create some boundaries in how they recruit, conduct speaking engagements, run summer camp, etc.”

That summary coincides with World-Herald interviews over time with Husker coaches about lack of access to Eichorst and a shortage of information on rules implemented or policies changed. Two coaches said the number of books Eichorst assigned them to read outnumbered the personal meetings they had with him.

Bounds said remedies are in the works.