Former Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has been hired for the same role at Youngstown State, an FCS school in his hometown.

The school announced the move on Tuesday.

The 47-year-old Pelini is a graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School in the northeast Ohio city of Youngstown. He played defensive back for Ohio State from 1986-89.

Pelini replaces Eric Wolford, who was fired last month after going 31-26 (18-22 in Missouri Valley Conference games) over five years.

Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is now the school president at Youngstown State. The Penguins were a Division I-AA (now FCS) powerhouse when Tressel coached them from 1986-2000, but have made the FCS playoffs only once since 2000.

Pelini was an assistant coach at Cardinal Mooney in 1993 before starting a nine-year run as an NFL assistant for three teams.