Martinez says Pelini 'misunderstood' call

Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez doesn't often divulge a whole lot to the media. But the sophomore talked to CBSSports.com's Dennis Dodd about last season's most controversial moment, when head coach Bo Pelini got in his face during a loss to Texas A&M.

Martinez re-injured his right ankle during the game and called his father, Casey, in the locker room after being examined. After he emerged from the locker room, Pelini poked his finger in the chest of the quarterback.

Here's Martinez's recollection of events, via Dodd:

"I went back to the lockerroom. I couldn't move at all. It was so painful, my left toe and my right ankle. I was in so much pain. I didn't think I was going back in.

"I was trying to walk to our lockerroom to feel it out. I plugged in my phone for the charger. It was on and it lit up. I saw it. I saw my dad called me. I called him back and told him I didn't think I was going back in. I couldn't move at all. I explained to him what happened."

Martinez said his dad was worried that he had torn his ACL or broken a bone and "was concerned like any other father would be." He said a team trainer was next to him when he made the call.

"Coach Pelini misunderstood what one of the trainers told him [about] what was going on. That's when Coach Pelini came over and talked to me about it. He was heated because of everything going on, everything going on in the game."

Pelini also got after the officials that night, and Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman criticized the coach's behavior. There were also rampant rumors that Martinez would leave the team after that loss.

If Martinez is willing to talk about that now, perhaps this matter can be considered settled once and for all. And that would be a good thing for the Cornhuskers, who have no experienced depth behind him at quarterback. They need a healthy and focused T-Magic in order to contend in their first year of Big Ten play.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/43549/martinez-says-pelini-misunderstood-call

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