Football Coaching Career
Lou Holtz, a former assistant coach at Ohio State, had taken the head coaching position at William & Mary in 1969, and Holtz offered an assistant coaching job to Rein. When Holtz accepted an offer from North Carolina State University in 1972, Rein went with him. In 1975, Rein was hired as offensive coordinator for the University of Arkansas under Frank Broyles and helped the Razorbacks win the Southwest Conference and the 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic.
When Holtz moved on to New York Jets of the NFL in 1976, Rein became the youngest college football head coach upon his hiring by North Carolina State. Guiding the NC State Wolfpack football team, Rein was an advocate of the coaching philosophy of Ohio State's Woody Hayes for whom Rein played. During Rein's four years at NC State, he led the team to two bowl games, defeating Iowa State in the 1977 Peach Bowl and defeating the Pittsburgh in the 1978 Tangerine Bowl. In Rein's final year at NC State, his team won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
Among Rein's top players at NC State were Outland Trophy winner Jim Ritcher, a center for the Wolfpack who later started at guard on four Super Bowl teams with the Buffalo Bills, and linebacker Bill Cowher, who later coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for 15 seasons and won Super Bowl XL.
Following every season, the NC State football team awards the "Bo Rein Award" to a player that makes a vital contribution in an unsung role.
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