Former Youngstown State defensive coordinator and Austintown Fitch head football coach Carl Pelini has been named the interim head coach at Bowling Green after Mike Jinks was relieved of his duties.

Pelini served as the Penguins defensive coordinator under his brother, Bo, the head coach at YSU, from 2015 to 2017.

The Flashes are 0-3 in the Mid-American Conference and 1-6 overall.

Prior to joining YSU, Carl was the head coach at Florida Atlantic.