Scott Frost was viewed as a home run hire by Nebraska back in 2018. He was fired less than five years later, following a disastrous tenure.
Frost, who led Nebraska to a national championship as a quarterback for Tom Osborne in 1997, went 16-31 in less than five years at Nebraska. He had zero winning seasons, including a 3-9 record in Year 4 in 2021. Frost was fired following a 1-2 start to the 2022 season.
The former college quarterback experienced great success prior to Nebraska. He led UCF to a perfect 13-0 season in 2017. Frost was previously an assistant coach at Oregon.
What went wrong for Frost at Nebraska?
Frost, who is back at the college football level, working at UCF, was asked on Tuesday what he’s learned from his failing tenure at Nebraska.
He did not hold back.
“Don’t take the wrong job,” he said.
Frost continued, admitting that the allure of his alma mater was too strong. However, in reality, Frost knew that Nebraska wasn’t a place he could win a national championship at. He knows that he should’ve stayed put at UCF.
“I said I wouldn’t leave (UCF) unless it was someplace you could win a national championship. I got tugged in a direction to try to help my alma mater and didn’t really want to do it. It wasn’t a good move. I’m lucky to get back to a place where I was a lot happier.”
Frost: "I said I wouldn't leave (UCF) unless it was someplace you could win a national championship. I got tugged in a direction to try to help my alma mater and didn't really want to do it. It wasn't a good move. I'm lucky to get back to a place where I was a lot happier."
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 8, 2025
Nebraska is currently led by former NFL coach Matt Rhule, who seems extremely happy in Lincoln. The Huskers need to take a major step forward soon, though.
Dylan Raiola and Co. will look to lead the Huskers into serious bowl contention – and possible College Football Playoff contention – moving forward in 2025 and ’26.
Frost, meanwhile, seems happy back at UCF.
