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LINCOLN — Scott Frost will get a fifth year to lead Nebraska’s football team, school leaders announced Monday, despite four straight losing seasons to start his tenure and a 5-18 record in one-score games.
The decision comes two days after the Huskers’ 26-17 loss to No. 6 Ohio State, the fourth competitive loss to a top-10 team on a difficult schedule.
“In my four months at Nebraska, I have closely observed our football team, and had several productive discussions with Coach Frost," Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts wrote in a statement." Scott has laid out a clear plan and vision for the future of Nebraska Football and has agreed to a restructured contract. I am excited to continue to work together with Scott. We share a love of Nebraska and this football program and want nothing more than Nebraska Football to again compete for championships.
“We all recognize our record has not been what anyone wants it to be. I have been clear that I have been looking for incremental progress, and I have seen that in several key areas this season. Our team has continued to compete at a high level and the young men in our program have remained unified and shown great resiliency, which is an important reflection of the leadership of Coach Frost and his staff.”
According to his original contract, Frost made $5 million per year in base salary and would have had a buyout of about $20 million had he been fired based on the agreement and remaining years of his contract, which was signed through the 2026 season. The terms of Frost's restructured contract have not been released as of Monday afternoon.
NU, which has fired its past four coaches, has already paid about $25.8 million in buyouts since 2010.
"“I appreciate the confidence Trev Alberts has shown in me to continue to lead this program," Frost wrote in a statement. "I love this state, this football program and am honored and humbled for the opportunity to serve as the head coach at my alma mater. Our immediate focus is on the two games ahead against Wisconsin and Iowa, and the opportunity in front of us to build momentum heading into the offseason and 2022. I understand we have not won at a high enough level, but I am confident our football program will continue to take steps forward.”
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Frost is 15-27 overall at Nebraska. There are two games left in 2021 — Wisconsin and Iowa — before Frost embarks on an offseason of recruiting and development. Nebraska opens next season against Northwestern in Ireland, and has a schedule that at least on paper appears to be friendlier.
NU plans to sign a small class of incoming freshmen, scour the transfer portal for immediate help and — perhaps most crucially — try to convince several juniors, who have never experienced a bowl game or winning record, to return for their fifth and in some cases sixth seasons.
It’s a lot on the plate for the Nebraska native who helped win a national title for the Huskers in 1997 and grew up all over the state as the son of high school coaches.
Frost returned with fanfare in 2018, fresh off an undefeated season at Central Florida. He was full of confidence that if Nebraska struggled to win in Year 1 — the Huskers finished 4-8 — the program would hit its stride Year 2. That didn’t happen either.
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COVID-19 hit before Year 3, which Nebraska spent trying to train its players all summer for a season that didn’t start until late October. The Huskers went 3-5 last season — declining to participate in a bowl — and reportedly tried to get out of a Sept. 18 game with Oklahoma last winter.
NU’s administrators sent former Athletic Director Bill Moos, who hired Frost, away with an almost $3 million early retirement package in late June. Alberts took the job in mid-July and, shortly thereafter, had to address and confirm reports that Frost and his staff were under investigation for improperly using a special teams analyst to coach during practice.
After a tumultuous offseason, Nebraska started with an ugly loss at Illinois. Frost turned off the music at practices after that.
From there, the team experienced a few highs — blowout wins over Northwestern and Buffalo — and competitive but gutting losses to four teams (Oklahoma, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State) currently in the AP top 10. Alberts, who attends practice often and meets with Frost the Sunday after each game, said in late October that he was “proud” of the work by Frost and his staff.
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After NU’s loss to Ohio State on Saturday, Frost said he bleeds for the program, and sees a turnaround coming soon.
“I’m disappointed,” Frost said. “I hate losing more than anybody in that locker room. But man, I love being the coach here. I love these kids. They’ve battled through a lot. This is going to pop here at Nebraska. It just is. We’re doing too many things right, we’ve got too many good young players.
"We’re putting ourselves in position to win too many games and just not making a play or catching a break.”
Scott Frost will return for fifth season as Husker football coach with restructured contract
Scott Frost will get a fifth year to lead Nebraska’s football team, school leaders have announced. Frost also agreed to a restructured contract.
LINCOLN — Scott Frost will get a fifth year to lead Nebraska’s football team, school leaders announced Monday, despite four straight losing seasons to start his tenure and a 5-18 record in one-score games.
The decision comes two days after the Huskers’ 26-17 loss to No. 6 Ohio State, the fourth competitive loss to a top-10 team on a difficult schedule.
“In my four months at Nebraska, I have closely observed our football team, and had several productive discussions with Coach Frost," Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts wrote in a statement." Scott has laid out a clear plan and vision for the future of Nebraska Football and has agreed to a restructured contract. I am excited to continue to work together with Scott. We share a love of Nebraska and this football program and want nothing more than Nebraska Football to again compete for championships.
“We all recognize our record has not been what anyone wants it to be. I have been clear that I have been looking for incremental progress, and I have seen that in several key areas this season. Our team has continued to compete at a high level and the young men in our program have remained unified and shown great resiliency, which is an important reflection of the leadership of Coach Frost and his staff.”
According to his original contract, Frost made $5 million per year in base salary and would have had a buyout of about $20 million had he been fired based on the agreement and remaining years of his contract, which was signed through the 2026 season. The terms of Frost's restructured contract have not been released as of Monday afternoon.
NU, which has fired its past four coaches, has already paid about $25.8 million in buyouts since 2010.
"“I appreciate the confidence Trev Alberts has shown in me to continue to lead this program," Frost wrote in a statement. "I love this state, this football program and am honored and humbled for the opportunity to serve as the head coach at my alma mater. Our immediate focus is on the two games ahead against Wisconsin and Iowa, and the opportunity in front of us to build momentum heading into the offseason and 2022. I understand we have not won at a high enough level, but I am confident our football program will continue to take steps forward.”
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Frost is 15-27 overall at Nebraska. There are two games left in 2021 — Wisconsin and Iowa — before Frost embarks on an offseason of recruiting and development. Nebraska opens next season against Northwestern in Ireland, and has a schedule that at least on paper appears to be friendlier.
NU plans to sign a small class of incoming freshmen, scour the transfer portal for immediate help and — perhaps most crucially — try to convince several juniors, who have never experienced a bowl game or winning record, to return for their fifth and in some cases sixth seasons.
It’s a lot on the plate for the Nebraska native who helped win a national title for the Huskers in 1997 and grew up all over the state as the son of high school coaches.
Frost returned with fanfare in 2018, fresh off an undefeated season at Central Florida. He was full of confidence that if Nebraska struggled to win in Year 1 — the Huskers finished 4-8 — the program would hit its stride Year 2. That didn’t happen either.
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COVID-19 hit before Year 3, which Nebraska spent trying to train its players all summer for a season that didn’t start until late October. The Huskers went 3-5 last season — declining to participate in a bowl — and reportedly tried to get out of a Sept. 18 game with Oklahoma last winter.
NU’s administrators sent former Athletic Director Bill Moos, who hired Frost, away with an almost $3 million early retirement package in late June. Alberts took the job in mid-July and, shortly thereafter, had to address and confirm reports that Frost and his staff were under investigation for improperly using a special teams analyst to coach during practice.
After a tumultuous offseason, Nebraska started with an ugly loss at Illinois. Frost turned off the music at practices after that.
From there, the team experienced a few highs — blowout wins over Northwestern and Buffalo — and competitive but gutting losses to four teams (Oklahoma, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State) currently in the AP top 10. Alberts, who attends practice often and meets with Frost the Sunday after each game, said in late October that he was “proud” of the work by Frost and his staff.
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After NU’s loss to Ohio State on Saturday, Frost said he bleeds for the program, and sees a turnaround coming soon.
“I’m disappointed,” Frost said. “I hate losing more than anybody in that locker room. But man, I love being the coach here. I love these kids. They’ve battled through a lot. This is going to pop here at Nebraska. It just is. We’re doing too many things right, we’ve got too many good young players.
"We’re putting ourselves in position to win too many games and just not making a play or catching a break.”
