Former Nebraskan, former 1997 Husker quarterback and now former head coach of UCF, Scott Frost is now the 33rd head football coach for the Nebraska Huskers.
Frost finished Saturday with an undefeated record at UCF, winning the AAC championship over No. 20 Memphis in two OTs.
Its a great honor and privilege to have the opportunity to return to Nebraska and to lead the Husker football program, Frost said. I have been fortunate to be at a wonderful school the last two years, but Nebraska is a special place with a storied tradition and a fan base which is second to none. I am truly humbled to be here. The state of Nebraska and the Huskers program mean a great deal to me. This is home.
Leaving UCF from a seven-year, $35 million contract, Frost will be the third-highest paid Big Ten coach, behind Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer, according to ESPN writer Mitch Sherman. Frost signed onto a seven-year, $35 million contract with the Huskers.
I am thrilled that Scott is returning to his alma mater, Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos said. I truly believe that we have hired the premier young coach in the country and that exciting times lie ahead.
Even though Frost announced his decision to coach for Nebraska, he will finish out his season at UCF coaching the Knights in their bowl game, possibly the Chik-Fil-A Peach Bowl.
Frost becomes the fifth Nebraska coach since Tom Osbornes retirement in 1997. Osborne closed out his 25-year career coaching Frost to an undefeated season.
“I would not have the opportunity to be in this position without a lot of great people who have helped me throughout my career,” Frost said. “Specifically, I would like to thank Coach Osborne, who has played such an integral role in my life over the past two decades, both on and off the field. Go Big Red!”
Frost continues to go to Osborne for mentoring. Similarly, Moos approached Osborne for advice after arriving from Washington State in October, with the intent to restore success to the storied football program.
“I long for the days when the characteristics of the team we put on the field on Saturdays exemplified the characteristics of the hard working people of our state,” Frost wrote at the time. “We used to have the Taj Mahal of college football programs. Now it feels like someone took 40 tons of dynamite to our proud and noble masterpiece and built a three bedroom ranch in its place.”
