UCF's Scott Frost Tries to Skip Talk of Failed Nebraska Tenure, but Falls a Bit Short
ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUL 8 – Scott Frost returns to UCF after a 16-31 record at Nebraska and a $16 million buyout, aiming to rebuild a team with 68 new players in a competitive Big 12 conference.
- Scott Frost returned last winter to coach UCF after being fired three games into the 2022 Nebraska season with a 16-31 record there.
- Frost admitted he was drawn toward assisting his former school despite his reluctance and cautioned others to be careful when choosing a job.
- He faces rebuilding UCF, which finished 4-8 last year and now has 68 new players in a competitive 16-team Big 12 conference.
- Frost expressed appreciation for the strong backing he has received from UCF’s athletic leadership and noted that any team in the conference has the potential to win if they perform well.
- Frost’s Nebraska tenure was marked by poor results and late-game collapses, and it remains to be seen if he can overcome that baggage at UCF.
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There's a lot of buzz around the UCF Knights now that prodigal son (coach?) Scott Frost has returned to Orlando after some years spent leading his alma mater, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, which didn't work out.Like, at all.Now, at his first Big 12 Media Day, Frost admits that his decision to leave the Knights after an undefeated 2017 season that included a Peach Bowl win and a National Championship (You can get mad all you want, but it says it outs…
UCF's Frost: Nebraska job 'wasn't a good move'
At his first Big 12 football media days as UCF's coach, Scott Frost addressed his failed tenure at Nebraska on Tuesday, telling reporters, "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."


Frost 'a lot happier' back at UCF after being fired at Nebraska
FRISCO, Texas — Scott Frost's celebrated return as coach at UCF comes with the backdrop of a failed tenure at Nebraska, the alma mater he said he didn't want to talk about at Big 12 football media days Tuesday.

UCF's Scott Frost tries to skip talk of failed Nebraska tenure, but falls a bit short
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Scott Frost's celebrated return as coach at UCF comes with the backdrop of a failed tenure at Nebraska, the alma mater he said he didn't want to talk about at Big 12 football media days Tuesday.
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