Nebraska Football: Scott Frost’s job not in jeopardy despite little progression
Nebraska football lost again, but don’t start with the “Fire Scott Frost” chants because that probably won’t be happening.
It’s been a long time since the Nebraska Cornhuskers were truly relevant in college football. I know that’s hard for Nebraska fans to hear, but it’s true. Even in 2016 when they were a top 10 team for a sliver of the season, no one really expected that team to contend for a Big Ten Championship over teams like Wisconsin and Ohio State and we realized that for good once they lost to both of those schools.
Scott Frost took over head coaching duties at Nebraska in 2018 and the team hasn’t made much progress since he was named head coach. In 2018, the team went 4-8 and got off to a brutal 0-6 start. The next season, they went 5-7 and missed a bowl game for the third straight year.
This season, it’s entirely possible that Nebraska doesn’t win another game. If Penn State wasn’t so bad this year, a winless season would have been very possible for the Cornhuskers, as difficult as that is to admit. The Huskers aren’t making any progress under Frost’s leadership and it’s concerning.
Even with no progress, Scott Frost won’t be fired from Nebraska football.
Bill Moos showed he believed in Frost when he extended him this time last year, tying him to Nebraska through the 2026 season. This wasn’t a necessary move, as Frost was already under contract through 2024 and the team wasn’t winning when this extension went into place. But, Moos did this because he wanted Frost to know he believed in him.
Something to keep in mind also is that Frost is only in year three. A lot of programs give up on coaches after three or four years because they’re impatient and Nebraska isn’t going to do that. It realistically takes four or even five years to truly turn things around because that’s when we’re finally seeing the coach’s recruits — and only the coach’s recruits — on the field.
It’s understandable for Nebraska fans to be frustrated. Many felt like the turnaround would happen sooner rather than later, but patience is key here. We saw on Saturday that the defense still needs a lot of work and until Frost truly finds a quarterback who was as elusive as he was, it’s going to be tough for this team to win many games.
Typically, progression starts to be more visible in the third year (or it should anyway), and with how ugly Saturday’s loss was, fans are justified in their frustrations. This team looks to have gone backwards since their impressive end to the 2018 season and coaching appears to be a big reason as to why. The team is talented enough to win games, but stupid mistakes continue to crush the Huskers.
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Scott Frost brought hope to the Nebraska football program and while he’s not delivering on that promise just yet, there have been times where we’ve seen what this team could be. Like all good things, however, this too will take time.