Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts finally pulled the plug on the Scott Frost era on Sunday after the latest in a steady stream of disappointing losses for the Huskers.
This one was an embarrassing 45-42 home defeat at the hands of Georgia Southern. The loss dropped Frost’s record to a miserable 16-31 at his alma mater, and Alberts opted to let Frost go now rather than wait for his buyout to drop from $15 million to $7.5 million on Oct. 1.
At the time of his hire, Frost was seen as a sure thing. He had just guided UCF to an undefeated season and was returning to his home state to revive a beloved and historic program mired in a stretch of mediocrity. Instead, things got worse under Frost’s watch.Despite the recent string of on-field results, there are plenty of things that make this an attractive job. The support from the fanbase is unrelenting and the school has plenty of financial resources.
The fanbase is desperate for a winner and the task of identifying the coach to reinvigorate the program falls on Alberts’ shoulders.Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell Campbell has built Iowa State into a consistent winner. The Cyclones had just one winning season in the 10 years prior to Campbell’s arrival but have notched a winning record in five of his six seasons in Ames. That included tying a program record with nine victories in 2020. An Ohio native, Campbell is steady, detail-oriented and has a reputation for player development. That’s something Nebraska has sorely lacked in recent years.