Nebraska football: 5 reasons to be excited for the future

1. Scott Frost

If this Nebraska program enjoys a resurgence back to national prominence, make no mistake, it will be because of Frost. He’s won wherever he’s gone and that doesn’t just include as a head coach. At Northern Iowa he was the co-defensive coordinator in 2008 and his defense was No. 3 in takeaways and No.9 in scoring defense.

Frost then joined the Oregon Ducks as a wide receivers coach and had the chance to work under the legendary Chip Kelly. When Chip Kelly left Oregon and Mark Helfrich was promoted to head coach, Frost was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Under Frost, someone named Marcus Mariota flourished winning the Heisman in 2015.

As if that wasn’t enough, Frost got hired at UCF where he turned a program that went 0-12 in 2015 into a 13-0 machine in just two seasons. All leading to a Peach Bowl victory over Auburn at the end of the season.

Unfortunately for UCF, Frost was lured to coach his Alma Matter Nebraska and that leads us up to where we are now. After one season in which Nebraska went 4-8, many predicted the Cornhuskers to take the next step this season and at 2-1 it’s yet to be known whether that will happen. We know that it won’t be like his second season at UCF, but it doesn’t have to be. If Nebraska can compete for the Big Ten West title this season that will be plenty enough for a school that has endured two straight losing seasons.

Everyone that follows Frost knows that it’s well within his limits to be in the Big Ten Championship game at the end of the season, even with the early-season loss. Frost already has some key pieces and the recruiting classes should only improve as time goes on. It’s just a matter of whether a young Nebraska team can put it all together. Even if it doesn’t completely happen this year, expect Frost to lead this program to new heights in seasons to come.