College football’s top 25 highest-paid coaches for 2020 season

17. Scott Frost – Nebraska

• 2020 Salary: $5 million

This one has been buyer’s remorse to start, but Scott Frost needs some time to deliver at Nebraska. He’s failed to be bowl eligible in his first two seasons as the Cornhuskers head coach. Frost left the University of Central Florida to go make this team relevant again, and the university paid a premium for that. So far, it’s been a major disappointment.

Frost was one of the most coveted coaches in the country when he left UCF, so Nebraska had to pay to get him. They were considered on the cusp of bowl eligibility but ended up winning four games in that first season. That includes losing the first six games of Frost’s career in Lincoln.

We saw a slight improvement last season, when they face the biggest opponents something just doesn’t click. They step up when the opponent is great, but end up falling apart when it counts. Last season when they faced No. 17 Iowa with bowl eligibility on the line, they couldn’t score one point in the fourth quarter. They instead allowed the Hawkeyes to run up the field in the last 30 seconds of the game and kick the winning field goal.

Nebraska needs a major jump from Frost’s team this year. He has to fix the quarterback position, whether that’s actually getting something out of the talent of Adrian Martinez or finally pulling off the bandaid and give Luke McCaffrey the starting job. Frost’s season will depend on making the right decision under center, and that’s why he’s making $5 million a season.