Scott Frost is doing his best to turn over a new leaf as he makes his return to the sidelines this season for a second stint at the helm of UCF. Hiring Frost again certainly raised eyebrows over the winter, considering just how poorly things went for him the last time he was in charge of a Power 4 program. As he attempts to reestablish himself as a rising star in the coaching ranks, and build some new momentum in Orlando, it’s more than understandable that he’d want to find any means he could of explaining away those disastrous five years at Nebraska.
But there are explanations, and there are excuses. And what Scott offered to the media on Tuesday falls firmly into the latter category. In fact, even calling it an excuse feels a little bit generous: When asked what he learned from his failures in Lincoln, Scott simply replied, “don’t take the wrong job,” implying that Nebraska was the reason why he couldn’t field a winning team.
UCF coach Scott Frost on what he learned from Nebraska:”Don’t take the wrong job.”
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 8, 2025
Lest you think that’s taken out of context, he doubled down, suggesting that he didn’t think Nebraska was a place at which a coach could win a national title…