1. Frost knows Nebraska
Frost grew up in the state of Nebraska, he played his high school ball in tiny Wood River, Nebraska, a town a little over 100 miles away from Lincoln. He then returned home following two seasons at Stanford and engineered the Huskers to a two-year record of 26-2 including the Big 12 championship and a share of the national championship with Michigan. It’s easy to see that Frost knows how the program works.
Even while he was off coaching at Oregon and UCF, Frost always kept a close eye on his alma mater from afar as he stated in his introductory press conference.
"“When you’re coaching, you’re pretty busy with your own team, but I was able to watch this from afar. From afar, it didn’t look like the Nebraska that I knew. I haven’t been in this building to see all these changes. This place is spectacular. They’ve done an unbelievable job with these facilities. I think, I say the time is right because everything is set up here for us to do what we have to do to get this place back and I know with all the support of the people in this state and all the former players and the leadership on this university, I know we can get it done.”"
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It’s clear that Frost loves Nebraska football and will do anything to bring it back to its former glory. Personally, I think he was the only coach in the search that can make that happen, with no due disrespect to the other candidates such as Matt Campbell or Mike Leach. It will take time and it may not bring the exact same results that Devaney and Osbourne brought, but Frost will make Nebraska football a great program in the future.