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Nebraska Football: 5 takeaways from Scott Frost’s inaugural season

By Justin Heisey

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Andrew Bunch #17 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers warms up before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Andrew Bunch #17 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers warms up before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

2. Nebraska has a quarterback depth problem

So luckily the last takeaway that you’ll see helps this out a bit but this season was rough for Nebraska when Adrian Martinez wasn’t healthy. They lost to Colorado and Troy and he was nowhere near 100 percent when he started against Michigan. The only reason he was in the game in the first place was that the coaching staff didn’t seem to trust backup quarterback Andrew Bunch who walked on to the team.

Although Bunch was no pushover in high school, his only offer from an FBS school was from Eastern Michgan and he initially came to Nebraska from Scottsdale Community College. The departure of former four-star Tristan Gebbia hurt the Huskers early in the season and had he stuck around he might’ve claimed the starting job. Instead, Nebraska sent their dual-threat signal caller into every game praying that he wouldn’t have to leave the game early.

Frost added to the quarterback room with the acquisition of the fourth McCaffrey brother Luke who is the fifth-ranked dual-threat quarterback according to ESPN.

But McCaffrey is the only quarterback of note that Frost brought in this season. He has athleticism similar to his brothers but isn’t quite there yet as a quarterback. He took over the starting job at the position in his final season of high school and he’s constantly having to reassure people that Nebraska wants him to play quarterback. He’s talented but raw and that could lead to more trouble next season if Martinez goes down again.

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