College Football: 10 coaches who could be on hot seat in 2020

9. Scott Frost, Nebraska

There is a chance that Scott Frost is not on the hot seat and ‘Husker nation is fully willing to be patient with him and his staff. He is not coaching for his job this season barring a complete disaster in 2020.

If Frost does not want to find himself coaching for his job in 2021, the Huskers need to make a bowl game and win. Adrian Martinez needs to take a step forward in his development at quarterback as well as stay on the field.

Frost needs to up the ante in recruiting. He’s been in the top 25, but if he wants to contend in the Big Ten he needs to recruit in the top 10.

Most importantly, he and his staff need to fix the defense. The Cornhuskers got better defensively, but they are not ready to compete against the conference’s elite. They surrendered 30 points or more in five of their seven losses.

For both Nebraska and Frost, they have to really figure out who they want to be as a team. This is not Bob Devaney or Tom Osbourne coaching anymore, but there are some elements they can use from the past. Nebraska was the first program to institute a strength program and hire a strength coach.

Nebraska’s walk-on program is legendary. Because of the recruiting footprint in Nebraska, Frost might not be able to recruit as he could in Florida. He needs to find a way to combine parts of Nebraska’s tradition with elements of what he was able to put together in Orlando.

If he cannot find a new identity for the Cornhuskers he will be out sooner rather than later.