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Nebraska football: No, the Cornhuskers aren’t back

By Christopher Mangum

Sep 25, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Rahmir Johnson (14) runs with the ball during the second quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2021; East Lansing, Michigan, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Rahmir Johnson (14) runs with the ball during the second quarter against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks off the field after the loss against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks off the field after the loss against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Memorial Stadium on November 29, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

Nebraska’s coaching situation

At first, this was the case. Since joining the Big Ten, the Cornhuskers have fired two coaches with winning records, including Bo Pelini, whose worst season with the Cornhuskers was 9-4 and had led Nebraska to three 10-win seasons in six years. After Pelini and his successor were run out of town, the Cornhuskers found their man: Scott Frost.

After leading UCF to an undefeated season and a fake national championship, Scott Frost seems to be doing some unique things in Lincoln.

In four seasons as head coach, Frost has a 15-29 record (.341 win percentage) and is yet to break the 5-7 mark. In Frost’s time as the holder for the Cornhuskers, he has won three games twice, four games once, and five games once. Even though Frost’s on-field results have not impressed anyone nationally or locally, he has still kept the program’s hopes alive in other ways. Nebraska ranked dead last (14 of 14) in the Big Ten recruiting rankings in the Cornhuskers’ most recent recruiting cycle.

Notably, the Cornhuskers had a 2-4 bowl game record in their last six bowl games; however, since hiring Frost, Nebraska is back to .500 in post-season play with a 0-0 history.

Sure, the Cornhuskers went 3-9 in 2021, but they did manage to give a few top-tier teams a run for their money. Nebraska played so well in their losses that they deemed themselves the “best 3-9 team ever assembled,” a fitting banner to hang next to Frost’s UCF national title.

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