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Nebraska Football: 5 ideal candidates to replace Scott Frost

By Dante Pryor

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches the team warm up before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 2: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches the team warm up before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 2, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 19: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Baylor University Bears grins after defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys on October 19, 2019, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Baylor’s record was 7-0 after the 45-27 road win. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 19: Head coach Matt Rhule of the Baylor University Bears grins after defeating the Oklahoma State Cowboys on October 19, 2019, at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Baylor’s record was 7-0 after the 45-27 road win. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

3. Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers HC

Matt Rhule has always seemed like a college head coach. Though the former Temple and Baylor head coach had a short stint in the NFL with the New York Giants, Rhule has always seemed like more of a collegiate football coach. Rhule is a proponent of something the Cornhuskers are in desperate need of, culture.

Under Frost, it was hard to understand how Nebraska did things. With Rhule, there is a process to recruiting, practicing, and playing, which seemed haphazard at times under Frost. Rhule does take a somewhat NFL-like approach to recruit players, favoring measurables over recruiting stars.

That said, that approach to recruiting and development worked well at both Temple and Baylor. The Owls won ten games twice under Rhule, and the Bears won 11 games and went to the Sugar Bowl after winning one game in Rhule’s first season in Waco.

Rhule has the most well-rounded resume of any coaching candidate the Cornhuskers might target. A New England native, Rhule was tremendous at Baylor. He’s coached on both sides of the football and special teams. Those experiences make Rhule extraordinarily knowledgeable about all aspects of the game.

There might be more prominent names Trev Albert might target; none make more sense than Rhule.

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