Frost Looks Ahead During Difficult Week

Coach discusses pain of firings, describes what he wants in an offensive coordinator

Contents

1. Commentary
2. Coverage
3. Video recaps
4. Video
5. Info links

Two days after firing four assistant coaches on offense, Scott Frost said it's been a difficult week for him and the players alike but that "they're going to give their best effort in these last two games." 

The Nebraska football head coach spoke after Wednesday morning's practice, the last one of the bye week before practices resume Monday for the Nov. 20 game at Wisconsin. 

"They’re hurting," Frost said of the players whose position coaches were let go. "I'm hurting. ... The guys we let go are really good coaches and even better men."

Frost announced the interim replacements for the four. All were elevated from the Huskers' ranks of analysts and other non-coaching staff:

Interim	Pos.	Former
Steve Cooper	QBs	Mario Verduzco
Ron Brown	RBs	Ryan Held
Frank Verducci	OL	Greg Austin
Mike Cassano	WRs	Matt Lubick

Frost said he's been "wearing myself thin trying to run the offense and call the offense." The next coordinator, he said, must be someone he can trust and will be more fully in charge, though Frost said there would be no "wholesale changes" in the offensive scheme.

“We’re early in the stages of identifying people," he said, but "there's a lot of people with jobs in other places, and I imagine nothing can be done until after the season is over."

Much more from Wednesday's session is in the links below. Refresh this page for the latest updates. Go here for the HuskerMax discussion. Asterisk indicates item may require a subscription.

Commentary

• Omaha World-Herald | Tom Shatel: Could Frank Solich help Scott Frost rejuvenate Husker football?
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Steven M. Sipple: Frost handles critical moment well and other takeaways from media session

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Coverage

• Hail Varsity | Frost Talks Staff Changes, Search for Offensive Coordinator and More
• HuskerOnline | Frost recaps changes, talks future of NU coaching staff
• HuskerOnline | Three takeaways on Scott Frost's plan for NU in 2022
• Husker247 | Frost wants to locate OC first, plans to 'turn over' more of offense to new hires
• Husker247 | Domann announcement seems coming, but Frost expects roster to hold firm
• Nebraska Athletics | Frost Talks Program Changes on Bye Week
• Lincoln Journal Star* | A 'tough 72' hours for Husker football: Coaches fired, players 'hurting', Frost looking for path forward
• Lincoln Journal Star* | Red Report: TE Sean Beckton is 'elite'; no word on Domann's status; 'spirited practice'
• Omaha World-Herald* | Focus for Scott Frost, Huskers is on final two games, before refreshing program in offseason
• Omaha World-Herald* | Scott Frost says dismissal of assistant coaches necessary to finish 'big fix' of Husker football
• Omaha World-Herald* | Could Nebraska hire a full-time special teams coordinator? Scott Frost says it's a 'possibility'
• Omaha World-Herald* | Husker notes: How assistant coach Sean Beckton could be a bridge to Nebraska's new offense

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Video recaps

• Hail Varsity | Sorensen/Smith
• Lincoln Journal Star | Four Downs
• Lincoln Journal Star | Two-Minute Drill
• Omaha World-Herald | McKewon/Shatel

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Video

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Info links

• Nebraska media guide
• Nebraska sortable roster
• Nebraska schedule
• Nebraska practice schedule