Scott Frost takes shot at Nebraska, what he learned during tenure: 'Don't take the wrong job'

After some time away from college football following his time at Nebraska, Scott Frost is back in the game as the head coach at UCF. When asked about the biggest lesson he learned at his alma mater, he offered a simple answer.

Frost served as the head coach at Nebraska from 2018-22. During that time, he amassed a 16-31 overall record, including a 10-26 mark in Big Ten play before his departure.

From there, Frost headed to the NFL to work with the Los Angeles Rams. Now back in the college game – and back at UCF – he kept it honest when asked what he learned from his time at Nebraska.

UCF coach Scott Frost on what he learned from Nebraska:

"Don't take the wrong job." — Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 8, 2025

“Don’t take the wrong job,” Frost said in Frisco, via The Athletic’s Chris Vannini.

Frost left UCF following a huge season for the program. The Knights went 13-0 and won the Peach Bowl to finish ranked No. 6 in the AP poll. However, his alma mater came calling as Nebraska looked to find a replacement for Mike Riley, and Frost opted to take the leap.

At the time, he recalled saying he would only consider leaving Orlando if he headed to a place he could win a title. Looking back on the decision to return to Nebraska, Frost said it “wasn’t a good move.”

“I said I wouldn’t leave (UCF) unless it was someplace you could win a national championship,” Frost said. “I got tugged in a direction to try to help my alma mater and didn’t really want to do it. It wasn’t a good move. I’m lucky to get back to a place where I was a lot happier.”

After a year away from football in 2023, Scott Frost returned to coaching at the NFL level as a senior analyst with the Los Angeles Rams. Now, he’s back at the place which gave him his first head coaching job, where he spent two years and had a 19-7 overall record – and he plans to use that experience with the Rams in his second go-round.

“I was really lucky to get there,” Frost said. “I’m grateful to Sean [McVay] and Les [Snead] and the rest of the guys out there, giving me a chance to be out there for a year and really, it reignited my passion for what I love to do – being around the game and coaching. I didn’t really have an intention of leaving pro football. UCF’s [job] opened, and that was an easy decision for me because it was a place that I had so much fun at before. Those guys out in L.A. have an unbelievable building. They surrounded themselves with unbelievable people, top to bottom on that staff. I can’t compliment it enough. I’m grateful to them for letting me spend a year out there.

“Sean McVay is one of the best innovators in pro football in a long time, as far as offensive scheme, and was able to pick up some of those things, too. Again, just adding to the experience that I had, I think I’ll be able to take some of those things and use them. Mostly, I’m grateful to Sean and Les for letting me spend a year out there.”

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