Nebraska coach Scott Frost said Wednesday that he considered it an “easy decision” to agree to a restructured contract offered this week by the school and to overhaul his offensive coaching staff with two games left in this season.
Frost fired four assistant coaches on Monday, effective immediately. Gone are offensive coordinator and receivers coach Matt Lubick, quarterbacks coach Mario Verduzco, offensive line coach and run game coordinator Greg Austin and running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Ryan Held.
The Huskers (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) have posted improved numbers this year on offense, ranking fourth in the league in scoring at 28.6 points per game, second in total offense and third in yards per play. But the offense, with fourth-year starter Adrian Martinez at quarterback, has fallen short in clutch moments and struggled with efficiency.
“The guys we let go are really good coaches, and they’re even better men,” Frost said in answering questions for 15 minutes at Memorial Stadium amid a bye week before Nebraska visits No. 18 Wisconsin next week and closes at home against 20th-ranked Iowa.
“It’s not any person’s fault, any one of those coaches’ fault. Sometimes, there needs to be a little different voice, maybe little changes that can make a difference.”
Frost, 46, announced that Ron Brown, a former longtime assistant on staff as an analyst, would take over the running backs for the rest of this season. Fellow staffers Mike Cassano (wide receivers), Frank Verducci (offensive line) and Steve Cooper (quarterbacks) will also expand their roles this month.
Athletic director Trev Alberts said Monday that Frost, who is 15-27 in his fourth year at the school, agreed to an altered contract that will pay him $4 million, down from $5 million under the terms of his original deal, and a buyout in 2022 that’s cut in half to $7.5 million,
"I’m in this business primarily because I love the players. I love the mentoring side of this job. I love being around the guys all the time," Frost said. "I took this job because I love Nebraska, and I love this university. It would break my heart to think we’ve made the improvements we’ve had and gotten it so close in so many games and not get an opportunity to see it through.
"So, it’s an easy decision for me to make any sacrifices I have to to have the privilege to continue to be here."
Frost said he would prioritize the hire of an offensive coordinator, with the idea that the new coach could take over play-calling and daily leadership of the offense. Since his time as offensive coordinator at Oregon, starting in 2013, Frost has stayed involved directly in the offensive details as a coach.
“I’m not necessarily looking for wholesale changes,” Frost said.
But he hopes to involve himself in more areas of the program, Frost said, by removing some of the offensive work from his plate.
“Frankly, I’ve been wearing myself a little thin having to run the offense and call the offense,” he said. “If I’m going to turn it over to somebody, I just need somebody that has done it and who I can trust to put our heads together and put the best at what they do with the best of what we do — and then let him run with it."
(Photo: Brian Bahr / Getty Images)
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