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Nebraska will bring back Frost for 2022 season
Nearly every metric says Nebraska is improving under fourth- year coach Scott Frost except the team’s record, which paints the picture of a program flailing under the quarterbackturned- savior tasked with bringing one of college football’s blue bloods back to national prominence.
After a competitive loss Saturday to Ohio State, the Cornhuskers sit at 3- 7 overall and 1- 6 in the Big Ten, in sole possession of last place in the West Division. With two games left, Frost is assured of his fourth losing finish; overall, the program has five losing seasons in a row and six in seven years.
Nebraska nonetheless announced Monday that Frost will return in 2022 under a restructured contract and with a number of coaching changes, citing growth unrepresented in the standings.
“I have been clear that I have been looking for incremental progress, and I have seen that in several key areas this season,” athletic director Trev Alberts said in a statement. “Our team has continued to compete at a high level and the young men in our program have remained unified and shown great resiliency, which is an important reflection on the leadership of Coach Frost and his staff.”
The Cornhuskers have outscored opponents 190- 176 in conference play with just one win. They’ve outscored all opponents 286- 209. No loss has come by more than nine points. Nebraska has also faced perhaps the nation’s most difficult schedule, with games against four teams ranked in the top eight of the debut College Football Playoff rankings. Still ahead in the final two games are Wisconsin and Iowa, which were also in the committee’s initial top 25 last week and won Saturday.