Scott Frost: First win at Nebraska ‘long overdue’

It may have been a long time coming, but Nebraska is finally off its slide!

The Cornhuskers once again made things very interesting in a win over Minnesota. Nebraska raced out to a 28-0 first-half lead behind big plays from Devine Ozigbo and two touchdowns from QB Adrian Martinez. However, things got very interesting in the second half.

The Golden Gophers battled back and pulled within 28-22 with 14 points in the third quarter. Thankfully, that was as close as the game would get as Nebraska pulled away for a 53-28 win, the first under head coach Scott Frost.

Needless to say, ending the 0-6 start has to bring a little sense of relief moving forward. Frost now has his first win and first B1G win with the Cornhuskers. Here’s what he had to say after the victory:

Scott Frost: “It’s long overdue. It feels great.” #Huskers

— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) October 20, 2018

Frost: “I’m so proud of this team… they could’ve quit or shut it down a long time ago.”

— Corn Fed Huskers (@RealSkers) October 20, 2018

What was on Frost’s mind at 28-22?

“I’ve seen this movie before.”

But this week, they talked about the mental side of closing out a win, and Frost said they handled it better this week.

— Corn Fed Huskers (@RealSkers) October 20, 2018

Frost on Martinez: “Those are senior numbers. Those aren’t 18-year-old numbers.”

— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) October 20, 2018

"I saw guys fight back today and not worry about them scoring a couple of times," Frost said. #Huskers

— Brian Rosenthal (@GBRosenthal) October 20, 2018

Frost on Adrian Martinez’s performance today: “I just really like him.” #huskers #gbr #nebraska

— Megan McGill (@MeganMcGill_22) October 20, 2018

Frost says when he got in huddles this afternoon before drives, he didn't see "oh no." He saw "let's go get them." #Huskers

— Derek Peterson (@dr_petey) October 20, 2018

"I took it like a man. I saw it coming," Frost said of Gatorade bath. #Huskers

— Brian Rosenthal (@GBRosenthal) October 20, 2018

Frost smiled and said he got an "inappropriate Gatorade shower." He said he's glad the guys are excited "but there's going to be a day around here when we're celebrating more than one win."

— Brian Christopherson (@Husker247BC) October 20, 2018

Frost says the fans were a big reason he came back to Nebraska: “I almost teared up walking off the field.” #huskers #gbr #nebraska

— Megan McGill (@MeganMcGill_22) October 20, 2018

Paul Harvey

Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.