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After home loss to Indiana, Scott Frost says Nebraska doesn’t have enough ‘tough and dedicated’ players
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A year in which Nebraska was expected to be a challenger in the B1G West is starting to really unravel. On Saturday, the Huskers dropped a 38-31 contest to Indiana in Lincoln, marking the third loss in the last four games.
Now, Nebraska sits at 4-4 on the season and is 2-3 in B1G play, falling to Ohio State, Minnesota and Indiana. And after the latest loss to the Hoosiers, head coach Scott Frost wasn’t too happy in the postgame interview.
Frost pointed to not having enough guys on the team who are “tough and dedicated” right now. He did acknowledge there are some guys who fit that identity, but there just aren’t enough of them at the moment.
Frost: “We’ve got some guys on this team that are tough and dedicated enough. We don’t have enough of them.”
— Christopher Heady (@heady_chris) October 26, 2019
Frost also told reporters after the game that he was hard on his players during the game because he wanted to “get a lot out of them.”
Nebraska started the game hot, jumping out to a 14-3 lead in the first half. But a critical turnover with a 14-9 advantage allowed Indiana to take a 16-14 lead on the following possession and, from that point, is was a back-and-forth game the rest of the day.
Frost also said that he needs to do a better job recruiting players who are capable of generating a pass-rush and told his players that “Just OK” isn’t good enough at Nebraska.
It was a pretty straight forward presser.
Frost: “I was hard on the guys today. I wanted a lot out of them.” Said he got a lot out of guys but can’t be part-way on it.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) October 26, 2019
Frost said Nebraska has to be able to generate pass rush. “Otherwise we’re just on islands back there.” He’s frank – and right – in saying Nebraska needs to recruit players who can do that better.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) October 26, 2019
Scott Frost: “Just OK isn’t good enough.” He said Nebraska finds new and innovative ways to give away a game. #huskers
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) October 26, 2019
With four games left on the schedule, Nebraska still has a great opportunity to make a bowl game this season. Even though it’s not a division title, it’s still an improvement from last year. That’s important for the growth of the program.
Next Saturday, Nebraska travels to Purdue.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB