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UCF’s Scott Frost on coaching rumors: I haven’t heard from anybody
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Scott Frost is trying to get a grip on all the coaching rumors that involved his name over the past month.
During his weekly press conference on Monday, Frost addressed the issue about his name surfacing for potential coaching jobs at Nebraska — his alma mater — and now Florida, saying he hasn’t heard anything from anyone.
“I haven’t heard from anybody,” Frost said Monday. “Those things might be hard for you guys to ignore, but they’re really easy for me to ignore. I show up to work, watch film, get practice ready and go out and do my best to get our team ready. I don’t pay any attention to that…any other decisions that people on other campuses make have nothing to do with us.”
Frost’s name has been swirling around Lincoln for over a month now. With the Huskers sitting at just 4-4 and Nebraska firing former athletic director Shawn Eichorst and bringing in Bill Moos, there’s a sense that head coach Mike Riley will be done after this season.
There have even been rumors that, if Nebraska called, Frost would most likely head back to Lincoln. He was the starting quarterback from 1996-1997 under legendary head coach Tom Osborne.
Sunday, Florida fired head coach Jim McElwain after a 3-4 start and a blowout loss to Georgia. Frost’s name was one of the first to come up with that position, as well.
Currently, Frost has UCF sitting at 7-0 on the season and the Knights have the nation’s leading offense. They’re also ranked No. 15 nationally.
But Frost continued to denounce the rumors and said he loves his current job at UCF and is excited to work with his staff and the players in Orlando.
“This place has been even better than what I thought it was coming in, and I thought this place had unlimited potential,” he said. “I can’t believe how fast these kids and coaches have gone to work and gotten this thing turned around.”
As the season nears the end, Frost’s name will be one to watch as coaching changes are made.
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