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What Nebraska HC Scott Frost said during his post-National Signing Day presser
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Nebraska didn’t see much activity on the recruiting front during National Signing Day on Wednesday, getting most of that work done during the Early Signing Period in December. Still, head coach Scott Frost met with the media on Thursday.
Frost is about to enter his fourth season as the head coach of the Huskers, coming off a 3-5 campaign in 2020. He’s posted a record of 12-20 through three years and will be looking for his first winning season in Lincoln.
Meeting with reporters on Thursday, Frost talked about the recruiting landscape, position battles heading into spring practice and the criticism that he and his team have faced over the past few seasons.
The Huskers are sitting in a good spot in the recruiting rankings, bringing in the No. 20 class nationally and No. 5 in the B1G. That’s the good news. The bad news is that top wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, as well as key contributors like Luke McCaffrey (QB), Kade Warner (WR) and Matt Farniok (OL) all recently transferred.
But, Frost has mentioned that he can’t dwell on those losses and must start moving forward. Here’s what the Nebraska head coach had to say on Thursday:
Nebraska's Scott Frost, talking to the media after the completion of the 2021 recruiting class, says he's taking criticism this offseason in stride. Frost says the program has reached out to a group of former players recently to make sure they know the Huskers want them involved.
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) February 4, 2021
Talking criticism, Nebraska coach Scott Frost says, is "the nature of this job." If you're throwing the ball, he said, some people want you to run and vice versa. "Sometimes it can get a little personal," Frost says. But "winning takes care of a lot of that."
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) February 4, 2021
Also from Scott Frost today, the discussion about Nebraska’s lack of experience at skill spots on offense (outside of Adrian Martinez) is separate entirely from the conversation about talent at those positions. Nebraska is more talented than ever under Frost at receiver, he said.
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) February 4, 2021
A couple other bits of February info from Scott Frost.
QB Logan Smothers has done well. "I've got higher hopes right now than when I recruited Logan."
And on WR Omar Manning: "We're trying to get him ready any way we can. I don't want to put too much pressure on him."
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) February 4, 2021
Frost says "there's going to be some really good competition" on the offensive line. Young guys are largely the focal point, but Frost mentioned Hixson, Sichterman, Bando, Ezra Miller and others as more veteran guys who are going to factor in.
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 4, 2021
Frost says the 2021 schedule could be rearranged some because of a couple factors: Unlikely that Week 0 Ireland game vs. Illinois happens. Locations of games vs. Wisconsin, Purdue got moved around for shortened 2020 slate. #Huskers
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 4, 2021
Frost said he expects to announce some staff decisions "soon" as HR i's get dotted and t's get crossed.
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 4, 2021
Frost said he wants to see how his young QBs look — and he likes what he's seen in limited time so far — before making a decision on whether to add a transfer QB this offseason. #Huskers only have three scholarship QBs on the roster currently.
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 4, 2021
Frost said he wants to see how his young QBs look — and he likes what he's seen in limited time so far — before making a decision on whether to add a transfer QB this offseason. #Huskers only have three scholarship QBs on the roster currently.
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) February 4, 2021
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