What Nebraska head coach Scott Frost said during his weekly presser
Scott Frost spoke with media Monday afternoon and addressed a range of issues, from the Cornhuskers squashed bid to add a non-conference game last Saturday, to the intricacies of practicing when live games have been so scarce.
Frost said the team organized a Halloween movie night in lieu of their cancelled game against Wisconsin, and claimed most of his squad had voted or planned to in the United State’s presidential election.
He also admitted to a silver lining to the team’s cancelled game in that he got to take his kids trick-or-treating, a time they would not have been able otherwise to share.
Frost and the Nebraska are traveling this week to Evanston, Illinois, on the shores of Lake Michigan, to play a 2-0 Northwestern team playing as well as any squad has in the 15-year tenure of Pat Fitzgerald.
The Cornhuskers are 0-1 after taking a 52-17 beating from conference bully Ohio State in Columbus. Frost is 9-16 at Nebraska in his third season, 6-13 in the Big Ten. Nebraska and its diehard fans are anxious to get their program, mired in a 20-year slump with several good but not great seasons mixed in, back amongst college football’s elite programs.
Tweets are from Sam McKewon over the Omaha World-Herald.
Frost said the players weren't confident when Frost told them the Big Ten had to approve the Tennessee-Chattanooga.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
"It turned out they were right," Frost said. #Huskers
Frost on how to determine how intense practices are: "We're making it up as we go along. I'm being honest. You've got to have a feel for your team." #Huskers
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Frost: We've had more practices with one game than any team in the history of college football.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Frost said he won't weigh in on Wisconsin's decision. Said Big Ten left the provision in there to give opponents discretion, and Wisconsin took it.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Scott Frost says NU had a scary movie night on Halloween for the players so they didn't go out and doing "dumb" stuff. Said a lot of players attended.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Frost said the majority of his team has already voted or plan to.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Scott Frost said the "one positive" of the cancellation: He got to go trick-or-treating with his kids.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
Scott Frost said Nebraska is ready to turn a "big-time corner." Says that based on seeing practice and little things coming together. Needs to play games – and win games – to underline that.
— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) November 2, 2020
"They just want to play, and we're just trying to let them play."