What Scott Frost said following Nebraska's start to spring practice

The spring season is underway in Lincoln.

Monday, Nebraska returned to the field to begin the first of 15 spring practices, which will conclude with the annual Red-White Spring Game on May 1. The Huskers are preparing to enter the fourth year under head coach Scott Frost.

So far, things haven’t quite gone as planned for the Huskers. While the team has shown improvement over the past three seasons, the results to reflect it in the record book. Nebraska is just 12-20 under Frost, with no bowl appearances.

Nebraska was 3-5 last season.

But the Huskers are ready to flip the page on the 2020 season and begin focusing on the upcoming year. Nebraska will have plenty to look forward to, as it will travel to Champaign to open the college football season with a Week 0 contest against Illinois.

On Monday, following the team’s first spring practice, Frost met with the media to talk about spring practice, expectations, and the outlook for the 2021 season. Here’s what he had to say:

Frost explaining why getting out of the NU-OU game was on the table – related to economy.

Says NU is looking at "any and all options" to get a home game Sept. 4.

— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) March 29, 2021

Scott Frost says Mike Dawson will be "lead" on special teams.

"Excited for much-needed progress there."

— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) March 29, 2021

Frost said Nebraska will release testing numbers this week.

Said Deontai Williams broke an all-time record on agility run.

— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) March 29, 2021

Frost said NU-OU rivalry is his "favorite."

"The whole narrative and conversation started on ways to fix the budget windfalls we've had."

— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) March 29, 2021

Frost: "Those are two guys – Samori and Omar – who can do big things here."

— Sam McKewon (@swmckewonOWH) March 29, 2021

A heartfelt moment from Nebraska coach Scott Frost today: “I just miss the fans. Going through that year with no fans was rough. That’s part of what makes Nebraska special.”

— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) March 29, 2021

Frost says he doesn't recall where the conversation began about cancelling the game at Oklahoma. After the financial losses of 2020 and the move from Ireland of the Illinois game, "I just know any and all things were on the table," Frost said.

— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) March 29, 2021

More from Scott Frost on Oklahoma: "I grew up on Nebraska-Oklahoma. I can’t count the number of times I was at Memorial Stadium in the snow, watching those games. That’s my favorite rivalry in sports, because it’s the one I grew up around."

— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) March 29, 2021

Scott Frost raves again today about the depth and talent at running back and wide receiver. He says the skill guys emerged from winter conditioning with great improvements in testing. Nebraska will release many of the results this week.

— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) March 29, 2021