Former UCF and current Nebraska coach Scott Frost punished by NCAA
Former UCF and current Nebraska coach Scott Frost received a one-year show cause and a suspension as part of penalties levied on the Cornhuskers football program by the NCAA Monday.
Frost left UCF after guiding the Knights to a 19-7 record in two seasons, including a perfect 13-0 campaign in 2018 that was capped off with a win over Auburn in the Peach Bowl. He left to return to Nebraska and coach his alma mater, but his return has been anything but smooth with the Huskers a combined 15-29 in four seasons.
According to the NCAA Division I infractions report, Nebraska violated rules for countable coaches after the Huskers allowed a special teams analyst to provide “technical or tactical instruction to student-athletes during practices and film sessions. He also assisted in tactical decisions during games.”
Analysts are not allowed by NCAA rules to directly coach players.
Frost played quarterback for Nebraska for two seasons, leading the Huskers to a national championship in 1997.
The report also states that while Frost did address concerns with the analyst, he didn’t monitor or notify the compliance staff that a violation had occurred. That led to him receiving the show-cause infraction.
The infractions process was negotiated between the NCAA and Nebraska officials.
Nebraska faces a one-year extension to its current probationary period through April 2023 and the school was fined $10,000. The Huskers program saw a reduction of the number of countable coaches by one for two days during the spring 2022 season. Noncoaching staff members like analysts will be removed from practice and competition for five consecutive days during the championship segment of the 2022 season.
Frost faces the one-year show cause plus a five-day suspension from all coaching duties during the championship segment of the 2022 football season.
“I am appreciative of the diligent effort of our Unversity of Nebraska staff in working to bring this matter to a close. We have had an outstanding collaboration with the NCAA, and I want to thank the NCAA staff for their time and professionalism throughout this process,” Nebraska athletics director Trev Alberts said in a statement. “It is important for the Nebraska Athletic Department and football program to put this matter behind us and turn our full attention to the upcoming season. We are pleased with the outcome and believe the negotiated resolution is fair and equitable.”
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