Scott Frost to Nebraska has been the talk of the town for a few weeks now, but things really ramped up when Brett McMurphy tweeted (while Central Florida was still playing in the American Athletic Conference Championhip Game) that the deal was done, confimring earlier reports by others.
Source: Scott Frost has agreed to 7-year, $35 million deal with Nebraska, but in days leading up today’s AAC title game was still having some “serious cold feet & remorse.” @LarsAnderson71 previously reported contract figures
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 2, 2017
With that, the flood gates opened and the reaction rolled.
National Reaction
Praise for Frost from The All-Amercina's Stewart Mandel:
Frost has handled this awkward dance about as well as any coach I've ever seen.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 2, 2017
Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd is a fan of the move by Nebraska:
Huskers could NOT do better than this. Huge get. https://t.co/1Gj1lVimrR
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) December 2, 2017
ESPN's Adam Rittenberg asked Faux Pelini for some advice for Frost:
lots of touchdowns and always assume every microphone is hot
— Faux Pelini (@FauxPelini) December 2, 2017
Former Nebraska defensive coordinator Mark Banker had some nice words to say to Frost and about Nebraska:
Based on reports, congrats @HuskerFBNation in naming @coach_frost as Head Coach. It truly is a special place with a fantastic fan base.
— Mark Banker (@CoachBanker) December 2, 2017
ESPN analyst Booger McFarland:
Nebraska , Florida, Texas AM , UCLA put on a clinic on how to hire a coach , congrats to their AD’s and administration
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) December 2, 2017
Reaction from Current Players:
Freshman OL Broc Brando:
❄️❄️❄️
— Broc Bando (@73Broccoli) December 2, 2017
Junior LS Jordan Ober:
❄️
— Jordan Ober (@jordan_ober17) December 2, 2017
Junior LG and team captain Jerald Foster:
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/aQHQGVMYTB
— Jerald Foster (@JeraldFoster) December 2, 2017
Sophomore CB Eric Lee Jr.:
Excited for the future
— Eric Lee 6️⃣ (@Pick6_Lee) December 2, 2017
Freshman QB Patrick O'Brien:
https://twitter.com/oneandonlyPOB/status/937066319127687168
Junior RB Devine Ozigbo:
Did it just get colder in here?🤔
— Huncho ZIG⚡️ (@TrulyDevine_22) December 2, 2017
Sophomore S JoJo Domann:
It’s on us now!! We got our dude & its time to work. Road to Indy starts now🙏🏼 https://t.co/0ZvR5WLryI
— JoJo Domann (@TheDomannator) December 2, 2017
Sophomore RB Wyatt Mazour:
Winter is coming❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/VcgVKt4JPT
— Wyatt Mazour (@WMazour20) December 2, 2017
Freshman LB Collin Miller:
We got ourselves a good one… ❄️
— Collin Miller (@C_millz31) December 2, 2017
Former Players Weigh In
Former DL Cameron Meredith:
They just announced on Fox that #ScottFrost is the next nebraska coach! Love it. Can’t wait to see what he does in Lincoln. Best of luck to Mike Riley in wherever he goes.
— Cameron Meredith ☀ (@cmeredith714) December 2, 2017
Former CB Prince Amukamara:
Go.
Big.
Red.
🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈— Prince Amukamara (@PrinceAmukamara) December 2, 2017
Former DL, Omaha Northwest head football coach and Warren Academy founder Steve Warren:
Finally someone back in the fold who gets who we are and how to get us where we belong. #GBR
— Steven J Warren (@Steve_Warren96) December 2, 2017
Former DL (and friend of Hail Varsity) Jay Moore:
Going to be nice to see some familiar faces on the 2nd floor
— Jay Moore (@jaymoore44) December 2, 2017
Former DE Zach Potter:
Good things come to those who wait and work hard. Welcome back to #Nebraska @coach_frost Excited to see what the future holds especially over the next 12 months! #GBR #Huskers #Frost
— Zach Potter (@ZachPotterTE) December 3, 2017
Fomrer C and interim AD Dave Rimington:
https://twitter.com/drimington/status/937111429165051904
Senior S Kieron Williams
Glad my bros got a coach that cares about winning and his players. ❄️
— Kieron Williams (@TheK_Williams) December 2, 2017
Senior WR De'Mornay Pierson-El:
Lucky 🤬🤬
— De'Mornay Pierson-El (@DontPunt_15) December 2, 2017
😫😫 just give me one year
— De'Mornay Pierson-El (@DontPunt_15) December 2, 2017
Jacob is in his third year with Hail Varsity covering Husker athletics. He has also written extensively for SB Nation’s Bright Side of the Sun and The Creightonian. His love of basketball can best be described as an obsession and if you need to find him, he’s probably in a gym somewhere watching, coaching or playing hoops.