Scott Frost addresses potentially stepping down as Nebraska head coach following upset loss

The questions were swirling about Scott Frost’s future at Nebraska entering the Cornhuskers’ Week 0 game against Northwestern. But after the Cornhuskers blew two 11-point leads in the upset loss, those questions got even louder.

In the press conference after the game, Frost was asked if he’d consider stepping down as head coach. He made his thoughts pretty clear in his answer.

“No, absolutely not,” Frost said, via Nebraska On3’s Steven Sipple. “I love Nebraska. I’m going to fight with these guys as long as I can.”

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The loss — Frost’s seventh straight Big Ten defeat — was the 21st one-score loss of his tenure as head coach at his alma mater, dating back to 2018. That’s the worst mark in one-score games in FBS in that time, and it increases the amount of discussion about his future in Lincoln.

Frost also addressed his records in close games and made it clear he knows what’s at stake.

“You’ve got to win in this business to keep your job,” Frost said, via The Athletic’s Mitch Sherman. “That’s the way it is.”

Nebraska now has to return to the U.S. for a Week 1 game against North Dakota on Sept. 3 back home in Lincoln.

Scott Frost addresses questionable decision to try onside kick vs Northwestern

Nebraska looked like it was rolling, jumping out to a 28-17 lead against Northwestern in the second half of Saturday’s season opener in Dublin, Ireland. Then, the Cornhuskers went for an onside kick — and the game changed.

The Wildcats recovered the attempt and scored on the ensuing drive. They used that to eventually take a fourth-quarter lead before defeating Nebraska 31-28 in Week 0 at Aviva Stadium. It was quite a comeback victory, and the onside kick wound up giving Northwestern the momentum right back.

After the game, Nebraska coach Scott Frost addressed the decision to try the onside kick, which proved to be a turning point in the game. The Cornhuskers didn’t score another point after that call, which Frost said was his doing.

“I made the (onside) call,” Frost said, via Nebraska On3’s Steven Sipple. “So it’s on me. I thought if we got it, we could end the game.”

Frost was also asked if he’d make the same call again, and he had a blunt response.

“if I had it over,” he said, “I wouldn’t make the call.”