Scott Frost reveals Nebraska OL have 15-20 vomits per practice

One of the biggest hires in Scott Frost’s staff overhaul at Nebraska was offensive line coach Donovan Raiola. Thursday, Frost talked about the impact Raiola is making — and he made a surprising admission in the process.

Frost said he guesses his offensive linemen vomit 15-20 times per practice under Raiola’s watch. He made the comments during his radio show, Husker Sports Nightly, on Thursday night.

“It’s not because they’re not in shape – he’s just working them hard,” Frost said, via the Omaha World-Herald’s Evan Bland. “I think they love it. He’s kind of freed them up to go be aggressive and I love the way they’re coming off the ball.”

Raiola spent the last three years as the assistant offensive line coach for the Chicago Bears, and this is his first full-time college coaching job. He previously worked at the Division I level as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame from 2015-16.

Frost overhauled his coaching staff shortly after he signed a revamped contract that included a pay cut. Raiola was among the biggest additions, as were wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph and offensive coordinator Mark Whipple. The sweeping changes camp after Nebraska went 3-9 overall last season in a year filled with one-score losses.

After the season, quarterback Adrian Martinez entered the transfer portal and headed to Kansas State. But the Cornhuskers also dipped into the portal to land former Texas quarterback Casey Thompson, and Frost named him the starter during his radio show.

“Talking to the offensive staff about it, Casey’s going to be the guy,” Frost said, via Nebraska On3’s Steven Sipple. “But we’ve had a lot of guys playing well at that position. Chubba (Purdy) just keeps improving. Logan (Smothers) is clearly better than he was last year. We’ve seen a lot of good things out of (Heinrich) Haarberg, and Richie (Torres) is a super-talented young guy. I really like what we have at that position.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if more than one plays. But Casey’s going to take the first rep.”