<a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/scott-frost-132400/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scott Frost</a> is closing in on a return to college football. He is expected to head back to <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/ucf-knights/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">UCF</a> as its next head coach, On3’s <a href="https://www.on3.com/user/petenakos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pete Nakos</a> confirmed. The <a href="https://x.com/osmattmurschel/status/1865524660827197515" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Orlando Sentinel’s Matt Murschel first reported</a> the news.



Frost last coached at the college level in 2022 at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/nebraska-cornhuskers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nebraska</a> and was fired mid-season. He is currently working in the <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nfl/news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL</a> with the Los Angeles Rams as an analyst, but there was a sense he could get back into the college game.



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During his first stint at UCF from 2016-17, Frost totaled a 19-7 record over two seasons, including a 12-4 mark in American Athletic Conference play. Now, he’s preparing to return to Orlando and replace <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/gus-malzahn-131696/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gus Malzahn</a>, who’s taking over as the offensive coordinator at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-state-seminoles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida State</a>.



Frost’s tenure at UCF included a 2017 season for the ages. The Knights went 13-0 to seal a Peach Bowl appearance, which ended with a victory over <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/auburn-tigers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Auburn</a>. After that, he headed to Nebraska – his alma mater – and his tenure didn’t go as well. The Cornhuskers went 16-31 under Frost’s watch and made the decision to part ways in the middle of the 2022 season.



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Prior to his first stint at UCF, Frost worked his way up the coaching ranks after a brief professional career. He started out as a graduate assistant at Nebraska in 2002 and later held the same role at <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/kansas-state-wildcats/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kansas State</a> in 2006. After two years on staff at FCS Northern Iowa, Frost headed to <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/oregon-ducks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oregon</a> as wide receivers coach from 2009-12. He then moved up to offensive coordinator from 2013-15 before taking over at UCF in 2016.



UCF had been searching for a new coach after news broke of Malzahn’s <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/gus-malzahn-resigns-ucf-coach-become-florida-state-offensive-coordinator/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">departure</a> for Florida State to become <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/mike-norvell-131695/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mike Norvell’s</a> offensive coordinator. He spent four years with the Knights and amassed a 28-24 record. However, the program struggled this past year, finishing 4-8 in its second season in the Big 12.



UCF’s search for Malzahn’s replacement also reportedly included <a href="https://www.on3.com/news/ucf-has-made-inquiries-about-lincoln-riley-for-head-coaching-job-usc-trojans-football/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">an inquiry</a> about <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/usc-trojans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC</a> coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/lincoln-riley-134569/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lincoln Riley’s</a> availability. However, the school ultimately decided to bring Scott Frost back to Orlando.

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