This progressed quickly.
Just hours after his UCF Knights won the AAC Championship Game to move to 12-0 on the season, Scott Frost was officially named the next head coach at Nebraska via a Cornhuskers press release.
One of the nation's most successful head coaches the past two seasons and a member of two Husker national championship teams, Scott Frost will return to his alma mater as Nebraska's Head Football Coach. University of Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos will introduce Frost at a Sunday news conference in Lincoln.
Frost comes to Nebraska after two highly successful seasons as the head coach at UCF, where he guided the Golden Knights to a perfect 12-0 season in 2017, and an 18-7 record in two seasons in Orlando. UCF defeated No. 16 Memphis on Saturday in Orlando to capture the American Athletic Conference title, his first as a head coach and his seventh in 11 seasons as a full-time coach.
Moos selected Frost after consulting with UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green and NU President Hank Bounds. Moos said Frost is a rising star in the profession and a natural fit to lead the Nebraska program.
He added that Frost is well-prepared to take over a tradition-rich program like Nebraska in part because of the successful coaches he has learned from during his football career. Notable coaches Frost has either played for or coached with include Tom Osborne, Bill Walsh, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Jon Gruden, Mike Tomlin and Chip Kelly.
"I am thrilled that Scott is returning to his alma mater to lead the Husker football program," Moos said. "I truly believe that we have hired the premier young coach in the country and that exciting times lie ahead."
The 42-year-old Frost was a member of national championship teams at Nebraska in 1995 and 1997 and becomes the fifth former Husker to lead the NU football program, and first since Frank Solich.
"It is a great honor and privilege to have the opportunity to return to Nebraska and to lead the Husker football program," Frost said. "I have been fortunate to be at a wonderful school the last two years, but Nebraska is a special place with a storied tradition and a fan base which is second to none. I am truly humbled to be here. The state of Nebraska and the Husker program mean a great deal to me. This is home.
UCF congratulated Frost on the move.
Frost is reportedly sticking around for UCF's bowl game, which should be a berth to the Peach Bowl as the top Group of 5 champion.
Rumors had been swirling all day that Frost had accepted the position, but this makes the move official. Frost will take over for Mike Riley, who was let go after three seasons at Nebraska.
