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Matt Rhule Agrees With Scott Frost That Nebraska Wasn't a Good Job

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Kevin Borba | Last updated Jul 22, 2025 8:30 PM ET

In the admission heard around the college football world, UCF head coach Scott Frost revealed he regretted taking the Nebraska head coaching job.

The former Nebraska star quarterback, who led the program to a 24-2 record in 1996-97, winning a share of the national title in 1997, attempted to revive the program as the head coach from 2018 to 2022. It ultimately ended up with him being fired after going 16-31, and during this year's Big 12 media day, firing off the take that it was a mistake to leave UCF after 2017.

While his stance on his tenure in Lincoln was quite controversial among fans and media, current Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule revealed that Frost wasn't incorrect about the quality of the job when speaking at Big Ten Media Day.

"I know what it felt like to get run out of Carolina (NFL)," Rhule said. "I would say to people 'I don't think I took the right job for me. It wasn't the right fit.' That doesn't mean it's a bad...Now I will say this. This (Nebraska) was not a good job when I got here. Like we were behind on NIL, the facilities weren't...everything was behind."

Nebraska invests into its football program.

While Rhule admitted the program was in a vulnerable state, he credits former Director of Athletics Trev Alberts for changing that.

"Trev (Alberts) convinced me 'Hey Matt, by the time we get to the point where we're gonna be able to pay players...Like this is the only Big Ten school with no debt.' Right now we're talking about $20.5, it's gonna go up percentages every year. And we're in a place where we have the best facility in football, we have everything we could want."

Nebraska unveiled a 300,000 square foot training facility in 2024, which cost $165 million in the Osborne Legacy Complex.

Immediate Impact

Under Rule and following the upgrade, the Cornhuskers have seen a rise in recruiting/transfer portal success with their 2025 class ranking as the No. 20 class in the country, compared to No. 23 the year prior.

So, while Frost was more so speaking about what was best for him, it was clear that Nebraska was not where it needed to be.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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