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UCF Clarifies Important Part of Scott Frost’s Contract

Originally posted on Heartland College Sports
By Bryan Clinton | Last updated May 6, 2025 4:04 PM ET

On Monday, the UCF Knights football program released the full details of their contract with new (old?) head coach Scott Frost.

Frost’s new contract, a five-year deal that runs through 2030, is valued at $22.1 million, with a guaranteed $3.9 million in the upcoming 2025 season.

Among the report’s details was a note that Frost was set to earn a one-year extension, at $5.25 per year, if he should lead the Knights to a bowl appearance at any point during his contract. On Tuesday, UCF clarified that this isn’t actually the case.

According to Matt Murschel of the Orlando Sentinel, Frost can only earn the automatic one-year extension if the Knights make a bowl game in the upcoming 2025-26 season.

BREAKING: #UCF has provided clarification on Scott Frost's contract information.

Frost only receives an additional year to his current 5-year deal IF the Knights qualify for a bowl game this upcoming season (2025-26). https://t.co/lyBaCONeM9 pic.twitter.com/Npa9jdvVjX
— Matt Murschel (@osmattmurschel) May 6, 2025

Given that the Knights have fallen short of that goal in each of their first two seasons in the Big 12, it seems increasingly unlikely that a bowl game is in the cards for UCF this season.

However, if Frost can capture lightning in a bottle again, he’ll definitely have earned that money.

After all, UCF knew the risks involved with bringing Frost back to Orlando — it was a bet on familiarity. Frost’s first run at UCF was brief but iconic—he took over a winless team in 2016 and had the Knights claiming a national title just two years later. Now, seven years removed from his departure and two years out of coaching after a failed stint at Nebraska, Frost gets a second shot with a team that looks much different than the one he left behind.

The Knights open 2025 with three straight home games—Jacksonville State, NC A&T, and North Carolina—before kicking off Big 12 play at Kansas State.

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

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