Nebraska football’s Scott Frost on toxic programs: ‘We don’t want to do that here’
New Nebraska football head coach Scott Frost had to answer questions about the toxic programs around college football and he said he’s steering clear of that behavior.
Going into his first season as the Nebraska football coach, Scott Frost has become a bit of a media darling. Part of the reason for that is because he exudes the attitude of a coach that wants to do it the right way.
On Tuesday, Frost appeared on the Jim Rome show and talked a little bit about the “toxic programs” that are popping up around college football. While the Huskers’ head man didn’t want to criticize his fellow coaches, he did make it clear he doesn’t want to see the “toxic” behavior cropping up in Lincoln.
"“Every head coach has their own way of getting the job done and there’s probably not any one that’s more right than the other but I know at Nebraska, we’re never going to swear at kids and “MF” kids. We’re never going to try and intimidate and try to motivate through intimidation. This is a new day and age and I think things have changed.”"
Frost added that he learned from Tom Osborne and that teaching them and just talking to them will get stuff accomplished that much better. The question comes on the same day that Maryland had to hold a press conference to talk about the death of one of its players this spring.
After the player passed away, it came to light that there might be a culture where the coaches were routinely mistreating players. That incident followed the Ohio State saga, where an assistant coach was accused of repeatedly abusing his wife.
Head coach Urban Meyer originally said he knew nothing about those allegations until a new report made it clear he did. Both Meyer and Maryland head coach DJ Durkin are currently on administrative leave while their schools investigate their situations.
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What with those issues coming to light, it’s not hard to see why Scott Frost wants to do it differently. So far, his approach has been met with good news and positive attitudes. In a few weeks, we’ll get to see how that approach translates to wins for the Nebraska football team.