Nebraska’s new rock bottom already includes talk of firing Scott Frost

There hasn’t been a period of time when the Nebraska football program has been at a lower point. But can people really be talking about firing Scott Frost?

Earlier this year, when the Nebraska football team lost to Michigan 56-10, head coach Scott Frost told Cornhuskers fans the program had officially hit bottom. The allusion there was that it could only go up from there.

Since that proclamation, the Huskers have kept digging. Bottom was followed by a loss at home to Purdue and a loss at Camp Randall to Wisconsin.

The loss to the Badgers was called somewhat successful by the staff because they felt the team was playing better and a turnaround was just around the corner. For three quarters on Saturday, it felt like they knew exactly what they were talking about.

Then Nebraska blew a 28-14 lead in the fourth quarter and were outscored 20-3 in the final period and overtime. The new bottom was officially found as the Huskers fell to 0-6 for the first time in program history.

On Sunday, USA Today became the first media outlet to put “pen to paper” talking about whether or not it was time for Nebraska to part ways with Frost. The headline read “Nebraska would owe Scott Frost as much as $26 million if it moves on from coach.”

Obviously, the program is not moving on from Scott. At least not this year. Likely not at any point in the immediate future.

It’s silly to hint at otherwise, but that’s where the program is right now. National media believes there is at least a chance the Cornhuskers might be looking for a new coach already.

This is the new normal in Lincoln. Except it’s not all that new. We’re all a little too familiar with talk about finding a new head coach and how much we’re going to have to pay to the old one. The Nebraska football team is in a purgatory of its own making. The big difference is this time it appears to be ride or die. Scott Frost is going to have to turn it around.