Nebraska legend Will Compton rips UCF HC Scott Frost for taking shots at Cornhuskers

In many ways, former Nebraska coach Scott Frost has had a successful coaching career. He led the UCF Knights to a national championship in 2017 and an immaculate 13-0 record. However, after that title run, he chose to leave the team to join the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

In five seasons with the Cornhuskers, in which he was fired three games into the fifth season, Frost did not lead the team to a single winning year. He proceeded to take two years off after getting fired by the Cornhuskers. In December, it was announced that Frost would return to UCF on a five-year contract.

In a media appearance on Tuesday, Frost's comments upset Nebraska legend Will Compton. When asked about what he learned from Nebraska, Frost gave a blunt response.

"Don't take the wrong job," Frost said.

This led to a reaction from Compton, who was a member of the Cornhuskers from 2008 to 2012.

"Head Coach to the greatest 3-win team of all time (2021 Huskers) with a 3-win response. Not good, Scott," Compton tweeted on Wednesday.

Compton is loved by the Nebraska fan base. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and was a team captain in his senior year. Compton went on to play in the NFL despite being undrafted He appeared in 92 regular-season games from 2013 to 2021.

Scott Frost says he never wanted to leave UCF

Scott Frost also talked about his initial decision to leave UCF for Nebraska after the team's national championship. Frost, who attended Nebraska as a student, said he did not want to leave UCF but was drawn to his alma mater.

"I didn’t want to leave UCF," Frost said. "I always said I would never leave unless it was some place you could go and potentially win a national championship. And you know, I got tugged in a direction to go try to help my alma mater. And I didn’t really want to do it. It wasn’t a good move.

"And I’m lucky that I have an opportunity to get back to a place where I was a lot happier."

Frost is now taking over a UCF team that has been on the decline since his departure in 2017. This past season was one of the worst in the team's history, finishing 4-8 and not qualifying for a bowl game.

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