Leaving UCF in 2017 to take the job at his alma mater was not his desire; it was his obligation. He grew up in Nebraska and quarterbacked the Cornhuskers to a national title in 1997. His legendary former coach Tom Osborne, his former teammates and his family all urged him to come home to save a sinking program.

Earlier this month, the UCF Knights hired Scott Frost to replace Gus Malzahn as the program's head football coach. One of the first moves Frost made after landing the gig at UCF was to hire Tennessee Vols offensive analyst McKenzie Milton as his quarterbacks coach.

Scott Frost is heading back to UCF to take over the program he coached to its greatest season. UCF gave Frost his first head coaching job in 2016 and the next season the Knights went 13-0 with a Peach Bowl win over Auburn and No.

Scott Frost will be returning as UCF's coach, the school announced on Saturday. Frost, who spent 2024 as a senior football analyst with the Los Angeles Rams, led the Knights from 2016-17. He amassed a 19-7 record in his two years with the program.

Scott Frost went 19-7 in his first two seasons in charge at UCF. Here's what his former players think he'll bring to his second tenure.

UCF Knights football hired Scott Frost to replace Gus Malzahn as the seventh full-time coach in the program's D-I history Saturday.

Scott Frost never wanted to coach at Nebraska. He had to coach at Nebraska. And maybe, in a strange way, that’s why he failed beyond comprehension. Frost’s departure from UCF after the euphoric, historic undefeated season in 2017 to return to his home state and coach at his alma mater is a cautionary tale — a story of turning a dream season into a football nightmare defined by