LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has fired football coach Scott Frost after a 1-2 start to the season.
The situation was so dire that athletic director Trev Alberts made the move only three weeks before Frost’s contract buyout would have been cut in half.
The Cornhuskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern as a three-touchdown favorite at home on Saturday night.
Frost was 16-31 three games into his fifth season.
Associate head coach Mickey Joseph was named interim coach for the rest of the season. Alberts said there was no attempt to negotiate a lower buyout and that Frost would receive the $15 million owed to him.
