Official: UCF’s new coach to be Oregon OC Scott Frost
Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost is moving across the country for a head coaching position.
First reported by UCFSports.com and CBS Sports’ Ryan Bass, Frost, 40, will be the new coach at Central Florida. The former Nebraksa quarterback has served as Oregon’s offensive coordinator for the past three seasons. He was promoted when Mark Helfrich took over as Oregon’s head coach for Chip Kelly when Kelly went to the Eagles. The school made the hire official later Tuesday morning.
UCF was looking for a new coach because of the retirement of George O’Leary. The Knights went 0-12 in 2015 but were considered a better job than a winless team because of the location and recruiting base of the school. UCF won the Fiesta Bowl after the 2013 season.
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The reports of Frost becoming the team’s new coach are after Bowling Green coach Dino Babers was mentioned over the weekend as a possibility to be O’Leary’s replacement. If Babers was a strong possibility, it’s apparent the school wanted a new coach with an offensive background in an uptempo spread-type offense. Babers is a former Baylor assistant.
Frost played quarterback at Nebraska from 1995-1997 after he transferred from Stanford. After a brief NFL career he got in to coaching. He’s been with Oregon since 2009 and was the team’s wide receivers coach before he became the team’s offensive coordinator.
Frost was also considered a strong candidate for the Syracuse job. The Orange are looking for a new coach after firing Scott Shafer.
For more UCF news, visit UCFSports.com.
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