Nebraska forgoing more changes following Scott Frost dismissal, Mickey Joseph to have final say

Nebraska vice chancellor and director of athletics Trev Alberts held a press conference following the firing of head coach Scott Frost. Alberts named wide receivers coach, associate head coach, and passing game coordinator Mickey Joseph as the interim head coach for the Cornhuskers moving forward following their 45-42 upset loss to Georgia Southern.

Alberts was asked if Frost was the only coach relieved of their duties today, and said that Joseph would be the only one handling those decisions.

“Just coach Frost, but again, Mickey Joseph is the head coach and if he chooses to make some of those additional changes, we will support those changes as well. But I am not aware of any of those he anticipates at this time,” Alberts said.

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Joseph was a player at Nebraska in his college days, playing quarterback for the Huskers from 1988 to 1991. He started his coaching career in Nebraska at Omaha North high school, eventually working his way up through the college ranks, making stops at Grambling State, Louisiana Tech, and LSU before returning to his alma mater this season.

This will be the first time Joseph has been a head coach since a one-year stint with HBCU school Langston University, and will have a tall task in his Nebraska head coaching debut as the Cornhuskers take on No. 6 Oklahoma this Saturday at noon.

Nebraska AD Trev Alberts addresses Scott Frost buyout following decision to move on

Nebraska will pay Scott Frost the full $15 million buyout after parting ways with the coach Sunday, according to Husker Online’s Sean Callahan. Cornhuskers athletic director Trev Alberts addressed the buyout with media Sunday afternoon, saying the school will honor the contract it agreed to.

“There’s no negotiated settlement,” Alberts said. “The University of Nebraska has a long history of living up to what we’ve agreed to. So the contract is what the contract is. Of course the university will comply as we always do.”

By firing Frost on Sept. 11, Nebraska is required to pay the full $15 million. Had it waited to do so until Oct. 1 or later, that sum would have been cut in half. However, after watching the Cornhuskers suffer a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday, Alberts decided he couldn’t wait that long.

On3’s Chandler Vessels contributed to this report