Take Two: If Nebraska opens, could Scott Frost say no?

Take Two returns with a daily offering tackling a handful of issues in the college football landscape. Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Adam Gorney lays out the situation and then receives takes from Rivals.com National Recruiting Director Mike Farrell and a local expert from the Rivals.com network of team sites.

Scott Frost is one of the hottest names in coaching circles and he will almost assuredly be tagged to many big-time openings this offseason. So which one will be best?

The UCF coach could be a name mentioned for the Florida opening only two hours up the road. He has the Knights undefeated and there is definitely a path to an undefeated regular season. The Gators and coach Jim McElwain recently parted ways and Frost is one name to be considered.

Plenty of other SEC jobs could be open in the coming weeks and there’s no question Frost will be atop many coaching boards.

One position that is yet to open is Nebraska and there’s no guarantee that third-year coach Mike Riley is not coming back but the situation is certainly tenuous.

The Huskers are 4-5 and dropped four games at home already. Nebraska visits Minnesota and Penn State and then wraps up in Lincoln against Iowa. It’s not looking good. Riley is 19-16 overall and 12-11 in the Big Ten.

Nebraska recently hired a new athletics director in Bill Moos and he’s already talked highly of Frost, a native of the state who won a national championship as the starting quarterback for the Huskers. Frost still has plenty of connections to the area and has learned under some top-notch coaches.

Nebraska is a middling program that needs a spark. Is Frost the right person for the job? If offered, how could he say no? Or would Frost be more interested in another position, possibly in the SEC?

“It's really hard to say a lot, because Mike Riley still remains the coach and a change hasn't been made. With that said, I would compare Scott Frost to Jim Harbaugh for Michigan fans or Tom Herman for Texas fans. He's a guy with a local connection that is really doing well, and his success at UCF this season is hard to ignore. He's also from Nebraska and his parents live in Lincoln, as do many of his best friends. If a change was ever made at Nebraska, he's obviously the logical guy fans would want.”

“Nebraska would be the best place. He would have the full support of the athletics director. He would have the full support of the alumni and the community and the fan base. He’s an ex-player and Nebraska would be the home run for him.

“Florida, the pressure to win there is intense. The next guy in is going to be under immediate scrutiny. He’ll have longer to work with Nebraska and he’s going into a conference division that is wide open. The West is not a dominant division in the Power Five so Nebraska makes the most sense.

“Add in the comments the new AD made about Frost, the fact that Nebraska lost three-straight at home and might not make a bowl, and that the fan base has pretty much given up on Riley and wants a change. They would have to beat Minnesota and then upset Penn State or Iowa to even get to six wins. I don’t think they’re going to get to a bowl. I think they’re going to lose four straight at home and I think he’s gone.”