Scott Frost, the former head coach of the UCF Knights and Nebraska Cornhuskers, began his first coaching venture into the NFL when he joined the Rams earlier this week. Listed as a senior football analyst, Frost is expected to assist the offensive and defensive coaching staff, but will also work closely with Chase Blackburn and the special teams unit.
With the recent departure of assistant special teams coach Chili Davis, Frost may have a fair amount of influence on the special teams unit, especially if Blackburn fails to improve on what was a below-average performance in 2023.
Frost is a student of the game and a student whose education was formed by some of the best offensive minds in football history. Frost played at both Stanford and Nebraska during his collegiate career, learning under Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Walsh and three-time National Champion Tom Osbourne.
Both coaches employed vastly different offenses. Walsh’s West Coast offense and Osbourne’s option offense set the foundation for what Frost would employ during his coaching career.
Frost then played seven seasons in the NFL, primarily on special teams, making tackles on kickoffs and punts.
Frost embarked on his coaching career where he learned under Chip Kelly at Oregon. Combining his knowledge of the West Coast and option offenses, Kelly’s version of the spread option is one of the foundations of the offenses seen in the NFL today and something that is prevalent in a Frost-coached scheme.
Despite his poor record as the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, that should not be used as evidence that he is a subpar coach. Nebraska has been a dumpster fire for quite sometime and while Matthew Stafford’s godson Dylan Raiola may be turning things around, there’s still a lot of work to be done there, shortcomings that are far from Frost’s fault.
Frost has an evolutionary offensive mind while still being grounded by the core principles instilled during his playing career. Frost is a coach who pulls excellence from his players as shown throughout his time in college. Frost played a massive role in Oregon appearing in the 2010 and 2014 National Championship games as well as leading UCF to it’s best season in school history with the program going 13-0 and proclaiming themselves national champions.
Frost will not be an analyst for long and given Sean McVay’s history of hiring collegiate coaches, Frost could find a long-term home in LA. Expect Frost to have an influential voice on special teams and don’t be surprised if Chip Kelly offensive concepts sneak their way into the Rams’ offense late in the season.
