Reports: UCF bringing back former 13-0 coach Scott Frost

Scott Frost, who guided UCF to a 13-0 season in 2017, is returning to the school for a second stint as head coach, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.

Frost went 19-7 in two seasons (2016-17) at the school before departing for Nebraska, his alma mater.

That move didn't go so well as Frost went 16-31 in four-plus seasons with the Cornhuskers and didn't have a single winning season. He was fired after the third game of the 2022 season -- a 45-42 home loss to Georgia Southern.

Frost, 49, is currently an assistant coach with the NFL's Los Angeles Rams. He will replace Gus Malzahn, who recently departed to be the offensive coordinator at Florida State.

Frost went 6-7 in his first season at UCF before the memorable 2017 campaign in which he was the consensus national coach of the year.

The Knights sailed through their schedule but were bypassed for the four-team College Football Playoff. After UCF beat Auburn 34-27 in the Peach Bowl and finished sixth in the final poll, the school famously claimed it won the national championship.

Malzahn went 28-24 in four seasons at the Orlando school, but the program was just 10-15 overall the past two seasons after moving into the Big 12. The Knights went 5-13 in Big 12 play under Malzahn.

During his playing career, Frost was the starting quarterback when Nebraska went 13-0 and won a share of the 1997 national championship. Michigan was the co-champion. He rushed for 1,095 yards and 19 touchdowns that season in the run-based attack.

--Field Level Media