Former NFL Player of New York Jets

Scott Frost | Biography

Head Coach of Nebraska Huskers

• By Anil Pradhan
• Original : December 01, 2021

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Frost is a former NFL player and American Football coach. He currently represents the Nebraska Cornhuskers as their head coach.

Who is Scott Frost?

Scott Frost, aka Scott Andrew Frost, is a former professional American football player and coach. As a player, he represented several NFL teams like New York Jets from 1998 to 2000, Cleveland Browns in 2001, Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003, etc. He is currently known for leading the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

Frost was born on 4 January 1975 to father Larry and mother Carol in Nebraska. Both his parents were sports coaches at Wood River High School, the same high school where Frost studied and played football as a quarterback from 1989 to 1993. After four years there, he joined Stanford Cardinal and played for their team in 1993 and 1994. Later in 1995, he again moved to Nebraska Cornhuskers and quarterbacked their squad. Frost eventually graduated from Nebraska in 1997 with a Bachelor's degree in Finance.

Frost professionally started coaching college football teams in 2006. First, he began as a graduate assistant with the Kansas Wildcats. Then, he also worked as an assistant coach with other college teams like Northern Iowa Panthers and Oregon Ducks. 

Finally, in 2015 Frost got his first head coach job with the University of Central Florida (UCF). He stayed with UCF until the 2017 season, during which he led the team to their only second Peach Bowl appearance. Moreover, they won the bowl and became national champions by defeating the 7th ranked team, Auburn Tigers.

Soon after, the University of Nebraska offered him a head coach position, and he started his job there on 2 December 2017. To date, he still represents the Nebraska Cornhuskers. And according to a tweet by the Nebraska Huskers, the team is reportedly planning to extend Frost's contract through 2027.

Salary and Net Worth

According to celebritynetworth.com, Frost receives an annual pay of around $5 million from the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Thus, his net worth as of 2021 has reached a massive $12 million. However, due to the team's last few years' performances, it also mentioned that Frost has recently suffered an estimated reduction of around $1 million annually.

Scott Frost's Wife

Frost married his wife, Ashley Neidhardt, on 11 March 2016. He proposed to her in October 2015, and they had their wedding ceremony at El Chorro, in Arizona, which was reported to be Neidhardt's favorite restaurant. 

Son

Frost and Neidhardt are parents to their two kids, son Ryan James and daughter Alli. His son Ryan was born at 12:15 on 11 September 2017.

And Forst also shared his experience on the birth of his son with ucfsports. He said, "Man, what a beautiful experience to go through, watching the birth of your child. I feel blessed and lucky that I was able to be there and watch it."

As of 2021, Ryan is four years old.

Divorce

As of 2020 and 2021, Frost's followers speculated that he was going through a divorce with Neidhardt. However, the couple did not address the rumors on any platforms. On the other hand, on 5 September 2021, they appeared together with their son during the Nebraska win against Fordham. And the KETV sports director, Andy Kendeigh, also revealed a Frost family's video celebrating the victory on his Twitter account. 

House

In 2018, Frost purchased a home in southwest Lincoln, Nebraska, and spent around $1.3 million for its renovation. The house is located in the neighborhood of Nebraska's basketball coach, Tim Miles.