Sep 3, 2022; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost looks on during a timeout in the second quarter against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images

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

Oklahoma defensive coordinator Ted Roof before the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30.

Reports: UCF fires DC Ted Roof amid losing streak

UCF has fired defensive coordinator Ted Roof following the Knights’ fifth straight loss, multiple outlets reported Monday.

The Knights are coming off a 37-24 home setback against then No. 11 BYU on Saturday, the third time they have given up at least 37 points during the current skid.

Co-defensive coordinator Addison Williams, who is also the associate head coach on coach Gus Malzahn’s staff, will take over the defensive play-calling duties, per the reports.

Roof, 60, was in his first season at UCF. He previously worked as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma from 2022-23 and has held the same position at several schools dating back to the mid-1990s, including UMass, Georgia Tech, Duke, Minnesota, Auburn, Penn State, Appalachian State and Vanderbilt.

Roof was the head coach at Duke from 2003-07, compiling a 6-45 record.

UCF (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) returns to action Saturday at home against Arizona (3-5, 1-4).

–Field Level Media