Coaching Career
Frost was coached by some of the legendary football coaching minds of all time, including Stanford’s Bill Walsh, Nebraska’s Tom Osborne and the New York Jets’ Bill Parcells. He broke into the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 2002 before filling the same role at Kansas State in 2006.
Frost took a position at Northern Iowa in 2007 as linebackers coach before being elevated as the Panthers’ co-defensive coordinator one year later. His defense finished the 2008 season tied for third in the Football Championship Subdivision in takeaways (40) and ninth in the country in scoring defense (17.7 ppg). With a 12-3 record, they also led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing defense (107.1 avg.) and scoring defense.
He joined the Oregon coaching staff as its wide receivers coach on Jan. 26, 2009. Working under head coach Chip Kelly and offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich, Frost was instrumental in instituting a toughness among his receivers that enhanced their ability as downfield blockers, which contributed to the success of the Ducks’ running game. During his four seasons at Oregon as wide receivers coach, the Ducks reached four straight BCS bowls and three of his departed wide receivers during his Oregon tenure have been invited into NFL camps.
After the departure of Chip Kelly, the University of Oregon promoted Mark Helfrich to head coach and Scott Frost was later officially announced as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 31, 2013.
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