Nebraska football just can’t have a quiet offseason.
According to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, the Husker football program and head coach Scott Frost are under NCAA investigation for improper use of analysts and consultants. The improper use stems from allegations that Nebraska moved workouts “to an undisclosed off-campus location” last year when the NCAA had shut down all workouts due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
McMurphy points out that both Jonathan Rutledge and chief of staff Gerrod Lambrecht left the program in the past eight months, but it is unknown if those decisions were related to the investigation.
One possible penalty would be the suspension of Frost for an unknown number of games. The Huskers open the season at Illinois on August 28.
“The University of Nebraska Athletic Department has been working collaboratively with the NCAA to review a matter concerning our football program,” said NU AD Trev Alberts in a release. “We appreciate the dialogue we have had with the NCAA and cannot comment further on specifics of this matter.”
Also in the report is more information on the Oklahoma scheduling debacle that dominated headlines earlier this year. McMurphy names Frost and Lambrecht as “key proponents” of NU trying to get out of the game, which is contrary to the popular belief of former Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos being the one leading that charge. Moos abruptly retired this summer.
Alberts replaced Moos. This will be the first incident for Alberts to handle as the head of the Nebraska Athletic Department, with how the allegations are handled internally being even more important than what the NCAA ultimately concludes.