Monday Morning Sports – Frost Fired After Five Seasons, Trev Alberts Presser Comments, Husker Volleyball Continues Sweeps, UNK Volleyball Falls in Washburn Rally, NFL Scores/Schedules, Local Sports Schedules

FROST FIRED AFTER FIVE YEARS AT HUSKERS; JOSEPH NAMED INTERIM:

The Scott Frost era of Nebraska football is over.

Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts issued a statement Sunday afternoon on the situation, stating he informed Frost of the change on Sunday morning and thanked him for his dedication and hard work to Nebraska Football. 

Alberts also added that Mickey Joseph will continue the season as the interim head coach until the conclusion of the year. Joseph is the first African-American head coach for any Nebraska Athletics sport in school history. 

The move came after the Huskers were upset at home, 45-42, by Georgia Southern, giving Frost a 1-2 start in his fifth season in Lincoln. Frost ended 16-31 during his run at his alma mater. 

NEBRASKA FOOTBALL – FROST FIRING PRESS CONFERENCE:

ALBERTS – LOST SLEEP OVER DECISION TO FIRE FROST:

Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts addressed the media on Sunday as Head Coach Scott Frost was relieved of duty after falling to Georgia Southern 45-42. Alberts began his opening statements saying it was a decision he never wanted to make… 

The change comes after Nebraska went 16-31 over the past five seasons with Frost at the helm as Nebraska never finished better than 5-7 and never saw postseason action under the former quarterback.

ALBERTS – JOSEPH IS HEAD COACH; DECISIONS ARE HIS:

Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts filled a loaded press conference on Sunday afternoon officially announcing the removal of Scott Frost as head coach. Frost has been replaced in the interim by associate head coach Mickey Joseph, who Alberts says he trusts wholeheartedly to make whatever decisions necessary to win… 

Joseph becomes the first African-American head coach in any Nebraska Athletic sport with his interim position. 

ALBERTS – OWED IT TO PLAYERS TO MAKE A CHANGE:

Trev Alberts, Nebraska Athletic Director, cut the cord Sunday morning and removed Scott Frost from duty as Head Football Coach after five seasons. Alberts added in his Sunday press conference he elected to make the change to give hope to the team this season… 

Alberts also thanked Frost for his tireless effort and enthusiasm in attempting to turn the program around, but the final nail in the coffin was the 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday night. 

ALBERTS – THANK YOU TO COACH FROST:

Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts made an official announcement on Sunday morning that the Huskers had moved on from Head Coach Scott Frost after a 16-31 tenure in five seasons. Alberts was nothing but appreciative of Frost during his opening remarks during his Sunday press conference… 

The Huskers dropped to 1-2 on the season following their home loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday night. Nebraska has replaced Frost in the interim with Mickey Joseph as Alberts added a national coaching search will take place with the expectation of hiring a new coach prior to the early signing period in December.

ALBERTS – BUILDING CHAMPIONSHIP HABITS:

Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts made the decision to fire Head Coach Scott Frost Sunday morning, and during his press conference later that afternoon he stated what he wanted to see from the Huskers moving forward… 

Nebraska went 16-31 under Frost and never recorded a Top 25 win over his five year tenure. The Huskers have a test on Saturday against Top Ten Oklahoma. 

ALBERTS – NATIONAL SEARCH CAN LEAD TO MANY RUMORS:

Nebraska Athletics announced the decision to fire Head Coach Scott Frost on Sunday morning. After five years at the helm, Frost’s vacancy begins a new search to find the next leader of Big Red Football. Athletic Director Trev Alberts added that a nationwide search has begun… 

Nebraska has several rumored targets, including Baylor’s Dave Aranda, Iowa State’s Matt Campbell, and Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell, among many others. 

HUSKER VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS HILDEBRAND’S BEACH TO MOVE TO 7-0:

The No. 2 Nebraska volleyball team won its seventh match in a row to start the season with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-14 sweep of Long Beach State on Saturday in front of 8,182 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. 

Whitney Lauenstein had a match-high 12 kills on .381 hitting with four blocks to lift the Huskers (7-0). Bekka Allick provided eight kills and three blocks, and Madi Kubik had eight kills on .333 hitting, surpassing 1,000 career kills in the match.

The Huskers host No. 11 Stanford on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Pregame on KGFW begins at 6:30 PM. 

UNK VOLLEYBALL NEARLY PULLS OFF WASHBURN STUNNER:

The second-ranked Washburn Ichabods controlled the third and fourth sets and scored the final two points in the fifth to rally past seventh-ranked Nebraska-Kearney Saturday afternoon in Kansas.

The ‘Bods (10-2, 2-0), defending National Runners Up, remain unbeaten while the Lopers drop to 10-1 (1-1). These teams will meet again Oct. 4 at the Health & Sports Center.

WU ended the 2.5 hour match with more kills, digs, blocks and hit 74 points than UNK but the Lopers hung around until the bitter end. After scoring the last five to take the first set, the Lopers tried to score the final four of the match to record the win.

Newman (6-5, 1-1) and Central Oklahoma (12-0, 2-0) visit Friday night and Saturday afternoon for the Lopers. 

STROM DROP PRESEASON CONTEST TO FORCE:

The Tri-City Storm dropped a preseason contest to the Fargo Force by a final score of 9-3 Saturday afternoon at the Tyson Events Center. Artemi Nizameyev (2), and Brock James scored goals in the game for the Storm. 

Tri-City returns to action on Tuesday in a road game against Lincoln. Puck drop is set for 1:00pm CT.

NFL SCORES/SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY:

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 38 – 35 Detroit Lions

CHICAGO BEARS 19 – 10 San Francisco 49ers

PITTSBURGH STEELERS 23 – 20 Cincinnati Bengals (OT)

MIAMI DOLPHINS 20 – 7 New England Patriots

CLEVELAND BROWNS 26 – 24 Carolina Panthers

Indianapolis Colts 20 – 20 Houston Texans (OT)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 27 – 26 Atlanta Falcons

BALTIMORE RAVENS 24 – 9 New York Jets

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 28 – 22 Jacksonville Jaguars

MINNESOTA VIKINGS 23 – 7 Green Bay Packers

NEW YORK GIANTS 21 – 20 Tennessee Titans

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 24 – 19 Las Vegas Raiders

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 44 – 21 Arizona Cardinals

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 19 – 3 Dallas Cowboys

MONDAY:

Denver Broncos @ Seattle Seahawks – 7:15 PM

Local Results & Schedules:

THIS WEEK IN LOCAL SPORTS:

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Volleyball: v. Kearney Invite
    • GAME 1: Kearney v. Scottsbluff
      • KHS 2-0
    • GAME 2: Kearney v. Millard North
      • MILLARD NORTH 2-1
    • GAME 3: Omaha Westview v. Kearney
      • KHS 2-0
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Softball: @ Cozad Invite
    • GAME 1: St. Paul 5-4
    • GAME 2: KCHS 9-1 Hershey
    • GAME 3: Cozad 6-4 
• UNK:
  • Volleyball: @ Washburn
    • Washburn 3-2

MONDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Lincoln Invite – 8:30 AM 
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: v. GICC & McCook – 1:30 PM
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • High School Coaches Show (5 PM – 6 PM)
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

TUESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Girls Golf: @ Hastings Invite – 10 AM
  • Boys Tennis: v. North Platte Dual – 4 PM @ Harmon Park
  • Softball: v. Norfolk (Doubleheader) – 5 PM @ Patriot Park
  • Volleyball: v. Columbus – 6:30 PM @ Kearney High
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Girls Golf: @ Hastings Invite – 10 AM
  • Softball: @ Gothenburg Triangular – 4 PM
    • GAME 1: v. Gothenburg
    • GAME 2: v. Polk County
  • Cross Country: @ Minden Invite – 4:30 PM
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 6:30 PM)
  • Nebraska Volleyball v. Stanford (6:30 PM – 9:45 PM)

WEDNESDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Girls Golf: @ Norfolk Invite – 9:30 AM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • N/a
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

THURSDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • Cross Country: @ Lincoln Pioneers Park – 10 AM
  • Softball: v. Columbus (Doubleheader) – 5 PM @ Patriot Park
  • Volleyball: @ Grand Island – 6:30 PM @ GISH
  • Football: @ Bellevue West – 6 PM
    • Pregame at 5:30 PM
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Lexington Invite – 9 AM
  • Cross Country: @ Ravenna – 4 PM
• UNK:
  • Women’s Tennis @ CSU-Pueblo – 4 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • High School Football Preview Show (5 PM – 5:30 PM)
  • Kearney High Football @ Bellevue West (5:30 PM – 9 PM)

FRIDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Volleyball: @ Gothenburg Invite – 2 PM
  • Football: v. Milford – 7 PM
• UNK:
  • Women’s Tennis: @ Lubbock Christian – 9:30 AM
  • Women’s Tennis: v. Texas-Permian Basin – 2 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Newman – 6 PM
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Emporia State – 7:30 PM @ Ron and Carol Cope Stadium
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Sports Nightly (6 PM – 8 PM)

SATURDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • Boys Tennis: @ Skutt Invite
  • Volleyball: @ Gothenburg Invite – 10 AM
• UNK:
  • Cross Country: @ Greeno/Dirksen Invite – 10:30 AM @ Lincoln, NE
  • Football: @ Washburn – 1 PM
  • Softball: v. Wayne State – 1 PM
  • Volleyball: v. Central Oklahoma – 2 PM
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Football v. Oklahoma (7 AM – 6 PM)

SUNDAY:

• KEARNEY HIGH:
  • N/a
• KEARNEY CATHOLIC:
  • N/a
• UNK:
  • Women’s Soccer: v. Washburn – 1 PM @ Ron and Carol Cope Stadium
• KGFW Sports Schedule:
  • Nebraska Volleyball @ Kentucky (1:30 PM – 5 PM)