Scott Frost Scott Andrew Frost ( born January 4 , 1975 ) is an American football coach and former player . He is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Oregon . He played six years in the National Football League with the New York Jets , Cleveland Browns , Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Frost was the starting quarterback for Tom Osborne ' s undefeated Nebraska Cornhuskers 1997 National Championship team . Playing career . Frost began his collegiate career as a two - year letterman at Stanford in 1993 and ’ 94 before transferring to Nebraska in 1995 . The Huskers ’ two - year starter and 1997 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist quarterbacked teams to a 24 - 2 record while completing 192 of 359 passes for 2 , 677 yards and 18 career touchdowns . Included was a senior season in which he became only the 10th player in college football history to both run ( 1 , 095 yds . ) and pass ( 1 , 237 yds . ) for 1 , 000 yards in a single season . His senior season featured the legendary play called the Flea Kicker . In a game against Missouri , Frost threw a pass that was kicked by Shevin Wiggins and caught by Matt Davison for a touchdown . The touchdown sent the game into overtime and Frost sealed Nebraska ' s victory with a rushing touchdown . Frost then led Nebraska to the 1997 National Championship with a 42 - 17 Orange Bowl win over Peyton Manning ' s Tennessee Volunteers . Following his collegiate career , Frost was selected in the third round ( 67th overall ) of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Jets , where he played safety and special teams from 1998 - 2000 . His professional football career included stops in Cleveland ( 2001 ) , Green Bay ( 2001 – 02 ) and Tampa Bay ( 2004 ) . 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 , 2012 .