UCF’s defense worked against a unique opposing quarterback this week in preparation for Saturday’s game against Navy. Knights second-year head coach Scott Frost, a former Nebraska quarterback from the 1990s, played on his scout team’s offense for his defense to help it prepare for the Midshipmen’s offense, led by quarterback Zach Abey. Here he is in practice simulating Navy’s system:
Watch UCF coach Scott Frost show his players how he used to run the option back in his day
The Knights face Navy this week, which runs the option offense.
Not too shabby for a 42-year-old, right? Frost explained his reasoning for putting himself at quarterback in practice earlier this week.
“We’re going to use quite a few different guys to try to get our guys ready,” Frost said via the Associated Press. “Anything you can do. It’s hard to simulate their looks, especially at the tempo they run it and with the execution they run it so we will do whatever we have to try to get the guys ready.”
Frost played for the Cornhuskers from 1995-1997, where he became the first quarterback in Nebraska school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and pass for more than 1,000 yards in the same season during his senior campaign in 1997. He led Nebraska to a national title that year, as well. The Huskers ran the triple-option under Frost’s head coach Tom Osborne.
Even Navy offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper was impressed when hearing Scott was taking snaps at practice this week.
“I think it’s pretty cool,” Jasper told SB Nation’s Steven Godfrey on Wednesday. “It’s impressive, too. He’s older now but he looks the same as when he played. I know I wouldn’t want to see him coming around the edge. He’s a big dude. And I think it’s his way of getting his kids fired up to play.”
“It’s crazy because he is running so fast that if you are slacking it’s going to show,” UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin said via the AP. “When you see Coach Frost out running you you know you are doing something wrong. It’s kind of good when you can get a good look from your head coach. It makes you work that much harder.”
We’ll see how UCF’s defense holds up against Abey and the Navy offense. The Knights are currently 6.5-point favorites against the Midshipmen.
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