This is the one tangible area where we've already seen Frost excel for the Huskers. Regime changes typically turn first signing classes into a mad scramble - and last year was no different. But Frost hit the ground running and the energy and focus he and his staff displayed last year was nothing short of extraordinary. What was so impressive was how organized Frost and his recruiting staff were. How set up they were with high caliber contingency plan B and C options. Despite only having two months to fill the 2018 class, Frost proved to have a deeper board heading to the finish line than any of his predecessors dating back to Tom Osborne. And we're talking four-star kids.
When Scott Frost was hired on December 2, he inherited a recruiting class that would eventually dwindle to six players. Nebraska was ranked 89th in the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings. Despite only being on the job for roughly 9 weeks - over 3 of those falling during a recruiting dead period - Frost signed a class that finished 22nd according to the 247 Composite, tied for the highest rated class Nebraska has signed since 2011 - a class signed after the Huskers had been to back-to-back conference title games. All told, Frost added 19 players to accompany the five holdovers from the previous staff. Twelve of them were rated as a four-star recruit by at least one recruiting service. Rivals rated Nebraska's previous three coaches' regime-change classes 27th (2004, Callahan), 30th (2008, Pelini) and 31st (2015, Riley). They rated Frost's 2018 class 21st.
I am interested in watching how this final recruiting stretch plays out for Nebraska. I think Frost pulls a rabbit or two out of his hat.
