Independent. Uncomfortable. Nebraska.
Big Red
Truth.
Love the program.
Question the decisions. Follow the record.
The good. The bad. The ugly. Nothing gets a free pass.
The record / Not the mythology
The stories that matter
Under the microscope.
01 / Financial accountability
Pay to hire. Pay to fire.
The coaching carousel has two price tags. Nebraska kept paying both. The contracts, the dismissals, and the people who set the price of starting over.
Read the full investigationThe price of twenty days
$7.5M
Frost's additional announced obligation for a September 11 dismissal versus the October 1 reduction—not verified cash paid.
The cost of starting over / Football
Fired. Not off the books.
Five coaches. Five dismissals. The contracts survived the confidence. Calling it waste is a judgment; the amounts and their accounting labels are the evidence.
$27,914,154
Reported severance spending since 2005 · 2020 study
Football + men’s basketball. Before Frost; excludes Solich.
Contract under scrutiny / 2022
Scott Frost
$15,000,000
Announced buyout at dismissal
- 2022 salary
- $4 million, reduced from $5 million
- September 11 dismissal
- $15 million announced buyout
- October 1 reduction
- $7.5 million contractual buyout
- Timing premium
- $7.5 million additional announced obligation
The announced $15 million obligation is not verified as cash received in full. Later payments became the subject of litigation; reporting checked November 2, 2026, Central time.
Scott Frost financial sourceComparison of reported figures—not one cash ledger. Announced obligations, revised schedules and reported payments are not added together. The 2020 study overlaps some coaches above; do not add it to them. Assistant costs and active coaching salaries are not included in these five bars.
The people behind the decisions
Who held the power.
Athletic directors. University leadership. Head coaches. The terms and documented decisions—not guilt by association.
The successes deserve their place
Greatness, on record.
Every Heisman winner. The official football retired honors. Championship years and the distinction between jerseys and numbers.
The evidence behind the argument
The record runs deep.
26
Program entries
893
Sourced W–L–T seasons
249
Finish / status rows
Sourced season records, championship registers and selected career marks. Each program states its coverage. Missing years are never zero; this is not yet every statistic or every season.
The statistical archive
All sports. All eras.
26 program entries
Men
Football
1890–2026
5 title years
Women
Volleyball
1975–2026
5 title years
Men
Baseball
1889–2026
Women
Beach Volleyball
2013–2025 · 12 recorded seasons
Men
Basketball
1896–97 to 2025–26
Women
Basketball
1974–75 to 2025–26
Women
Bowling
NCAA finish history
6 title years
Men
Cross Country
NCAA finish history
Women
Cross Country
NCAA finish history
Men
Golf
History documented from 1935
Women
Golf
NCAA finish history
Men
Gymnastics
Recorded results: 1964–2024
8 title years
Women
Gymnastics
NCAA finish history
Women
Rifle
NCAA finish history
Women
Soccer
1994–2025
Women
Softball
1976–2026
Women
Swimming & Diving
NCAA finish history
Men
Tennis
1928–2026 · 95 recorded seasons
Women
Tennis
1976–2023 · results from 1979
Men
Indoor Track & Field
Coverage under research
Women
Indoor Track & Field
NCAA finish history
3 title years
Men
Outdoor Track & Field
NCAA finish history
Women
Outdoor Track & Field
Coverage under research
Men
Wrestling
1910–11 to 2025–26 · 106 recorded seasons
Men · Former program
Swimming & Diving
1921–22 to 2000–01
Women · Former program
Field Hockey
Coverage under research
Initial varsity program index. Indoor and outdoor track are separate entries. Historical program inventory remains under review; unlisted sports are not presumed never to have existed.