LINCOLN - The University of Nebraska football team is looking for a new football coach three games into the 2022 season.

Athletic Director Trev Alberts announced Sunday the firing of Scott Frost after 4 1/4 seasons. The 33rd head coach in program history ends his coaching career at NU with a 16-31 record, including a 5-22 mark in games decided by one score. 

"Scott has poured his heart and soul into the Nebraska football program, both as a quarterback and head coach, and I appreciate his work and dedication." Alberts said in a statement released Sunday morning. "After the disappointing start to our season, I decided the best path forward for our program was to make a change in our head coaching position."

The announcement comes a day after Nebraska gave up 642 offensive yards in a 45-42 loss Georgia Southern at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. The Sun Belt Conference opponent were three-touchdown underdogs.

Associate Head Coach Mickey Joseph, who was hired by Frost, will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Mark Whipple was Frost’s offensive coordinator hire in the offseason. 

Alberts announced last November Frost would return as the head coach in 2022 after a 3-9 season in last fall. Frost fired four offensive assistants in the offseason, took a pay cut in his contract pay from $5 million to $4 million, and renegotiated his buyout from $15 million to $7.5 million. The new buyout in the contract was set to kick in Oct. 1. No information was released Sunday on a negotiated settlement.

His original contract when he was hired was for $35-million over seven years, the highest-paid coach in school history. At the time, he was also one of the top 15 highest-paid coaches in the sport.

Frost became a prep legend in Nebraska at Wood River High School and was the last quarterback to start for Tom Osborne before his retirement.

After playing two years at Stanford, Frost transferred to NU, serving as scout team quarterback on the 1995 national title team. He started 26 games for Nebraska and won 24 of them. In 1997, Nebraska won the Big 12 title and beat Tennessee 42-17 in the Orange Bowl.

The University will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. MDT at Memorial Stadium. News Channel Nebraska will carry the press conference live on 98.7 FM, 1340 AM and 95.7 FM in Sidney. Coverage can also be heard on newschannelnebraska.com and the free NCN app.