Scott Frost fired: Who will replace Nebraska football coach?

Whenever a college team makes what appears to be a can't-miss coaching hire, Scott Frost's name will -- and should -- be mentioned.

Frost was the ultimate can't-miss candidate, plucked to revive Nebraska, his alma mater, after leading UCF to an undefeated season in 2017. A son of Nebraska who quarterbacked the Cornhuskers to the 1997 national championship, Frost would be the coach to restore glory for Big Red.

Instead, he was fired Sunday, three games into his fifth season. After a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday, Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts had enough. The school couldn't even wait three more weeks, when Frost's buyout would have dropped by half from $15 million to…