Scott Frost rubbed his eyes. He had been sleeping poorly of late, he said.
In fact, he said, he probably won't get a lot of good rest until he elevates his program to where he wants it.
This was early last November. Frost, the Nebraska head football coach, seemingly felt a significant amount of stress even on a Friday during a bye week. His team's record was 4-5 following a dispiriting road loss to a mediocre (at best) Purdue team. A couple of veteran players were giving him headaches with bad behavior. A tough home game against Wisconsin loomed the following week.