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New UCF coach Scott Frost could be Big 12 X- (and O) factor

As if Scott Frost didn't have enough to worry about, now he has UCF's entire athletic future precariously hanging in the balance as he prepares for his first season as a head coach.

Not only is Frost expected to motivate a hapless team that went 0-12 last season; not only is he expected to stimulate an offense that was ranked dead-last – 127th out of 127 FBS schools – in total offense; not only is he expected to invigorate a beleaguered fan base, but he has an even more monumental task:

He must impress his most important audience of all – the Big 12 presidents who are currently in the process of considering whether to expand and which schools are worthy of getting an invitation to their prestigious and exclusive Power Five party.