Frost says Huskers can be 'a leader and an innovator' in athlete compensation

Scott Frost said the Huskers would be benefit greatly if schools were required to compensate athletes for the use of their name, image or likeness. "There are very few places in the whole country where players' name, image, likeness personality can benefit them more than Nebraska just because of the fan base, the excitement around here,” he said.

Six months ago, Nebraska football coach Scott Frost wasn’t so sure that legislative bills and social movements to compensate college student-athletes for their name, image and likeness were a good idea. He called the idea “a slippery slope.