Back to the Nebraska Cornhuskers Newsfeed

Steven M. Sipple: As fallout continues, Frost surely wonders what might've been for his team

It must be absolutely eating away at Scott Frost's insides.

The Big Ten made its decision Aug. 11. No fall football. The commissioner, Kevin Warren, wants us to say the football season was "postponed" as opposed to "canceled." He's a politician. A bureaucrat. He seems aloof. He thinks if we say "postponed to winter or spring" it softens the blow. Let's be clear: The Big Ten canceled fall football. It isn't happening -- or the chances are very slim. It's a crushing blow, and we're already discovering the fallout is remarkable.

As the conversation in Big Ten country continues -- lost jobs, furloughs, athletic programs being axed, student-athletes suffering mentally and emotionally -- something Frost said during an Aug.