LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska is now searching for its sixth football head coach since Tom Osborne retired after the undefeated 1997 season.

Scott Frost was fired Sunday after losing 45-42 against Georgia Southern, ending his tenure with a 16-31 record.

See also: Husker coach Scott Frost fired following loss to Georgia Southern

During a press conference on the same day, Athletic Director Trev Alberts said a nationwide search had begun for a new head coach.

For now, Mickey Joseph will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.  Alberts said Joseph would also be an “obvious” head coach candidate.

The athletic director also said he would be reaching out to several other candidates.

Immediately after Sunday’s announcement, rumors regarding who would follow the Frost era began swirling on social media.

There is no confirmation if any of these coaches are in the running to fill Frost’s position.

Mickey Joseph

Joseph is a former Husker quarterback, joining Osborne’s 1988 squad.  He started in nine games, rushing for 1,091 yards and throwing 16 touchdowns.

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After graduating in 1993, the Louisiana native went on to several coaching jobs at schools like Wayne State, Tulane and Louisiana Tech.

In 2017, Joseph was hired as a wide receivers coach at LSU, where he helped develop NFL athletes like Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson.

Two years later, Joseph was a part of the national championship-winning squad led by coach Ed Orgeron.

In 2022, Joseph returned to his alma mater to serve as associate head coach and wide receivers coach.  He is now serving as interim head coach.

Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer visits the White House in 2009 after his Florida Gators won the national championship.

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Urban Meyer spent the last year marred in controversy after a stint in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He was fired after 13 games, only two of which he won.

Meyer has since returned to Fox’s “Big Noon Saturday” show.

But before the NFL, Meyer spent 17 seasons coaching at Bowling Green State, Utah, Florida and Ohio State.

During his six seasons at Florida, he led the Gators to three bowl wins and two national championships.

In 2010, Meyer resigned from his role, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.

And just a year later, Meyer was hired by Ohio State.

Meyer’s coaching success continued in Columbus, as the Buckeyes went on to win four bowl games and a national championship in 2014.

After a Rose Bowl win in 2018, Meyers announced that he would be retiring.  At the time, he said he would probably never coach again due to health concerns.

Matt Campbell

Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell has been a name thrown around on social media.

Campbell worked his way up to a head coaching position after beginning his career as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green in 2003.

He later won the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year for his work with the Toledo Rockets.

Campbell moved on to the Big 12 in 2016, when he was hired as the Cyclones’ head coach.

In the past five seasons, the Cyclones have made trips to bowl games each year and won two of them.

This year, Campbell has led the team to a 2-0 start, which included a win over in-state rival Iowa.

Mark Stoops

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops in 2013.

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Following a 10-3 season in 2021, Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops’ name has been popping up as a potential replacement for Frost.

Stoops’ collegiate coaching career began in 1990, when he became a graduate assistant at Iowa.

He went on to serve in several other coaching roles at schools like Wyoming, Miami, Arizona and Florida State before becoming head coach at Kentucky.

During his 10 seasons as head coach, Stoops has won four bowl games and appeared in six.

After a win against No. 18 Florida on Saturday, Stoops now holds a 61-53 record as the Wildcats’ head coach.

As of Monday, Kentucky sits at No. 9 in the Associated Press’ top 25 poll.

Jim Leonhard

Jim Leonhard as a Denver Bronco in 2012.

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A defensive mind could prove useful to a team that on Saturday gave up the most yards ever allowed in Memorial Stadium.

After a 10-year career in the NFL, Jim Leonhard was hired by the Wisconsin Badgers as a defensive backs coach in 2016.

A year later, he found himself in the defensive coordinator role, which he has held since.

In those five seasons, the Badgers have ranked in the nation’s top five in total defense and top 10 in scoring defense four times.

Last year, the team allowed 239.1 yards per game, the third-best in the school’s 133-year history.

This year’s Badgers fell to unranked Washington State 17-14 on Saturday.  They now hold a 1-1 record.

Deion Sanders

Deion Sanders in 2015

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NFL legend Deion Sanders is currently the head coach at Jackson State, a historically black university in Mississippi that plays in the Football Champions Subdivision.

Last year, Sanders’ second season as head coach, he led the team to a school-record 11-win season.

He earned several accolades, including the FCS Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year award.

With Sanders comes 14 years of experience in the NFL.  He also played nine seasons in the MLB.

Jackson State is 2-0 after wins against Florida A&M and Tennessee State

Ed Orgeron

Ed Orgeron as head coach of LSU in 2019.

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Geaux Big Red.

Former LSU coach Ed Orgeron is out on the market after parting ways with the school following a 6-6 season in 2021.

Just back in 2019, Coach O led the team to a national championship. Quarterback Joe Burrow also won the Heisman Trophy that season.

For his efforts, Orgeron was given the Associated Press Coach of the Year award, among several other accolades.

Orgeron has a 67-47 record as head coach in 10 years of coaching at LSU, USC and Ole Miss.

While in Louisiana, Orgeron led the Tigers to three bowl wins along with the 2019 national championship.

As of right now, the 61-year-old does not hold a coaching position.

“I’m 60 years old, and I’ve coached for 37 years,” Orgeron said after his departure. “I think I’m going to have enough money to buy me a hamburger – maybe a double-meat cheeseburger. But I want to take a little time off to find out what direction I want to be in.”