Mickey Joseph named interim head football coach at Nebraska

Nebraska has fired head football coach Scott Frost and named New Orleans native Mickey Joseph as interim head coach.

Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Trev Alberts released the following statement:

“Earlier today I met with Coach Frost and informed him we were making a change in the leadership of our football program, effective immediately. Scott has poured his heart and soul into the Nebraska football program both as a quarterback and head coach, and I appreciate his work and dedication.

“After the disappointing start to our season, I decided the best path forward for our program was to make a change in our head coaching position. Associate Head Coach Mickey Joseph will serve as our interim head coach for the remainder of the 2022 season.”

Joseph is in his first season at Nebraska where he played option quarterback from 1988 to 1991. He coached for previous five seasons at LSU including the 2019 national championship campaign. He was serving this year as the Huskers passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.

The former Archbishop Shaw star quarterback previously served as a head coach at Langston University in Oklahoma.

Among his many coaching stops, Joseph served as the running backs coach at Louisiana Tech in 2016, coached receivers and special teams at Grambling in 2014 and 2015 and worked as the quarterbacks coach at Nicholls State from 2001 to 2003. Joseph’s first coaching job at the FBS level was as a graduate assistant at Tulane in 1999.

Joseph’s Coaching Career
2022: Nebraska, Associate Head Coach (Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator)
2020-21: LSU, Assistant Head Coach (Wide Receivers)
2017-19: LSU, Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
2016: Louisiana Tech, Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
2014-15: Grambling State, Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator)
2013: Alcorn State, Assistant Head Coach (Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator)
2011-12: Langston University, Head Coach
2008-10: Langston University, Assistant Coach
2006-08: Desire Street (New Orleans) Academy, Head Coach
2004-05: Central Oklahoma, Assistant Coach (Running Backs)
2001-03: Nicholls State, Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)
2000: Alabama State, Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
1999: Tulane, Graduate Assistant
1998: Archbishop Shaw (La.) High School, Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks)
1997: Wayne State College, Assistant Coach (Run Game Coordinator)
1995-96: Omaha North High School, Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers)