By Tyler Devine

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Scott Frost excuse train stopped in Iowa City on Friday.

This time, the Nebraska head coach didn’t throw his own players under the bus, but blamed the Iowa sideline for his center having trouble snapping the ball in the first half of Iowa’s 26-20 win.

Frost was visibly frustrated after Nebraska’s sixth consecutive loss to Iowa, and sounded like he was clawing for answers after starting his third season 1-4.

“The issue with snaps today I don’t think had anything to do with his technique,” Frost said. “There was clapping going on on (Iowa’s) sideline, and Cam heard that clap and thought it was the quarterback clapping. We discussed (it) with officials and it didn’t happen in the second half.”

To say that Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz was offended by Frost’s words is an understatement.

“Please,” Ferentz said. “The officials said something to me about that at halftime. I’m like, Okay. We told our sideline, the coaches, I don’t know if players were clapping, told them no. The next thing I know, my headsets is off. You don’t pay attention. All of a sudden I see Cody Ince, let’s go guys. I caught myself doing it. Good job, let’s go.

“What the hell are we talking about? It’s stupid, right? I have no idea. Plus I do know this. I saw across the field they had like a little clap routine for third downs or something.”

Ferentz doesn’t normally rant during press conferences, but after telling a personal anecdote, he went on to question what else the Nebraska sideline may or may not have been pleased with Friday.

“Going back to the original topic, I’ve never heard of that,” Ferentz said. “Never heard of that. If a player was on the field doing it, I get that. But what are we talking about? The next thing you know we’re going to be treating this like golf. I was going to say tennis, but they do that at tennis. At golf, nobody is able to say anything, right? Sorry, no. Sorry.

“We should just go home right now. What are we talking about? It’s football, right? It’s football. Are they okay with how I dressed today? Should I be changing my pants, different shirt? What are we talking about?”