Former Husker coach Frank Solich was fired after a 9–3 regular season in 2003. Nebraska’s loss to Kansas State on November 15 cost the Huskers a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game that year. Despite winning the season finale against Colorado, Solich was fired before getting a chance to coach Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl.

Frank Solich’s tenure at Nebraska was a success by almost every metric. His overall record at the time of his firing was 58–19. He won more games in his first six seasons than his predecessors, Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne, both College Football Hall of Fame members. Solich never had a losing season, won a Big 12 title in 1999, and had three top-ten finishes. The Huskers have not won a conference title since. Solich was later hired by Ohio, where he turned the Bobcats into one of the country’s most consistent Group of Five programs before retiring from coaching in 2021.

Genesis 29–30 – Faithful Service

God can bless Frank Solich, or whomever He chooses, with prosperity. He can even bless hired workers like Jacob in Genesis 30:43. Jacob worked for a scheming, dishonest boss. When Jacob desired to return to his homeland in Canaan, Laban wanted him to stay, for he knew that the Lord was blessing him because of Jacob! Crafty Uncle Laban didn’t intend to let Jacob leave with much, so he tried to outmaneuver him, but his schemes ultimately backfired.

Are you faithful to your boss, even if he is as deceitful as Laban? God wants us to be dependable workers. He can bless us in every circumstance, and He will honor those who honor Him!

The Kingdom Coach and Athlete honor the Lord with their athletic careers by glorifying Him in all they do: “…for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be insignificant” 1 Samuel 2:30