Nebraska head coach Scott Frost confirmed that quarterback Adrian Martinez underwent offseason surgery, but will be back in time for spring practices.

“We had a lot of guys who had minor surgeries just to get things cleaned up,” Frost said. “Had quite a few guys who were tough and playing through some things at the end of the year. There were a few guys, including Adrian, who had surgeries at the end of the year. We’re expecting all of them to be back for spring ball.”

Martinez appeared in 10 games for Nebraska this season, completing 59.3 percent of his passes for 1,956 yards and 10 touchdowns, though he was intercepted nine times. As a runner, Martinez ranked second on the team with 626 yards rushing once sack yardage was factored in, and added seven rushing touchdowns, which was second on the team behind Dedrick Mills.

Martinez missed games at Minnesota and at home against Indiana — both Husker losses — and left Nebraska’s game against Northwestern in the second half. Frost declined to discuss the nature of Martinez's surgery.

The Huskers signed quarterback Logan Smothers on Wednesday, and the addition of the Alabama signalcaller gives Nebraska four scholarship quarterbacks in their group heading into the spring — Martinez, Smothers, redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey and junior Noah Vedral. Frost said there were many position groups that had to be rebuilt when they arrived in Lincoln, and that the quarterback room is one where they’ve gotten it right.

“We did a good job of getting Adrian getting here, I think people can see the talent that Adrian has and the plays he’s made in a Nebraska uniform,” Frost said. “Noah Vedral when he got his shot was lights out and as a good a kid as there is on our football. The whole state is excited about Luke and we are too, so we have three good ones in the program…it’s a crowded room right now, but you never know what can happen because of injury or anything else. We’re going to play the best guy at every position and people get caught up on quarterback competitions, there’s a competition every day at every position and all those guys are going to get a chance to show what they can do.”

Frost said Martinez was “gutting things out” at the end of the season, and said he felt Martinez’s play would improve now that he will be healthy.

“All I’ll tell you is I think the kid is a trooper for battling through what he battled through this year,” Frost said. “He’s not alone. Several other things were gutting things out and fighting for the team. That’s football. I’ve had seven surgeries as a football player. You come back better and healthier every time you get one and I think a lot of those guys’ play will improve when they’re healthier.”