Josh Heupel wanted Troy Walters and Sean Beckton to stay.

The new UCF head coach met with both assistants this week to discuss their future at UCF and offered them a spot on his staff, but both decided to join Scott Frost at Nebraska.

"I think those guys probably will be heading to Lincoln," Heupel said during an interview with ESPN 580 in Orlando. "I tried to reach out to those guys, tried to keep them. I think they're tied to Scott (Frost) a little bit. I obviously wanted them here."

Walters, who was passed over for the head coaching job, will remain on staff as the interim head coach through the Peach Bowl. Beckton's role moving forward is uncertain.

"Troy (Walters) has done an absolutely fantastic job on the offensive side of the ball," Heupel said. "Coach Beckton helped build this program from when he was a player here. I told him he's always going to be a Knight. That's where it lies."

Heupel also said during the interview he expects to have a full staff in place by the weekend.