Jeffrey Bradford Scott (born December 28, 1980)
is an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
coach. He was the head coach at the
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF is ...
from 2020 to 2022.
Playing career
Born in
Arcadia, Florida
Arcadia is a city and county seat of DeSoto County, Florida, United States. Its population was 7,637 as of the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 7,722 in 2014. Arcadia's Historic District is listed on the National Register of Histor ...
, Scott later lived in
Seneca, South Carolina
Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,102 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 74,273 at the 2010 census), an (MSA) that includes ...
and graduated from the
Hammond School in
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
in 1999. He played quarterback on the football team and was also an outfielder and pitcher on the baseball team in high school.
Scott played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...
under head coach
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Pearce Bowden (; born July 10, 1954) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State Universi ...
. He lettered three years (2000–2002) as a wide receiver. He also played special teams for most of his playing career, serving as the holder for place kicks.
He participated in three bowl games while playing at Clemson: the
2001 Gator Bowl,
2001 Humanitarian Bowl, and
2002 Tangerine Bowl.
Coaching career
Early career
Scott started his coaching career as the head football coach for
Blythewood High School
Blythewood is a town in Richland and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. The 2020 United States census puts the population at 4,772, up from 2,034 in 2010. Since 2000, the population has ...
in
Blythewood, South Carolina
Blythewood is a town in Richland and Fairfield counties, South Carolina, United States. It is a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina. The 2020 United States census puts the population at 4,772, up from 2,034 in 2010. Since 2000, the population has ...
in 2006. He won a state title in his first and only year, at age 25. This was Blythewood's football program's inaugural year as well. It is believed to be the first time in South Carolina high school football history that a first-year head football coach led his program to a state title in its first year of fielding a team. After one year coaching at the high school level, he then served as wide receivers coach for the
Presbyterian Blue Hose
The Presbyterian Blue Hose are the athletic teams of Presbyterian College, located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. The Blue Hose athletic program is a member of the Big South Conference and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Ch ...
in 2007.
Clemson
He made his return to Clemson in 2008 as a graduate assistant on
Tommy Bowden
Tommy Pearce Bowden (; born July 10, 1954) is a former American football coach. He served as the head coach at Clemson University from 1999 until October 13, 2008. He is a son of Bobby Bowden, former head football coach of Florida State Universi ...
's staff. When
Dabo Swinney
William Christopher "Dabo" Swinney (; born November 20, 1969) is an American football coach, currently serving as the head coach at Clemson University. Swinney took over midway through the 2008 season, following the resignation of Tommy Bowden. S ...
took over as interim head coach midway through the 2008 season he was promoted to coach wide receivers, the position that had been held by coach Swinney. He was promoted to head of recruiting in December 2008 when Dabo Swinney was given the full-time position. In December 2014, he was named co-offensive coordinator to replace outgoing offensive coordinator
Chad Morris
Chad Allen Morris (born December 4, 1968) is an American football coach. He is currently an offensive analyst at South Florida. Morris served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2017 and the University ...
, who left to take over as head coach of the SMU football program. He shared coordinator duties with Clemson's running back's coach and former teammate,
Tony Elliott. Former Clemson teammate
Brandon Streeter was hired to take over recruiting coordinator duties as well as to coach quarterbacks.
Clemson's football team won the national championship in January 2017, beating
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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, with Scott and Elliott as offensive coordinators for the game.
University of South Florida
Scott was hired as the fifth head coach in University of South Florida history on December 9, 2019, becoming the youngest head coach in The American. He signed a five-year deal worth $12.5 million dollars. In his inaugural game as head coach, the Bulls beat the Citadel 27-6. Despite this early victory, the Bulls lost their remaining games and ended the season 1-8.
In 2021, Scott and the Bulls won only two games, defeating Florida A&M 38-17 and Temple 34-14. Following the season, Scott received a two-year contract extension. Athletic director Michael Kelly cited continuity as key to the future success of the program in this decision.
Throughout Scott's three seasons as head coach, he holds a 4-26 record, with three of four wins coming against FCS programs.
The lone win against an FBS opponent was against a three-win Temple team in 2021.
, his win percentage () ranks last in program history amongst head coaches.
South Florida fired Scott on November 6, 2022. Special teams coordinator
Daniel Da Prato
Daniel Da Prato (born October 2, 1981) is an American football coach and former player. He is the Special Teams Coordinator at Texas State University. He was the interim head football coach at University of South Florida from November to December ...
took over as interim head coach.
Head coaching record
Personal life
Scott graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Clemson University in 2003. He is married to the former Sara McDaniel. He is the son of
Brad Scott, former
South Carolina Gamecocks football
The South Carolina Gamecocks football program represents the University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern ...
head coach and longtime Clemson assistant coach. His younger brother, John Scott, who Jeff often refers to as his "hero", is a trauma surgeon who trained at Harvard and at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and is now a
assistant professor of surgeryat the University of Michigan.
References
External links
Clemson profile
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1980 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Clemson Tigers football coaches
Clemson Tigers football players
Presbyterian Blue Hose football coaches
South Florida Bulls football coaches
High school football coaches in South Carolina
People from Arcadia, Florida
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category:Players of American football from Florida
Players of American football from South Carolina
Coaches of American football from South Carolina
Coaches of American football from Florida