Jeff Scott was the head coach at the University of South Florida from 2020 to 2022.
16 Facts About Jeff Scott
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Jeff Scott played quarterback on the football team and was an outfielder and pitcher on the baseball team in high school.
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Jeff Scott played college football at Clemson University under head coach Tommy Bowden.
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Jeff Scott lettered three years as a wide receiver.
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Jeff Scott played special teams for most of his playing career, serving as the holder for place kicks.
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Jeff Scott participated in three bowl games while playing at Clemson: the 2001 Gator Bowl, 2001 Humanitarian Bowl, and 2002 Tangerine Bowl.
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Jeff Scott started his coaching career as the head football coach for Blythewood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina in 2006.
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Jeff Scott won a state title in his first and only year, at age 25.
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Jeff Scott made his return to Clemson in 2008 as a graduate assistant on Tommy Bowden's staff.
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Jeff Scott was promoted to head of recruiting in December 2008 when Dabo Swinney was given the full-time position.
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Jeff Scott shared coordinator duties with Clemson's running back's coach and former teammate, Tony Elliott.
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Jeff 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.
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Jeff Scott signed a five-year deal worth $12.5 million dollars.
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Jeff Scott graduated with a bachelor's degree in secondary education from Clemson University in 2003.
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Jeff Scott is the son of Brad Scott, former South Carolina Gamecocks football head coach and longtime Clemson assistant coach.
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Jeff Scott's 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 an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Michigan.