Before he was Miami’s coach, Larry Scott was Sebring football’s meticulous housekeeper and turf manager. He signed onto a college program built on fantasy above framework. He spent evenings coaching high school football after days as a state child abuse investigator.
“The core of my experience right now in football and any program is where it all starts -- love of the game,” Scott said. “You got to love what you’re doing.”
As Miami’s coach, Scott does, which made the 38-year-old former tight ends coach the best possible interim hire for a reeling program and dejected team.