Jeff Scott wasn’t going to leave Clemson for just any job. The job had to meet certain geographic requirements, but it also had to have the blessing of head coach Dabo Swinney. When Scott was offered the head coaching job at the University of South Florida, it didn’t take long for Swinney to chime in and tell his valued wide receivers coach that it was time to go.
Scott replaced Charlie Strong as the Bulls’ head coach in early December, leaving Clemson after serving as the co-offensive coordinator since 2015 and as a member of the Tigers’ football staff at his alma mater since 2008, Scott was a key part of the rise of one of the most dominant football programs in the nation.