On Saturday morning, it was announced that the Minnesota Vikings are hiring Alabama’s former cornerbacks coach, Karl Scott, as their defensive backs coach for the 2021 season. The standout coach was also connected to the University of Maryland’s defensive coordinator position. He has groomed pros including Trevon Diggs and this year’s standout prospect Patrick Surtain II, and he goes into the Vikings organization with considerable success at the collegiate level.
Scott coached at Alabama for three years, from 2018-2020. He went into the job with the task of rebuilding the 2017 National Championship-winning secondary that had five players go pro.