Former Mississippi State, Tennessee, Penn State & Vanderbilt defensive coordinator to lead USF defense
TAMPA, DEC. 5, 2021 – USF third-year head coach Jeff Scott has tabbed Bob Shoop, one of the most respected defensive minds in college football, to serve as the Bulls' defensive coordinator/safeties coach.
A veteran of highly successful runs as defensive coordinator at Mississippi State (2018-19), Tennessee (2016-17), Penn State (2014-15) and Vanderbilt (2011-13), Shoop brings 33 years of experience to USF from a career that has also seen him serve as head coach at Columbia University (2003-05) and most recently on staffs at Michigan (2020, safeties) and Miami (2021, analyst).