WASHINGTON (February 6, 2020) –
Howard University Director of Athletics Kery Davis announced the hiring of
Larry Scott as the football program’s new head coach today.
“We are proud to welcome Coach Larry Scott to the
Howard University family. After a thorough search and several qualified
candidates, Coach Scott was the clear choice to lead Howard’s football
program, given his experience and passion
for students and the game,” said Davis. “I’d like to thank our search
firm, Jeff Schemmel from Collegiate Sports Solutions and Dan Walters
from Buffkin/Baker, for their help during the search process.”
Coach
Scott brings to the program more than a decade of experience, serving
in a number of Division I coaching positions, including the University
of Miami, the University of Tennessee and the University
of South Florida. Most recently, he was an integral part of the staff
that led the University of Florida to an 11-2 overall record and a
top-10 ranking in the country.
The
Sebring, Florida, native has spent a majority of his coaching career in
his home state—at USF, where he attended from 1997-2000 — he coached
from 2006-12; at Miami, he coached for three seasons
from 2013-15; and most recently, he coached at Florida from 2018-19.
Prior to joining the Florida coaching staff, Scott was a member of Butch
Jones’ staff at the University of Tennessee during the 2016-17 season.
Earlier in his career, Scott served for four
seasons as a high school football coach.
During
his time at the University of Miami, Scott served as the Hurricanes’
tight ends coach for two-plus seasons (2013-15) prior to being named the
interim head coach for the final six games of
2015. In this position, Scott led the Hurricanes to a 4-2 mark and a
berth in the Sun Bowl.
At
USF, where he started in 2005 as director of high school relations, he
coached the university’s offensive line, tight ends and running backs.
He also served as a lead recruiter, where he helped
lead the team to their best recruiting class in program history in
2008, only to surpass that class in 2009 with the nation’s No. 21 ranked
class.
“I am excited to have Coach Larry Scott join the Howard University athletics program as our head football coach,” said
President Wayne A. I. Frederick. “His experience recruiting,
training and molding student athletes to excel on the gridiron and in
the classroom are aligned with Howard’s mission and values. I invite the
entire Bison community to get their tickets now
and let’s fill Greene Stadium in support of this new decade for Howard
football.”
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