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Richard Roberts
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Jones hires Miami’s Scott as Volunteers’ TE coach
From UTSPORTS.COM
KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee
head coach Butch Jones announced Larry
Scott has agreed in principle to become the
Volunteers’ tight ends coach. Scott joins
the Vols after spending the last three seasons as the Miami Hurricanes tight ends
coach. He concluded the 2015 season as
the interim head coach, leading the
Hurricanes to a 4-2 mark and a berth in
the Sun Bowl.
Scott has 15 years of coaching experience, including 11 seasons on the collegiate level, and has coached in eight bowl
games. He joined the Miami staff on Feb.
25, 2013 where he oversaw the tight ends
unit. He became the 22nd football coach in
UM history on Oct. 25, 2015, given the
interim tag after Al Golden was fired after
seven games. The Hurricanes won four of
their last five games under Scott en route
to an 8-4 finish.
“We are very excited about welcoming
Larry Scott, his wife, Shakiera, and their
children (Larry, Jalen, Jurnee) into the
Tennessee football family,” Jones said.
“Larry brings a wealth of experience and
knowledge to our staff. He is a great
teacher, motivator and recruiter, and most
importantly, a great mentor for our student-athletes. I think the way Miami finished the season under his guidance
speaks volumes to his leadership skills.”
In 2014, the UM tight ends combined for
52 receptions and 833 yards receiving.
Under Scott’s tutelage, Clive Walford led
the team with 44 catches and earned thirdteam All-America and second-team All-
ACC honors. Following the season, Walford
was selected in the third round of the NFL
Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
Prior to joining UM, Scott spent eight
seasons at the University of South Florida,
beginning in 2005 as the director of high
school relations. He moved to a graduate
assistant role in 2006 before he was promoted to tight ends coach in 2007, a position he led from 2007-08 and again in
2010-11. He coached the offensive line in
2009 and moved to running backs coach in
2012.
A native of Sebring, Fla., Scott was part
of a group that helped USF to its fifth
straight eight-win season, making it one of
only 15 pr