Karl Scott - Football Coach - Texas Tech Red Raiders

Karl Scott

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Karl Scott enters his second season as an assistant coach at Texas Tech where he oversees the entire Red Raider secondary.

In just his first season, Scott mentored both sophomore Jah’Shawn Johnson and senior Justis Nelson to impressive seasons while also incorporating several true freshmen into the rotation. Tech utilized three true freshmen – Douglas Coleman, Kevin Moore and Desmon Smith – in the secondary during the 2016 campaign, led by Coleman, who totaled 26 tackles and an interception while breaking up six passes. He also returned a fumble a school-record 100 yards against Texas.

Johnson finished second on the team with 77 tackles on the year, three of which that went for a loss. He added a pair of interceptions and six pass breakups as well while recovering a fumble. Nelson, meanwhile, was fourth on the team with 59 tackles during his final year to go along with a team-high 12 pass breakups.

Scott arrived at Tech following one season as the safeties coach at Louisiana Tech under head coach Skip Holtz. Scott helped lead the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record in 2015 which was good enough for a second-place finish in the Conference USA West Division and an appearance in the New Orleans Bowl.

Louisiana Tech topped Arkansas State, 47-28, to claim the New Orleans Bowl trophy, capping a season where the Bulldogs ranked eighth nationally in defensive touchdowns after forcing 22 turnovers, 13 of which that came via an interception.

Prior to his stint at Louisiana Tech, Scott served three years on the Southeastern Louisiana staff as defensive coordinator in 2014 and linebackers coach from 2012-13. During his tenure with the Lions, Scott helped lead the program to back-to-back Southland Conference championships in 2013 and 2014, two NCAA Division II playoff appearances and No. 12 and No. 14 respective national rankings in the final FCS Coaches and Sports Network polls (2014).

As defensive coordinator in 2014, Scott guided a Lions unit that concluded the year leading the Southland Conference in total defense, while ranking seventh in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Lions also led the nation in passing deficiency (94.30), ranked fifth in red zone defense (.667 percentage), eighth in scoring defense (17.7 points per game) and ranked 11th nationally in turnovers gained (28).

Isiah Corbett and Harlan Miller, two mainstays on Scott’s defense, both earned All-America honors in 2014 while seven other defenders – Denzel Thompson, Jacob Newman, Tyler Stoddard, A.J. Bowen, Drew Misita, Jordan Batiste and Micah Eugene – joined the pair on the All-Southland Conference teams.

Scott’s linebacker corps was a key factor in Southeastern’s 2013 Southland Conference championship campaign. Scott’s unit benefited from the emergence of Cqulin Hubert, who was named Southland Defensive Player of the Year after recording a team-leading 90 tackles, including 11.0 of which that went for a loss.

Before he arrived in Hammond, Scott served as recruiting coordinator, defensive backs coach and linebackers coach in a four-year stint (2008-11) at Tusculum College, an NCAA Division II institution in Greeneville, Tennessee.

Scott made an immediate impact in his first season at Tusculum as he mentored two All-Conference selections in Justin Scott and Jarvis Littlejohn. Scott collected All-America honors following the season after establishing new school records for single-season (22) and career (51) tackles for loss. He also wrapped his career with a school record seven forced fumbles.

Scott and Littlejohn each recorded over 100 tackles to lead a Tusculum program that claimed the South Atlantic Conference championship with a 9-4 record. the Pioneers advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs before ending their season with a No. 16 final national ranking.

Prior to Tusculum, Scott served one season as a graduate assistant at Delta State where he helped lead the Statesmen to a 10-2 record, a No. 10 final national ranking, a Gulf South Conference title and a NCAA Divison II playoff appearance.

Scott was part of a Delta State staff that built one of the top defenses in the nation that was built around All-American linebacker Michael Eubanks. Eubanks was a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy which recognized the Division II National Player of the Year. He finished third in the Harlon Hill balloting after ending his college career as the NCAA Division II leader in sacks (39) and third all-time in career tackles for loss (67.5).

Delta State led the nation in pass efficiency defense (77.9) in 2007 and was second in the country in total defense (227.4 yard per game), scoring defense (13.9 points per game) and team sacks (4.0 sacks per game). The Statesmen were also third nationally in rushing defense after surrendering just 67.3 yards per game on the ground.

During his five seasons coaching at both Tusculum and Delta State, Scott was part of staffs that helped win two conference championships and earn two national rankings while also making a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs.

A Houston native, Scott played his collegiate career at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he graduated in 2007 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Studies. Shortly after his graduation, Scott joined the staff at nearby Hardin-Simmons University as linebackers coach.

KARL SCOTT COACHING EXPERIENCE
2016-Present – Texas Tech Assistant Coach (Secondary)
2015 – Louisiana Tech Assistant Coach (Safeties)
2014 – Southeastern Louisiana (Defensive Coordinator)
2012-13 – Southeastern Louisiana (Linebackers, Travel Coordinator)
2008-11 – Tusculum (Recruiting Coordinator, Defensive Backs, Linebackers)
2007 – Delta State (Graduate Assistant)