Jeff Scott, the Clemson co-OC and ace recruiter, who's been highly sought-after for a few seasons, took a 5 year deal at USF for $12.5MM total (first-year comp is $1.8MM). It's his first
To me, this is a solid data point on how much value hot assistant coaches place making the jump up in a job with the field tilted in their favor. Scott a Florida native who was a HS coach in the state after graduating Clemson, and his dad was a long-time Bowden staffer at FSU. USF is in a fertile recruiting area, where multiple coaches have won, and where immediate expectations likely aren't crazy for a first-time HC since they're coming off a rough stretch with Charlie Strong.
Scott and Drinkwitz both interviewed for the South Alabama job in 2017.
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bul...f-scott-agrees-to-five-year-125-million-deal/
To me, this is a solid data point on how much value hot assistant coaches place making the jump up in a job with the field tilted in their favor. Scott a Florida native who was a HS coach in the state after graduating Clemson, and his dad was a long-time Bowden staffer at FSU. USF is in a fertile recruiting area, where multiple coaches have won, and where immediate expectations likely aren't crazy for a first-time HC since they're coming off a rough stretch with Charlie Strong.
Scott and Drinkwitz both interviewed for the South Alabama job in 2017.
https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bul...f-scott-agrees-to-five-year-125-million-deal/
