The NCAA will soon be voting on removing the restrictions on the number of staff members who can be full hands-on coaches for Division I programs.
This means people who have been analysts can now assume more direct roles by coaching players during practices and being involved during the games.
Compared to most programs, Clemson has employed a fair number of analysts who can now assume bigger roles. They can also assign coaches to specific roles which were always merged into other positions.
Here are five coaches we want to see Clemson Football add to the staff as soon as the rules allow it.
Jeff Scott
This is a no-brainer. Scott was a major part of Clemson’s two national championships in 2016 and 2018. He was the co-offensive coordinator along with Tony Elliott. Both men trained under Chad Morris before he left for SMU.
Scott wasn’t the play-caller, but he had a major role in assembling the game plan. He was also very good at developing wide receivers.
Scott left Clemson to become the head coach at South Florida. He wasn’t able to transform the program to fit his vision and he was let go after 2022.
247’s Brad Edwards erroneously reported that Scott was returning as an analyst in 2023, but eventually, we learned that Scott was taking the year off and focusing on his family.
Despite the outcome with the Bulls, Scott is still very respected in the industry and could likely find an offensive coordinator role with a good program, so the position Clemson places him in needs to have some importance.
Kyle Richardson currently has the combined title of tight ends coach and passing game coordinator. He is a good coach, but I couldn’t say no to adding Scott as a passing game coordinator working closely with Garrett Riley on game plans.
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