Karl Scott begins his third season as an assistant on the Southeastern Louisiana University staff and his first as defensive coordinator after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant at Tusculum (Tenn.) College. Prior to taking over as defensive coordinator, the Houston, Texas native coached the Lion linebackers while also serving as the team’s travel coordinator.
Scott’s linebacker corps was a key factor in Southeastern’s 2013 Southland Conference championship campaign. Leading the way was Cqulin Hubert, who was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year after posting a team-high 90 tackles (including 11 for loss) for a Lion defense that led the league in scoring defense.
In addition, juniors Isiah Corbett (league-high 16 TFL, seven sacks) and Justin Church (8 TFL, five sacks) earned All-Southland Conference honors, while junior Drew Misita contributed 80 tackles.
Scott led an active group of linebackers in 2012 that featured one of the leading tacklers in the Southland Conference (Kaleb Muse) and one of the top pass rushers in the league (Devan Walker).
Muse led Southeastern with 80 tackles on the season with Hubert (60), Walker (46) and Misita (43) among a group of eight players with 40 or more stops.
Walker, who played his final season at linebacker after three seasons at defensive end, finished as the Lions’ top player in tackles for loss (12.5) and sacks (7) while garnering All-Southland Conference honors and being invited to compete in the Texas vs. Nation Collegiate All-Star Game.
Before his arrival in Hammond, Scott served as recruiting coordinator, defensive backs coach and linebackers coach in his four-year stint with Tusculum, a Division II school.
In five years in collegiate coaching at Tusculum and Delta State University, Scott was associated with programs that won two conference championships, made a pair of trips to the NCAA Division II Playoffs and earned two national rankings. In his first two years at Tusculum, he was responsible for the linebacker corps.
Scott made an immediate impact in his first Tusculum campaign, mentoring two All-Conference and All-Region linebackers in Justin Scott and Jarvis Littlejohn. Both players each recorded over 100 tackles as the Pioneers won the South Atlantic Conference championship. Scott garnered All-America recognition, while establishing school season (22) and career (51) marks for tackles for loss. Justin Scott also finished his career with seven recovered fumbles, a new school best.
Before his arrival at Tusculum, Scott spent one season at Delta State, where he served as a graduate assistant coach for the Statesmen in 2007. In his lone season at DSU, he helped the Statesmen to a 10-2 record and a Gulf South Conference championship, while advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs and earning a No. 10 national ranking.
Scott helped orchestrate one of the top defenses in the nation, while mentoring All-American linebacker Michael Eubanks. Eubanks was a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which recognizes the National Player of the Year in Division II. Eubanks, who finished third in the Harlon Hill balloting, ended his collegiate career as the NCAA II leader in sacks (39) and third all-time in career tackles for loss (67.5).
Scott also coached All-Conference standouts Lardester Hicks and Anthony King in 2007, while serving on the coaching staff for DSU head coach and former Tusculum defensive coordinator Ron Roberts.
The Statesmen led the nation in pass efficiency defense (77.9) and was second in the country in total defense (227.4 yards per game), scoring defense (13.9 points per game) and team pass sacks (4.0 sacks per game). DSU was also third in the land in rushing defense, allowing just 67.3 yards per contest on the ground.
Scott played his collegiate career at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where he graduated in 2007 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Studies. Following his graduation from McMurry, he served on the coaching staff at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene where he coached the linebackers.
Scott resides in Hammond.
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