Latrell Scott - Football Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Latrell Scott

Title:
Passing Game Coordinator/Tight Ends/Inside Receivers
Email:
scottl21@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-4570

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Appointed to the East Carolina staff as passing game coordinator and tight ends/inside receivers coach on March 4, 2021 ....
Possesses over 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including eight seasons as a head coach at the FCS and Division II levels …
In all, helped ECU eclipsed the 400-yard total offense mark in six (of 12) contests in 2021, which included four games of 500+ and one 600+ performance (612 vs. Tulane) ...
Played key role in the Pirates' No. 24 national (FBS) rank in passing yards per game with a 270.8 ypg clip ...
Under this guidance, the tight end position was reintroduced as a productive addition into East Carolina's offense in 2021 as Ryan Jones' five TD receptions marked the most by a Pirate TE in a single-season since 1990 ... Also, Jones (102 vs. Temple) and Shane Calhoun (114 vs. Marshall) became the first pair of ECU tight ends to post single-game triple-digit receiving totals, also since 1990 ...
Top inside (slot) receiving pupil - Tyler Snead - was an All-American Athletic Conference selection in '21 after leading the unit in both receptions (67) and receiving yards (855) ... He closed his collegiate career ranked second in catches (201) and fifth in reception yards (2,374) on East Carolina's all-time charts ...
Before his arrival in Greenville, he most recently served as head coach at Norfolk State since 2015, while also directing programs at Richmond (2010) and Virginia State (2013-14), compiling an overall record of 41-37 …
Before the pandemic cancelled the Spartans' 2020 campaign, led NSU to its best season in eight years by winning five games against a 2019 schedule that featured a pair of FBS opponents …
Oversaw an offensive unit at Norfolk State that turned in its most prolific performance in the school's Division I history by averaging 28.9 points per game, while ranking second and third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in passing and rushing, respectively …
A total of 13 Spartans earned All-MEAC honors in 2019, upping the number of overall all-league selections under his leadership to 37 …
Other NSU highlights include topping the FCS level in punt return average (2018) and defensive touchdowns (2017), while standing among the Top 10 nationally in fewest turnovers (4th/2017), turnover margin (5th/2017), pass defense (6th/2018) and passes intercepted (10th/2017) …
Before accepting the top Spartan football post, enjoyed an outstanding two-year run as head coach at Virginia State where he directed the Trojans to a 19-4 record and two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Northern Division regular season titles, never losing a league game (15-0) …
VSU turned in a 10-3 mark, won its first outright CIAA championship since 1996 and recorded the program's first-ever NCAA playoff appearance and victory during the 2014 Division II Championships, earning him CIAA Coach of the Year honors …
In 2013, earned Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division State Co-Coach of the Year and the Touchdown Club of Richmond’s state Division II/III Coach of the Year accolades after guiding the Trojans to a 9-1 overall record and perfect 7-0 CIAA ledger, which also included a team-first Top 25 ranking in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) weekly poll …
Hired to lead Richmond's program at the age of 34 in 2010, which at the time, made him the youngest head coach at the NCAA Division I level …
Directed the Spiders to a 6-5 mark that season and produced seven All-Colonial Athletic Association performers …
In addition to eight years as a head coach, held collegiate assistant coaching positions at Western Carolina (2001), Virginia Military Institute (2002-04), Richmond (2005-07), Tennessee (2008), Virginia (2009) and James Madison (2012) – all on the offensive side of the ball – after beginning his career at the prep school level at Fork Union Military Academy in 1999 …
As a receivers coach in both of his FBS stints with the Volunteers (Denarius Moore) and Cavaliers (Kris Burd), tutored pass catchers who would go on to sign NFL contracts …
As assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator and receivers coach at Richmond, played a key role in the Spiders' collective 26-12 record and two FCS playoff appearances, including a national semifinal showing in 2007 …
Was a three-year starter at tight end during his playing days at Hampton University and was part of one CIAA championship team and two additional MEAC titles, along with a NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances for the Pirates …
Selected to The Sports View All-America squad and competed in the Gridiron All-Star Classic in Orlando following his senior season in 1998 …
The Richmond native graduated from Hampton with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1999 …
Is married to the former Brandi Bradby of New Kent, Va., and the couple has one son - Chase Latrell …
Age 47 (July 17).