Larry Scott held his first press conference as interim head coach after practice Tuesday morning. The coach talked about his new job and how the team is dealing with all the events of the last four days, among other things.
Scott opened the press conference confirming the death of Dana Smith, mother of junior defensive back Artie Burns. “This morning, we got some news one of our starting corners – Artie Burns – his mother passed away this morning. Obviously it hit our team hard and our kids pretty hard,” Scott said. “It impacted all of us. She really became a part of the Hurricane family.