Born in Waynoka, Scott Case and his family grew up in Alva before moving to Edmond before his junior year of high school.
Edmond (the town only had one high school at the time) reached the state finals in football in Case's junior season. The next year, Case was an All-State running back for the Bulldogs.
After playing football two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami where he won a national championship and was a junior college All-American, Case signed with the Oklahoma Sooners for the 1982-83 seasons. He was named All-Big Eight safety his senior season.