NEW ORLEANS — Clemson will get on a plane home Tuesday morning, either as back-to-back national champions or having just lost to the greatest team in LSU history. Regardless of the outcome, Jeff Scott won’t be on that plane.
The Tigers’ co-offensive coordinator for the last five years has a different flight path Tuesday, heading to his new home in Tampa Bay where he’ll assume the role as head coach at South Florida. After accepting the job on Dec. 9, Scott has been pulling double duty: preparing Clemson for the College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State and for the title game against LSU, while also getting his new staff and recruiting class in place at USF.