L.D. Scott - Football Coach - University of Louisville Athletic

L.D. Scott

Title:
Asst. Coach/Def. Line
Email:
ld@GoCards.com
Phone:
852-6325

L.D. Scott, one of the top recruiters on staff, returned to his alma mater in 2014 to coach the defensive line.

A former defensive tackle for the Cardinals from 2006-09, Scott molded his defensive line into assisting on one of the nation’s top defenses the last two seasons, finishing in the top 20 against the run in 2014 and 2015.

In guiding the Cardinals to an 8-5 record and a win in the Music City Bowl, Scott was influential in the development of Sheldon Rankins, who finished his career in the school’s top 10 for tackles for loss and sacks and was the No. 12 pick in the first round by the New Orleans Saint.

An all-ACC performer, Rankins was second on the team with 13.0 tackles for loss and was third in sacks with 6.0.

In 2014, behind the play of all-ACC honorees Rankins and B.J. Dubose, the
Cardinals finished sixth in the country against the run and 10th in total defense en route to a 9-4 mark and an appearance in the Belk Bowl.

Dubose was a sixth-round selection of Minnesota in 2015 after posting his best season with 41 tackles and 4.5 sacks, while Rankins was dominant, recording a team-high 8.0 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss.

Before returning to his alma mater, Scott served one season as Western Kentucky’s defensive ends coach for head coach Bobby Petrino. Scott also coached with Petrino for two years at Arkansas.

In his only season at WKU, Scott worked with defensive line coach Don Dunn to craft together a lineup that saw much of its unit depart due to graduation. The new lineup improved to a point where it limited its final four conference opponents to just 105 yards in the ground.

Converted linebacker turned defensive end senior Bar’ee Boyd and sophomore Gavin Rocker combined for 7.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss, and eight quarterback hurries on the year, while forcing three fumbles. Boyd also led all defensive linemen with four pass breakups and 40 tackles (29 solo) on the year.

Scott spent the 2011 season as an intern with Arkansas under Petrino working with the defensive tackles, before moving to a graduate assistant role in 2012 working with the defensive line.

As a player at Louisville, Scott was a four-year letterwinner, putting together a 41-tackle season in his senior year of 2009. Scott had at least 20 tackles in each of his final three seasons and played a role in Louisville’s 2006 season, when the Cardinals went 12-1 and won the Orange Bowl.

After his stellar collegiate career, Scott played one season in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2010 before starting his coaching career in July 2010, when he worked as the defensive line coach at Seneca High in Louisville.

Scott graduated with a degree in communications from Louisville in 2009, is married to the former Kelsey Petrino and the couple has three children, Braylon, Emmett and Brianna.