Running backs coach Chad Scott has been elevated to the offensive coordinator duties, West Virginia head coach Neal Brown announced on Monday.
Scott who was West Virginia’s running backs coach will now have a new title as running backs coach and offensive coordinator.
“Chad knows what our strengths are, and he has earned this opportunity. I have coached with him for 13 years, and I trust him and the positive energy he brings every day to our team,” Brown said. “Coach Scott has been a part of elite offenses in the past at Troy, Texas Tech and North Carolina and that experience has prepared him for this leadership role. The fact that he has built strong relationships with our players and is a tremendous teacher of the game will have a positive effect on our entire offensive unit.”
Scott has been on Brown’s staff since Brown came to WVU. Scott previously served as the co-offensive coordinator, but now he will have the full title while also still being in charge of the running back room.
“I appreciate Coach Brown’s confidence in me to take this next step in my coaching career and become the offensive coordinator of the Mountaineers,” Scott said. “We have a strong nucleus returning, and we know what we need to do to be successful on offense. It’s time to get to work.”
If West Virginia is adapting around their talent on offense, running the ball seems to be the way to go schematically for the Mountaineers in 2023. Scott being named offensive coordinator will have a big part to do with how the Mountaineers attack on offense.
