Dean Scott Hood (born November 15, 1963) is an American former college football coach who currently works as the director of player development at the University of Kentucky.
His inaugural 2008 season ended successfully as he led the Colonels to the 2008 Ohio Valley Conference football title.
He also had a five-year stint at Eastern Kentucky from 1994 to 1998 season as an assistant coach under Roy Kidd.
Lambert had worked with Hood at Wake Forest and had been his replacement as defensive coordinator for the Demon Deacons.
[4] On February 15, 2017, Hood left Charlotte to be the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach at Kentucky.