He shared coordinator duties with Clemson's running back's coach and former teammate, Tony Elliott.

Former Clemson teammate Brandon Streeter was hired to take over recruiting coordinator duties as well as to coach quarterbacks.

Clemson's football team won the national championship in January 2017, beating Alabama, with Scott and Elliott as offensive coordinators for the game.

Athletic director Michael Kelly cited continuity as key to the future success of the program in this decision.

Special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato served as interim head coach for the final three games 2022 season.

[8] In Scott's three seasons as head coach, he compiled a record of 4–26, with three of four wins coming against NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) opponents.

His younger brother, John Scott, who Jeff often refers to as his "hero", is a trauma surgeon who trained at Harvard and at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, and is now an assistant professor of surgery[11] at the University of Michigan.