Scott began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, in 2008, a position he would keep until 2010.
[1] He was then hired by Arkansas State in the same position, where he stayed until the conclusion of the 2011 season.
[2] In 2012, Scott was again hired as a graduate assistant, this time at Ole Miss.
[3] In 2013 he moved to UT Martin where he coached the defensive line until his departure in 2014.
In 2015 he was hired by the North Carolina Tar Heels as the team's defensive line coach,[4] and he stayed there until 2016.