KNOXVILLE – Larry Scott never lived anywhere outside the state of Florida.
The chance to join Tennessee’s coaching staff prompted him to change his status as a lifetime Floridian.
Scott had the chance to stay in the Sunshine State after his stint as Miami’s interim coach, but the chance to become the tight ends coach for the Volunteers was an opportunity he said was too good to pass up.
“The fact that it’s Tennessee,” Scott said during a conference call Thursday afternoon.
“For me there’s a couple places in the country where you go, if I have an opportunity, I really have to look hard at it and consider that. This is definitely one of those places. When the opportunity presented itself, it really struck some heartstrings with me and my family.”