Scott Cochran Explained

Scott Cochran
Birth Date:21 March 1979
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma Mater:LSU
Coach Years1:2001–2002
Coach Team1:LSU (GA)
Championships:
Coach Years2:2003–2004
Coach Team2:LSU (AS&C)
Coach Years3:2004–2006
Coach Team3:New Orleans Hornets (AS&C)
Coach Years4:2007–2019
Coach Team4:Alabama (S&C)
Coach Years5:2020–2023
Coach Team5:Georgia (STC)
Coach Years6:2024-

Scott Cochran (born March 21, 1979) is an American football coach who most recently served as the special teams coordinator and strength and conditioning coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. He has won eight national championships throughout his coaching career. He also worked in the NBA as an assistant strength coach for the New Orleans Hornets.

Coaching career

LSU

Scott began his coaching career at his alma mater Louisiana State University where he served as a graduate assistant from 2001 to 2002. In 2003 he was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the team and won his first national championship under Nick Saban.[1]

Hornets

The New Orleans native began working for his hometown NBA team the Hornets in 2004 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and remained there until the end of the 2006–07 season.[2]

Alabama

In 2007[3] Scott reunited with Saban and became a part of his inaugural Alabama staff as the team's head strength and conditioning coach.[4] [5] There he won an additional five national championships and remained with the team until the end of the 2019 season after growing tension with coach Saban.[6] [7]

Georgia

In 2020 Scott joined Kirby Smart’s Georgia coaching staff as the team's special teams coordinator.[8] [9] Cochran was part of the Georgia staff that won the 2022 National Championship over Alabama.[10] He won his second title with Georgia when they defeated TCU in the 2023 National Championship.[11] On February 14, 2024, Scott resigned from the Georgia coaching staff and was replaced with Kirk Benedict.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: alabamanow . February 24, 2020 . Reports: Alabama's iconic strength coach Scott Cochran headed to Georgia . August 6, 2021 . Alabama Now . en.
  2. Web site: Feldman . Bruce . Staples . Andy . Georgia and Scott Cochran have much to gain from Cochran’s move from Alabama . The Athletic . 2020-02-24 . 2024-08-07.
  3. Web site: Scott Cochran - Champions of The Round Table . August 6, 2021 . championsoftheroundtable.weebly.com.
  4. Web site: January 3, 2018 . Meet Scott Cochran, The Architect Behind Alabama Football's Super Athletes . August 6, 2021 . stack . en-US.
  5. Web site: Burton . Larry . Why Strength Coach Scott Cochran Is Alabama Football's Ace in the Hole . August 6, 2021 . Bleacher Report . en.
  6. Web site: March 5, 2020 . Why Scott Cochran left Alabama for UGA . August 6, 2021 . al . en.
  7. Web site: September 4, 2020 . Scott Cochran Explains Why He Left Alabama For Georgia . August 6, 2021 . The Spun . en-US.
  8. Web site: Riley . Connor . Evaulating year 1 of Scott Cochran at UGA and what his impact will be going forward . DawgNation . 2021-02-24 . 2024-08-07.
  9. Web site: Towers . Chip . March 9, 2020 . How will Scott Cochran motivate Georgia's special team rebuild? . 2024-08-07 . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . English.
  10. Web site: Blinder . Alan . January 10, 2022 . How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football’s National Championship . February 27, 2023 . The New York Times . en-US.
  11. Web site: Witz . Billy . January 9, 2023 . How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title . February 27, 2023 . The New York Times . en-US.
  12. News: Kirby II . Christian . Georgia Releases Statement Following Resignations of Two Staff Members . February 15, 2024 . . February 14, 2024.
  13. Web site: Adams . Kipp . Georgia football adds former Duke assistant Kirk Benedict to support staff . 247sports.com . . February 15, 2024.