Scott Cochran (born March 21, 1979) is an American college 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.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1979 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | LSU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | LSU (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | LSU (AS&C) |
| 2004–2006 | New Orleans Hornets (AS&C) |
| 2007–2019 | Alabama (S&C) |
| 2020–2023 | Georgia (STC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
Coaching career
editLSU
editScott 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
editThe 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][1]
Alabama
editIn 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b alabamanow (February 24, 2020). "Reports: Alabama's iconic strength coach Scott Cochran headed to Georgia". Alabama Now. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Feldman, Bruce; Staples, Andy (February 24, 2020). "Georgia and Scott Cochran have much to gain from Cochran's move from Alabama". The Athletic. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "Scott Cochran - Champions of The Round Table". championsoftheroundtable.weebly.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Scott Cochran, The Architect Behind Alabama Football's Super Athletes". stack. January 3, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Burton, Larry. "Why Strength Coach Scott Cochran Is Alabama Football's Ace in the Hole". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Why Scott Cochran left Alabama for UGA". al. March 5, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Scott Cochran Explains Why He Left Alabama For Georgia". The Spun. September 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ Riley, Connor (February 24, 2021). "Evaulating year 1 of Scott Cochran at UGA and what his impact will be going forward". DawgNation. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Towers, Chip (March 9, 2020). "How will Scott Cochran motivate Georgia's special team rebuild?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (January 10, 2022). "How Georgia Beat Alabama to Win College Football's National Championship". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Witz, Billy (January 9, 2023). "How Georgia Romped Past T.C.U. For a Second Straight Title". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Kirby II, Christian (February 14, 2024). "Georgia Releases Statement Following Resignations of Two Staff Members". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ Adams, Kipp. "Georgia football adds former Duke assistant Kirk Benedict to support staff". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved February 15, 2024.