Louisville's Scott Satterfield responds to report connecting him to South Carolina coaching search
If Scott Satterfield lands an extension at Louisville in the weeks ahead, we’ll know why his name was publicly connected to the South Carolina coaching position.
Following the firing of Will Muschamp in Columbia, South Carolina’s search for its next head coach is heating up with the Louisville coach being named as a candidate set to be interviewed for the job according to a recent report from Josh Kendall of The Athletic.
It’s unclear at this time how interested Satterfield is in the South Carolina coaching position but not long after that report was filed, the Louisville coach issued a statement downplaying his interest in the open position in Columbia.
“While I am flattered my name was associated with another job I have not pursued or sought out any offers. I am the head coach at the University of Louisville,” Satterfield wrote.
“We are building a strong foundation and culture. I love our players and the dedication they have shown to me and my staff. It’s important that we continue the development of this program. We have an outstanding recruiting class coming in December and I’m excited for the future of our football team. L’s Up!!”
Satterfield is currently in his second season with Louisville. Before landing that position, he served as head coach of Appalachian State. Satterfield played for Appalachian State and is a North Carolina native.
He had a 51-24 overall record at the school and is currently 11-11 at Louisville. Satterfield was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2019.
This would be a good hire for them, and fits their desire (supposedly) to hire a current sitting HC as well as follow the trend of offensive HC hires. But without Gruden’s name being mentioned yet it doesn’t quite feel like an official search yet.
Gruden was seen in knoxville yesterday looking at houses. Stay tuned!
Was that Jon……or Jay?
Lol!
Agree that satterfield would be a great hire for SC. his obvious ties to the carolina region lead to a big recruiting head start that likely no other candidate would have. that said, the sc job feels more like a lateral move than any type of graduation to a better job as to what he currently has, so unsure why he’d truly be interested….other than he’s unhappy w/ the ath dept or a cash grab opportunity.
unless matt campbell is truly happy in ames and has rejected any calls, i’m unsure why more attn hasn’t been directed at him. he’s already used to being the #2 school in a state and the guy can clearly coach his teams to upsets.
as for gruden, you’re reaching some. i think only tn fans and tn beat writers bring up his name w/ coaching searches.
I can see how it could be considered a lateral move. But I don’t think Satterfield at Louisville has any chance at all in coaching the kind of talent SC has or has coming in. That would (should) be a desirable attraction. Now, some of that talent might fly the coup like it already has simply because there’s a coaching change, but there are only 14 SEC jobs ya know.
Check the rosters, LU talent is similar to SC, not a lot of blue chips, and coaching in ACC you only gotta worry about one team.