Scott Cochran

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Scott Cochran
Current position
Title Head coach
Team West Alabama
Conference GSC
Record5–4
Biographical details
Born (1979-03-21) March 21, 1979 (age 47)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Education Louisiana State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2001 LSU Laboratory School (AS&C)
2001–2003 LSU (GA)
2003–2004LSU (AS&C)
2004–2006 New Orleans Hornets (AS&C)
2007–2019 Alabama (S&C)
2020–2023 Georgia (STC)
2025–present West Alabama
Head coaching record
Overall5–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2x Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year (2008, 2011)

Scott Cochran (born March 21, 1979) is an American college football coach who is currently the head football coach at West Alabama. Cochran previously served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2007 until 2019, and later served as the strength and conditioning coach and special teams coordinator for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2020 to 2023. He has won eight national championships throughout his coaching career.

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Coaching career

Louisiana State University

Cochran began his coaching career at the Louisiana State University Laboratory School, where he served as assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1998 to 2001. Cochran became a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Louisiana State University, that same year. In 2003, he was named an assistant strength and conditioning coach and won his first national championship under Nick Saban. [1]

New Orleans Hornets

In 2004, Cochran was hired as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the New Orleans Hornets and remained there until the end of the 2006–07 season. [2]

University of Alabama

In 2007, Cochran reunited with Saban and became a part of his inaugural Alabama staff as the team's head strength and conditioning coach. [3] He won an additional five national championships, as well as the Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year Award, and remained with the team until the end of the 2019 season after growing tension with coach Saban. [4] [5]

University of Georgia

In 2020, Cochran joined the Georgia Bulldogs' coaching staff as the special teams coordinator under head coach Kirby Smart. [6] Cochran was part of the Georgia staff that won the 2022 National Championship over Alabama. [7] He won his second title with Georgia when they defeated TCU in the 2023 National Championship. [7]

On February 14, 2024, Cochran resigned from the Georgia coaching staff, succeeded by Kirk Benedict. [8] [9]

University of West Alabama

On February 3, 2025, Cochran was announced as the new head football coach at West Alabama. [10] [11] West Alabama started his first season off 5–0 before falling to a West Florida team that moved to 7–0 with their victory. [12] West Alabama proceeded to lose their remaining 4 games, to finish 5–4.

Book

On August 19, 2025, Hachette's Center Street imprint published Cochran's sports memoir and leadership book, Skull Session: Mastering the Mental Game in Sports, Work, and Life. [13]

Personal life

Cochran and his wife, Cissy, have three children. [14]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference)(2025–present)
2025 West Alabama5–40–34th
West Alabama:5–40–3
Total:5–4

References

  1. ↑ Walsh, Christopher (February 24, 2020). "Scott Cochran Leaving Alabama for Georgia". Alabama Crimson Tide On SI. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ Feldman, Bruce; Staples, Andy (February 24, 2020). "Georgia and Scott Cochran have much to gain from Cochran's move from Alabama". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 23, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Burton, Larry (April 8, 2010). "Why Strength Coach Scott Cochran Is Alabama Football's Ace in the Hole". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ Talty, John; Zenitz, Matt (March 5, 2020). "Inside the process that led Scott Cochran to leave Alabama for Georgia". AL.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Arend, Alek (September 4, 2020). "Scott Cochran Explains Why He Left Alabama For Georgia". The Spun . Retrieved August 6, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Towers, Chip (March 9, 2020). "How will Scott Cochran motivate Georgia's special team rebuild?". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  7. 1 2 Schlabach, Mark; Smith, Marty (September 25, 2024). "Former Georgia, Alabama football coach Scott Cochran's new life after addiction". ESPN . Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Kirby II, Christian (February 14, 2024). "Georgia Releases Statement Following Resignations of Two Staff Members". Georgia Bulldogs On SI. Archived from the original on January 23, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ Adams, Kipp (February 9, 2022). "Georgia football adds former Duke assistant Kirk Benedict to support staff". 247Sports . Archived from the original on December 22, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  10. ↑ "University of West Alabama Announces Scott Cochran as New Head Football Coach". University of West Alabama Athletics. February 3, 2025. Archived from the original on September 18, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (February 3, 2025). "West Alabama hires longtime SEC assistant Scott Cochran as coach". ESPN . Archived from the original on March 1, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "West Florida Defeats West Alabama in Top-Matchup Thriller". University of West Florida Athletics. October 18, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  13. ↑ Cochran, Scott (February 11, 2025). Skull Session. Center Street. ISBN   978-1-5460-0973-3.
  14. ↑ Jones, Ben (January 7, 2018). "Kirby Smart and Scott Cochran built strong bond at Alabama". Athens Banner Herald . Archived from the original on September 18, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
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