Scott Fountain

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Scott Fountain
Current position
Title Special teams coordinator
Team Arkansas
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1966-02-28) February 28, 1966 (age 58)
East Brewton, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater Samford
Florida State
Playing career
1984–1987 Samford
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988 Flomaton HS (AL) (assistant)
1989 W.S. Neal HS (AL) (assistant)
1990–1992 Frisco City HS (AL)
1993 Monroe County HS (AL)
1994–1996 Florida State (GA)
1997–2003 UCF (RC/OL)
2004–2005 Middle Tennessee (OL)
2006 Georgia Southern (OL)
2007–2008 Iowa State (TE/RC)
2009–2012 Auburn (PPD)
2013–2016Auburn (TE/STC)
2017Georgia (STCA)
2018 Mississippi State (STC)
2019Georgia (STC)
2020–present Arkansas (AHC/STC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1× BCS National Champion (2010)

Scott Fountain (born February 28, 1966) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator at the University of Arkansas. Prior to being hired at Arkansas, he was the special teams coordinator at the University of Georgia.

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Early life

Fountain was born in East Brewton, Alabama on February 28, 1966, where he grew up and graduated from W.S. Neal High School in 1984. [1] He later went on to play football as an offensive lineman for Samford University from 1984 to 1987.

Coaching career

High school coaching

Scott began his career in coaching after graduating from Samford at the high school level. He made four stops throughout Alabama high school football, including Flomaton HS 1988 and W.S. Neal HS 1989, his alma mater. He became a head coach for the first time at Frisco City HS 1990-1992 and made his final stop at the high school level in 1993 at Monroe County.

Florida State

In the beginning of Fountain's collegiate coaching career, he was asked by Bobby Bowden to join the Seminoles as an offensive graduate assistant in 1994 where he remained until the end of the 1996 season

UCF

Fountain continued his coaching career on the collegiate level when he joined the UCF Golden Knights staff in 1997 as the team's offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator a position he held until the end of the 2003 season.

Middle Tennessee

For the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Fountain coached at Middle Tennessee State University as the team's offensive line coach

Georgia Southern

In the 2006 season Scott coached at Georgia Southern as the team's offensive line coach and assistant head coach.

Iowa State

In 2007 Fountain began coaching at Iowa State as the Cyclones‘ tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator under Gene Chizik. He remained there until after the 2008 season.

Auburn

In 2009 Scott returned to Alabama, [2] [3] following Chizik over from Iowa State, Fountain was taken off the field and given the title of Director of Player Personnel which allowed him to have a major hand in the team's administrative and recruiting efforts until the completion of the 2012 season. During his time in this position, Fountain helped the "Tigers sign three consecutive Top 10 recruiting classes [in the nation]". [4] Helping the Tigers win the 2011 BCS National Championship over the University of Oregon. After the head coaching change from Gene Chizik to Gus Malzahn, Fountain stepped back out to the field as Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach from the 2013 season to the 2016 season. [5] During the first season of Fountain's return to the field, Gus Malzahn led the Tigers to the 2014 BCS National Championship Game game where they came up short to beating Jimbo Fisher's Florida State Seminoles. The Tigers did not come up completely empty handed as many impressive feats occurred during the season for the Tigers. In the 2013 season, the Tigers had "the second biggest turn around in college football" [4] with an overall record of 3–9 in 2012 (0-8 SEC) to an overall record of 12–2 in 2013 (8-1 SEC). Fountain was a major part of that success as special teams for the Tigers was able to return two kick off returns and return one punt return for touchdowns. [4] Another major success of the 2013 special teams was the dubbed, Kick Six. In the 78th Iron Bowl, Chris Davis caught a missed 57-yard field goal by the University of Alabama, and returned the ball for a 109-yard field goal return for a touchdown to clinch the SEC Western Division. [4]

Georgia (first stint)

In 2017 Scott worked as a special teams analyst for Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs. [6] [7]

Mississippi State

In 2018 Fountain worked as the special teams coordinator for Mississippi State. [8]

Georgia (second stint)

In 2019 returned to Georgia [9] as the team's special teams coordinator.

Arkansas

For the 2020 season Scott joined Arkansas as the team's assistant head coach and special teams coordinator [10] under Sam Pittman.

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References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Adam (January 2, 2014). "Former EB resident Scott Fountain helps lead AU in 2013". The Brewton Standard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Woodbery, Evan (May 31, 2009). "Auburn's Scott Fountain back in home state". Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Woodbery, Evan (February 16, 2009). "Report: Iowa State's Scott Fountain joining Auburn staff". Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "prospectus (PDF)" (PDF). Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Report: Key Auburn assistant Scott Fountain 'relieved of duties'". Saturday Down South. February 7, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Stevens, Matthew. "Former Auburn assistant coach Scott Fountain hired at Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "UGA football staff increased by two with additions of Scott Fountain and Fernando Velasco – Bulldawg Illustrated". bulldawgillustrated.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Moorhead finalizes staff with Fountain". Daily Journal. January 10, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ "NSD flip: Mississippi State assistant Scott Fountain reportedly heading back to UGA after leaving in January". Saturday Down South. February 7, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Scott Fountain, Arkansas Razorbacks players discuss importance of having a special teams coordinator". arkansas.rivals.com. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
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