Jerry Kill & Bart Scott

[Stan The Caddy]

Watching the Jets / Patriots game this weekend I saw that Bart Scott attended Southern Illinois. I did a little research and he was there for one year under Jerry Kill. See the take below from Scott's wiki page regarding Coach Kill. The more I learn about Jerry Kill, the more it seems he is able to really realte to his players. I still suspect there is going to be a feeling out period and we see some who leave the team, but my guess is that those who stick around will love the guy.

During his tenure at SIU, Scott played as a linebacker and safety. During his junior year, Scott was suspended from the team for the final six games of the season following an altercation with defensive coordinator Michael Vite who chastised Scott for eating during a locker room meeting.[2] Following Scott's junior year, the team's entire staff was fired and as a result, Jerry Kill was brought in to coach the team.[2] Kill had been warned by a former staff members about Scott's behavior however, Kill was instead impressed by Scott, calling him "a captain and leader."[2] During his senior year, Scott led the team with 127 tackles and 5.5 sacks; earning first-team All-Gateway conference honors.[3]

Kill hyped Scott's ability to several NFL teams but only the Baltimore Ravens sent out a scout to assess Scott.[2] The scout was highly impressed by Scott and three days following the 2002 NFL Draft, Scott was signed to a contract.[2]

Scott later returned to Southern Illinois in 2005 to finish his academics, graduating with a degree in economics.[5] Scott later became a first-ballot member of the SIU's Hall of Fame.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Scott

 

[WillieBurton]

Bart Scott was one of Coach Kill's favorite players and, to this day, he loves to tell stories about him.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Nice find. Kill makes his own judgements which should be great to hear for all players involved in the Gopher program.

 

[Monty519]

These kinds of stories impress me sometimes more than a lot of stories of just wins and losses. This is evidence of a guy who just plain knows how to relate to kids, regardless of their backgrounds, where they're from, etc., and is also proof that he truly doesn't deal with history, you get a clean slate when you play for Kill. I love that, most players should embrace that.