Could Bryan Scott be a USFL Savior?
by Patrick Rifino
Every league needs a face. When the XFL started for the second time, Landry Jones was reunited with Bob Stoops and the league brought in former National Champion Cardale Jones to show the legitimacy of their product. So with the USFL re-boot less than 90 days away from kickoff, is it possible Bryan Scott could be a figurehead to lead the USFL?
Bryan Scott has a connection to the league already. With Bart Andrus being named the Head Coach of the Philadelphia Stars could he look to bring in his former Quarterback? Scott and Andrus have a great relationship it seems already. Scott has praised playing for Coach Andrus as the duo won a championship in 2020 with the Spring League Generals. Scott also has shown his own prowess by winning two Spring League MVPs in 2018 and 2020.
With Brian Woods serving as the President of the USFL could he also view Bryan Scott as a top candidate to lead the league in 2022? Woods was the founder and CEO of The Spring League, and could also lean on his former MVP for stability and consistency and as many people have seen with these spring leagues familiar faces often come around during the start-up phase.
Per his social media accounts, Scott remains active and seems like he wants to play professional football in 2022. Since graduating from Occidental College in 2016, Scott has been an extremely busy man. He’s been in camp with the Rams, Chiefs, Falcons, and as recent as 2021 had a workout with the Indianapolis Colts. He’s Obviously shown he still wants to continue his professional career, especially after his cup of tea in the NFL and Two quick stints in the CFL with the BC Lions, and Elks/Eskimos.
Scott’s connection to the leadership of the USFL is definitely something to keep an eye out for. Between his history and success in the Brian Wood’s Spring League along with the familiarity of a Bart Andrus system, Bryan Scott could be an extremely important piece of the USFL puzzle. In a league that seems to be yielding a lot of players with spring league experience, wouldn’t it make sense to bring on the Two time MVP?
Scott has continued to impress amongst his peers as well. After outplaying SEC legends Zach Mettenberger and Johnny Manziel, both Quarterbacks praised the small school pro-hopeful, in which many took notice when he threw five touchdowns against Manziel.
Scott’s talent is obviously there, and his ability to improvise and make “NFL ready” throws is what allows teams to continue to try him out and why he continues to get calls from other leagues. With Andrus at the helm for the Stars and Woods running the league, it only seems like a matter of time before we see Bryan Scott taking snaps at a professional level.
Either way, The “Aaron Rodgers of the Division-III” has continued to impress no matter what level he’s been at. While the reboot of the USFL has many challenges that it will surely face in less than 90 days, with Bryan Scott leading one of their franchises one thing for sure is inadequate Quarterback play will not be one of them,
