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Louisville football: Comparing the tale of two completely different staffs

By Alex Stengel

ANN ARBOR, MI - AUGUST 30: Appalachin State head coach Scott Satterfield watches the pregame warms up prior to the start of the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on August 30, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - AUGUST 30: Appalachin State head coach Scott Satterfield watches the pregame warms up prior to the start of the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on August 30, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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SYRACUSE, NY – NOVEMBER 09: Tabarius Peterson #98 of the Louisville Cardinals sacks Eric Dungey #2 of the Syracuse Orange during the first quarter at the Carrier Dome on November 9, 2018 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY – NOVEMBER 09: Tabarius Peterson #98 of the Louisville Cardinals sacks Eric Dungey #2 of the Syracuse Orange during the first quarter at the Carrier Dome on November 9, 2018 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Defensive Line

The old – L.D. Scott

Louisville fans originally remember L.D. Scott as a defensive staple from 06’-09’, assisting in the infamous 2006 season when Louisville posted a 12-1 record topped off by an Orange Bowl victory. Scott started his collegiate coaching career as an intern on Petrino’s Arkansas staff in 2011, followed by a grad assistant position on the defense in 2012. He continued to follow Petrino, landing his first D1 position as a Defensive Ends coach at WKU for one season before heading to Louisville as the defensive line coach.

The issue with L.D. Scott:

His overall coaching experience or lack thereof, and the nepotism factor. Scott never had to pay his coaching dues and achieve results at smaller schools first. He married the daughter of arguably the hottest name in college football at the time, landed an internship, and never looked back.

The new – Mark Ivey

Mark Ivey has paid his dues and put in the work, climbing the coaching ladder since graduating from App State in 1996. Ivey is also another great developer of his position; turning three walk-on linemen into rotational starters that aided the Mountaineers to their first Sun-Belt Championship season.  Ivey’s defensive line produced an impressive 109 tackles for loss and just under 53 sacks within in the first three years he took over. In back-to-back seasons, Ivey and new Louisville Defensive Coordinator Bryan Brown had App State leading the conference in scoring defense and total defense.

And Mark is stingy.

Under Ivey’s watch, his defensive line ranked 20th in rushing defense in 2016 – touting an FBS best fewest points in conference play. Between Ivey and Brown, Louisville is in great hands on defense.

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