Scott Sloan

Scot Sloan, who helped App State Football rise to prominence in its unprecedented transition from the FCS to FBS ranks, returned to Boone as defensive coordinator for head coach Shawn Clark in January 2023.Sloan oversees a Mountaineer defense that was annually rated among college football's best during his time on staff from 2010-17. Before spending the 2022 season as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for an Army team that ranked third nationally in passing yards allowed, he was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Georgia Southern from 2018-21. A veteran defensive coach with 30+ years of experience, Sloan has served as either defensive coordinator or co-defensive coordinator in 15 of those seasons. He also spent seven years as App State's recruiting coordinator from 2011-17. Sloan spent three years at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, Ga. Prior to his stint at Riverside, Sloan was the defensive coordinator at Griffin (Ga.) H.S. in 2006. Before spending four years in the high school ranks, Sloan was a successful assistant at Georgia Southern (defensive backs, 2002-05), Georgia Military College (defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator/defensive backs, 1996-2001) and Clemson (graduate assistant, 1992-95).