Joe Scola - Football Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Joe Scola

Title:
Defensive Analyst

At FAU
Joined Florida Atlantic in the summer of 2018 as a defensive analyst

At Prairie View A&M
Joe Scola worked two-seasons as a linebackers coach at Prairie View A&M. He brought a wide variety of experience to PVAMU including stints in the NFL, SEC, ACC and Ivy League.

In his first year on The Hill, Jalon Leviege had a career season, ranking second on the team in tackles, and was third on in tackles for loss along with two sacks and two forced fumbles. Jalan Coleman battled through injuries to rank fifth on the team in tackles.

San Francisco 49ers
Scola spent the 2015 season as an offensive quality control coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He had a hand in the team's game planning and worked closely with the coaching staff in addition top having a plethora of on and off-field duties.

At Kentucky
Prior to his stint in the NFL, Scola spent two seasons in the SEC at the University of Kentucky as the team's Director of Player Development. At UK, Scola helped develop a pair of future NFL defensive linemen in Bud Dupree and Za'Darius Smith along with linebacker Avery Williamson. He also assisted in securing record-setting recruiting classes and changing the culture of Wildcat football.

At Florida State
Scola had a three-year stint at Florida State, two seasons as a graduate assistant and one as a quality control assistant for defense. During his final season at FSU, he helped guide the Seminoles to the 2012 Rose Bowl and had two members of his linebacking unit drafted by the NFL in Nick Moody and Vince Williams. In Scola's first season as a graduate assistant with the Seminoles in 2011, he worked with the secondary and defensive coordinator/secondary coach Mark Stoops. FSU finished the season ranked fourth nationally in total defense and No. 20 in pass defense in 2011 and defeated Notre Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl.

He joined the Noles State in 2010 as a quality control assistant for defense where he worked with the linebackers. FSU won the ACC Atlantic Division that season, advanced to the 2010 ACC Championship and defeated South Carolina in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

At Dartmouth
He joined the Dartmouth staff as an assistant coach in 2007 while completing his degree requirements as a sociology major. He worked with the defensive secondary while also being responsible for film breakdown, running the scout teams and preparing scouting reports for the punt team.