“The decision to come back home was such a, you know, it was kind of like a relief when I got the opportunity,” Scourton admitted.
“At first I was a little bit salty about it, you know, like not being recruited out of high school, man, but once I got past that, I sat down with Coach (Mike) Elko and his staff, and I was just like man, this is where I want to play.”
The result was a player who both played at his dream school, adding tools to his game that only the best of the best competition can teach…married with a guy who still remembered being spurned just two years earlier.
“I mean, it’s aligning and I think it paid it off, you know, made some great connections, played some great football, I played in the SEC, was able to go and win a couple of big games, lost a couple of big games,” began Scourton.
“Just to be like, able to go to the SEC man and had success was just like a, it was a big honor and especially to do it in my hometown.
“What I see is, man, bringing in a nasty demeanor, a guy with a chip on his shoulder and a natural born leader, and a guy who loves football.”
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