The Dixie Sun

Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Bree Skinner Scott Brumfield is the new football head coach for DSC. Brumfield is a former player at DSC and has been the offensive coordinator for the last four years.

The Dixie State College football program has had four dismal years since making the jump to NCAA Division II, but new head coach Scott Brumfield brings a positive attitude to return the team to glory.

Brumfield played for Dixie College in 1988 and 1989 and said he is happy to be at a place so close to his heart. DSC has had Brumfield as its offensive coordinator for the last four years. Before that he was the head coach at Spanish Fork High School from 2000-2005. His family has lived in Spanish Fork the last few years, while he has commuted and lived in St. George.

"Dixie College has been a huge part of my life," Brumfield said. "To be able to come back to a school that has helped me achieve a lot of goals and dreams that I have had in my life is a real honor."

Interim Athletic Director Maureen Eckroth said one of the factors of hiring Brumfield was his background playing NCAA Division I football and professional football. She said the main factor was Brumfield's love for DSC.

"He wants nothing but good things to happen for this school and the athletes," Eckroth said. "He's willing to make sacrifices. It's one thing to have someone who wants the program to do well, but it's another thing to have someone who loves the program as much as he does."

Brumfield said it was a commitment for him and his family. He said his family was established in a community and had to make a sacrifice. He also said his boys love football and love being a part of it. On the other hand he said his daughter, who's a cheerleader at Mapleton High School, isn't really excited, but she's excited for him and knows it's something he's wanted.

After his time playing for Dixie College in '88 and '89, Brumfield played for BYU and head coach LaVell Edwards.

"I grew up in the South, but was always a BYU fan," he said. "My mom played basketball there. To be able to play for LaVell Edwards was an honor."

Brumfield then tested out the NFL and in 1994 was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an offensive lineman.

"Playing in the NFL was something I always dreamed about," he said. "Your first couple [of] years you're living a dream, but then it becomes more of a job than people realize. When you look back your most memorable times were your high school years and college years when you're playing with buddies."

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