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W. Scissum

Willard Scissum

Scissum comes to the Hornets from Alcorn State, where he served as offensive line coach (2008-10).
Scissum, who coached the offense line for NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder and Ft. Valley State (2007), spent six seasons at Morehouse College, first as offensive line coach (1998-2000) and later as head coach (2002-2005), sandwiched around a brief stint as co-offensive coordinator at Morris Brown (2001) .

The Huntsville, Ala. native was a four-year starter at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of three bowl teams while playing two seasons for the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Scissum played professionally for four seasons (1985-88), playing in both the National Football League (with the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins) and Canadian Football Leagues (with the Calgary Stampede and British Columbia Lions).

His coaching career began as a student assistant at Alabama A&M (1991-94), before joining the Crimson Tide staff as a grad assistant.