ETSU Athletic Director Scott Carter Makes a Hire Worthy of Franklin Hart Jr.

Thinks small time, rewards high school accomplishments over loyalty and his own program by choosing George Quarles instead of successful defensive coordinator Billy Taylor as the Bucs’ new football coach.

Marky Billson

“For service and devotion you would think that I would deserve a fair promotion.”

Dolly Parton. 9 to 5.

East Tennessee State athletic director Scott Carter is the Franklin Hart Jr. of the Southern Conference.

Had to. Just had to.

These are the salad days of East Tennessee State football.

The Buccaneers have never had this kind of success before. They’ve won two conference championships in the last four seasons after winning only three in their entire history previously- and one of those was as an NAIA school in 1938.