| ||||||||||||||
04/16/2012
Lots of events for fans in spring finale
01/25/2012
Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator
4th Year
Coaching Experience
2008 - Utah
2009 -
Safeties
Recruiting Coordinator
2008
Safeties
2006-07
Graduate Assistant - Defense
2006
Administrative Assistant
Bowl Experience
2006 - Armed Forces Bowl
2007 - Poinsettia Bowl
2008 (2009) - Sugar Bowl
2009 - Poinsettia Bowl
The energy and intensity Morgan Scalley brought to the field as an All-America safety for the Utes has carried into his coaching and recruiting. Scalley, in his fourth year coaching the safeties, has also overseen Utah's last three signing classes as the recruiting coordinator.
As a coach, Scalley's credits include 2009 first-team all-Mountain West Conference safety Robert Johnson and 2010 Freshman All-American Brian Blechen.
Johnson finished 11th in the nation in interceptions per game his senior year and his six interceptions tied him for the third-best single-season mark in school history. He was drafted in the fifth round by the Tennessee Titans.
Blechen, a true freshman last fall, made four Freshman All-America teams and was a three-time MWC Defensive Player of the Week.
Scalley's position has earned a reputation for creating turnovers. In his three years, the safeties have accounted for nearly half (23-48) of the team's total interceptions.
Scalley also produced as the recruiting coordinator. In 2010, online recruiting service Rivals.com cited Scalley as its top non-BCS recruiter of the year and one of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation overall. Rivals.com ranked Utah's 2010 recruiting class 32nd in the nation and the best by a school from a non-automatic qualifying conference.
Last February, Rivals.com again recognized Scalley, this time as one of the top recruiters in the Pac-12 and a "recruiting coordinator on the rise."
He was hired full-time in 2008 as the safeties coach after a two-year apprenticeship with his alma mater. In 2006, he worked as an administrative assistant while working on his MBA. In 2007, he earned an on-field assignment as a graduate assistant working with Utah's linebackers.
Recruiting Area
Texas
Playing Career
Scalley was the MWC co-Defensive Player of the Year, a unanimous first-team all-conference selection and a second-team A.P. and SI.com All-American as a senior in 2004. A four-year letterman (2001-04), he was a second-team all-MWC defensive back in 2003 and an honorable mention all-MWC punt returner in 2001 and 2002.
As a senior in 2004, he captained a Utah team that went 12-0, won the Fiesta Bowl as the first non-BCS team to play in a BCS bowl game and finished with a No. 4 national ranking.
Scalley was a two-time first-team Academic All-American (2003-04), the 2004 Anson Mount Scholar Athlete of the Year and the 2004 MWC Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was awarded two post-graduate scholarships, including one from the NCAA.
He was presented with the inaugural Pat Tillman award during the 2005 East-West Shrine Game, recognizing him for his character, intelligence, sportsmanship and service.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the U. with a 3.96 GPA, Scalley earned a master's degree in business.
Education
Utah, 2004
Bachelor's in mass communication
2003, 2004
Academic All-American
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Utah, 2006
Master's in business administration
Personal Data
Hometown: Salt Lake City
Birthdate: Oct. 8, 1979
Family: Married to the former Liz Herrscher. Daughters Madeline and Emma. They are expecting a baby boy in September.
