TAMPA, Fla. — Jeff Scott has been relieved as head coach of the University of South Florida's football program, athletic director Michael Kelly announced Sunday.

In a release, USF officials said Special Teams Coordinator Daniel Da Prato will serve as Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2022 season.

Kelly also announced Defensive Coordinator Bob Shoop has been fired and Co-Defenfisive Coordinator Ernie Sims will take over those duties.

“When Jeff came to Tampa in December of 2019, we had high expectations for where he could take our football program,” USF athletic director Michael Kelly said in a statement. “While he did so many things right, including rebuilding our culture, pushing forward our indoor performance facility, and engaging our community, the on-the-field results fell well below our standards.”

South Florida is 1-8 this season, 0-5 in the American Athletic Conference.

“I would like to thank our players, coaches and staff members for all their hard work during my time as the head coach at USF,” Scott said. “I will miss this team and will do anything in my power to help them in the future. I am disappointed that our hard work didn’t translate to more success on the field, but I am confident that we have set a new foundation.”

Scott joined USF after serving five years as the co-offensive coordinator at Clemson, which went 70-5 over the stretch.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.