The Philadelphia Stars draft former Spring League MVP Bryan Scott

In case you haven’t heard, Philadelphia is a two football team town once more.

That’s right, after saying goodbye to the Philadelphia Soul when the AFL ceased operations in 2019, the Philadelphia Eagles will be joined by the Philadelphia Stars later this year when the once and future USFL team returns to the City of Brotherly Love for the first time since 1984.

… okay, technically the Stars won’t make their triumphant return to Philadelphia until 2022, as the league’s first season since 1985 will take place in a bubble in Birmingham, Alabama, but hey, with the NFL season still six months away, fervent football fans will take what they can get.

Will it work? Will the Stars make it back to Philadelphia next spring, or will the Fox Sports-backed league fizzle out like the XFL and AAF before them? Only time will tell, but now we will at least know which quarterback will be leading Philly’s newest franchise into its next era, as the Stars just drafted Bryan Scott third overall in the USFL’s inaugural draft.

Get to know Philadelphia’s newest Star, Bryan Scott.

Bryan Scott isn’t a household name. He wasn’t a five-star recruit coming out of high school, didn’t play for an SEC Powerhouse, and wasn’t drafted into the NFL when his college days were done, but if you’re a fan of small school Los Angeles football or are a fan of Canadian football, you are surely familiar with the Philadelphia Stars’ first draftee in 37 years.

Born in Rolling Hills, California, Scott played his high school ball at Palos Verdes, where he led the Sea Kings to their first CIF Southern Section in 47 years. Though he wasn’t rated by 24/7 sports or ESPN coming out of college, Scott parlayed a successful high school career into a spot at Occidental College, where he helped to lead the Oxy Tigers to three-straight 5-4 seasons before the wheels fell off during his senior season.

Over his 33 game college career, Scott threw for 9,073 yards and 77 touchdowns versus 22 interceptions and set the SCIAC conference records for career passing yards, completions, and total offense – in addition to nine different Occidental College records – but alas, it wasn’t enough to garner the attention of the NFL. Scott received a look from his hometown Los Angeles Rams in 2017 and the Kansas City Cheifs in 2018 but was ultimately forced to take his talents north of the border, where he spent time with the BC Lions and the Edmonton Eskimos.

From there, After the CFL season was canceled in 2020, Scott opted out of his contract and took his talents to The Spring League, where he won a quarterback competition versus one-time LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger. Scott’s Generals went 4-0 in action, and he was named the League’s MVP for the 2020 season. This production was enough to get Scott a workout with the Indianapolis Colts in 2021, but alas, the small school overachiever wasn’t able to earn a contract and join a quarterbacks room that features Carson Wentz… at least for now.

But hey, it’s cool; Scott can now add “star” to his resume, as he was drafted third overall by the Philadelphia Stars and will likely serve as the team’s starter come Week 1.

I don’t know about you, but QB18 doesn’t sound too bad to me.

Barring a surprise turn of events, or another overlooked signal-caller who beats out the odds, Bryan Scott will likely serve as the Philadelphia Stars’ quarterback when he takes the field in Alabama for their first game since 1985. Could Scott take his MVP ways from one spring football league to another? We will have to see, but let’s just say after having Philadelphia Sports Hall of Famer Chuck Fusina run the show for the team’s first three years of operation, Scott has some pretty big shoes to fill.