to the Green Wave's 2–9 record. Ole Miss head coach Ed Orgeron contacted a Tulane assistant about players transferring in the wake of the hurricane. Scelfo accused Ole Miss of tampering and said:"In the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, you've got to stoop pretty low to do that. You're lower than dirt ... I'm not going to tolerate that. There's people in our business that don't belong in our business."Tulane at end of the road; Katrina forced Green Wave into 11-stadium fall tour, The Dallas Morning News, November 25, 2005.The Southeastern Conference investigated the matter and exonerated Ole Miss of any wrongdoing. After failing to compile a winning season since 2002, Tulane fired Scelfo on November 29, 2006. His final record at Tulane was 37–57. In January 2008, the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL hired Scelfo as its tight ends coach. He later became the offensive line coach for the Charlotte 49ers and Houston Cougars. In 2019, he returned to the professional level as the offensive line coach and run-game coordinator for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football, followed by the DC Defenders of the XFL in 2020. Personal life Scelfo is married to wife Nancy née Caldwell, with whom he has a son and a daughter. His brother, Frank Scelfo, is currently the head coach at Southeastern Louisiana University. His nephew, Anthony Scelfo, played as a quarterback at Tulane. Scelfo's son, Joseph, played center at the University of South Alabama from 2012 to 2016. Following Joseph's junior year, he graduate transferred to NC State University for his final year. He signed as an undrafted free agent to the Houston Texans following the 2017 NFL Draft. Head coaching record References 1963 births Living people American football offensive linemen Arizona Hotshots coaches Atlanta Falcons coaches DC Defenders coaches Georgia Bulldogs football coaches Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football coaches Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players Marshall Thundering Herd football coaches Oklahoma Sooners football coaches People from Abbeville, Louisiana People from New Iberia, Louisiana Tulane Green Wave football coaches