Nic Scourton attended Bryan High School in Texas where he played football. Over his final two seasons, he had 136 tackles and eight sacks. Scourton was selected to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl.
The four-star recruit committed to play football at Purdue.
As as freshman for the Boilermakers in 2022, Scourton played in 10 games and collected 22 tackles and two sacks. He saw his numbers soar as a sophomore when he led the Big Ten Conference in sacks with 10 and also collected 50 tackles.
After the season he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Texas A&M.