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The Hurricanes staff is complete again.
On Wednesday, Miami hired Marshall defensive backs coach Chevis Jackson to coach its secondary. Jackson fills the void left by Jahmile Addae, who departed the Hurricanes to coach with the Buffalo Bills.
“I am thrilled to welcome Coach Jackson, his wife Ashley and his three children to our family,” UM coach Mario Cristobal said in a press release. “At every stop of his career, beginning with his playing days in college and in the NFL, Coach Jackson has made his impact felt.
“His units have ranked among the nation’s best by almost every measure, and his groups are defined by a high football IQ, their physicality and their ball-hawking ability. I know he will make a tremendous impact on our defense and on our program, as both a recruiter and teacher of fundamentals, which are at a premium in the secondary.”
Jackson coached under current UM defensive coordinator Lance Guidry in 2022 when Guidry held the same role with the Thundering Herd.
“I’m very excited. Just walking through the halls of this building, there are so many legends to have come through here – players who not only excelled in college, but who went on to greatness in the NFL,” Jackson said in a press release. “This is a premier place in all of football. Why wouldn’t you want to come to the U? It’s amazing to be here, and I’m appreciative of the opportunity. Being here, getting the opportunity to be at a place like this, I’m very excited and I’m ready to get to work.”
In Jackson’s two seasons at Marshall, the Thundering Herd were 62nd and 27th nationally in pass defense in 2023 and 2022, respectively. They finished sixth in the Sun Belt in pass defense last year and first in 2022.
Prior to his tenure at Marshall, Jackson coached defensive backs at Kansas for three seasons. Before his…
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Author : South Florida Sun Sentinel
Publish date : 2024-02-21 21:39:00
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