The Jacksonville Jaguars seem prepared to rent former HBCU head coach and Tennessee College assistant Jerry Mack.
Mack is reportedly near finalizing a deal that will see him be part of the Jacksonville Jaguars as an assistant to Press Taylor underneath head coach Doug Pederson, in keeping with Soccer Scoop.
Mack has spent the final three seasons as an assistant at Tennessee underneath head coach Josh Heupel. He got here to Tennessee from Rice, the place he was the offensive coordinator from 2018 by 2020 after a profitable stint as a head coach at North Carolina Central.
Jerry Mack was simply 33 years outdated when NCCU employed him to take over its fledgling Division I program in 2013. All he did was lead NCCU to a 31-15 document in 4 seasons, successful at the very least a share of the MEAC title in every of his first three seasons (although two of these would later be vacated as a consequence of APR violations). The spotlight of his stint in Durham was the 2016 season when NCCU received the MEAC outright, incomes a bid to the Celebration Bowl. NCCU would lose in a heart-breaker to Grambling and end 9-3, nevertheless it was clear that Mack had already left his legacy on the college.
His closing season in Durham was stable, however didn’t culminate in a championship. However being younger and already having labored within the FBS in his background, Mack had choices. And following the 2017 season, he made the transfer to Rice, giving up a coveted place as a head coach to be an assistant.
“I believe this system is at an ideal place,” Mack mentioned on the time. “It’s arrange for achievement and I believe this was a good time to depart. I believe it’s in a greater scenario than after we discovered it. That was my job and I hope I happy folks by doing what they employed me to do and I see nothing however success from right here for that program.”
His son, Jaden Mack, was part of the 2022 North Carolina Central workforce that received the Celebration Bowl and HBCU nationwide title.
Jerry Mack will quickly be taking his abilities to soccer’s highest stage as soon as negotiations with the Jacksonville Jaguars are full.
