Jason Jackson (baseball)

Last updated
Jason Jackson
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
Team Alabama
Conference SEC
Biographical details
BornNovember 10
Havana, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater Florida State
Playing career
1998 Santa Fe College
1999 Tallahassee C.C.
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002 North Florida C.C. (P)
2003–2006 Mercer (P/RC)
2007–2008 South Alabama (P)
2009–2016 Florida Atlantic (P)
2017–2023 Alabama (P)
2023Alabama (interim head coach)
2024-presentAlabama (associate/P)
Head coaching record
Overall13–6 (.684)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–2 (.600)

Jason Jackson is an American college baseball coach and currently a pitching and associate head coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Jackson served as interim head coach of Alabama for the remainder of the 2023 season following the firing of Brad Bohannon.

Contents

Early life and education

Jason Jackson was born on November 10 and is a native of Tallahassee, Florida, being born in the Tallahassee suburb Havana, Florida. [1] Jackson attended Florida State University where he earned his bachelor's degree in physical education. He later earned his master's degree there in sports administration. [2]

Coaching career

Jackson began his coaching career for the North Florida Community College, and later Mercer and South Alabama, where he would have moderate success at various positions within the organizations. Following these stints, Jackson became a long-time assistant for the Florida Atlantic baseball team, where he helped guide many players to future success in the MLB, and helped Florida Atlantic make the playoffs in some years. Jackson later became an assistant coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide men's baseball team, where he would become interim head coach after the firing of Brad Bohannon in 2023. [3] After his lone season as interim head coach, Jackson was retained as an associate head coach and pitching coach upon the hiring of new head coach Rob Vaughn. [4]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference)(2023)
2023 Alabama 13–67–24th (West) NCAA Super Regional
Alabama:13–6 (.684)7–2 (.778)
Total:13–6 (.684)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Related Research Articles

Mike Shula is an American football coach who is the Offensive Analyst for the South Carolina Gamecocks of the South Eastern Conference (SEC). He played college football as a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was the school's head coach from 2003 to 2006. He was the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 1999, the Carolina Panthers from 2013 to 2017, and the New York Giants from 2018 to 2019.

Michael Bruce Price is a former American football coach. He was the head coach at Weber State College from 1981 to 1988, Washington State University from 1989 to 2002, and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 2004 to 2012. Price returned to UTEP as interim head coach for the final seven games of the 2017 season. He was hired at the University of Alabama in December 2002, but was fired before coaching a game in 2003.

Michael Lynn DuBose is an American football coach, most recently serving for Opp High School in Opp, Alabama. His most recent college coaching experience was serving as defensive line coach for the University of Memphis. DuBose came to Memphis from Millsaps College, where he was the Majors' head coach from 2006 to 2009. He resurrected the school's struggling football program by winning outright or sharing a conference title in each of his four seasons there. DuBose is best known for his four-year stint as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama, where he led the Crimson Tide to an SEC championship in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doug Nussmeier</span> American football player and coach (born 1970)

Douglas Keith Nussmeier is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally as a quarterback in the NFL and Canadian Football League (CFL). Nussmeier played college football for the Idaho Vandals football, winning the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He finished his playing career with the CFL's BC Lions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball</span> Mens College Basketball team

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The program plays in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In the conference it trails only long-time basketball powerhouse Kentucky in SEC tournament titles, is third behind Kentucky and Arkansas in total wins, and is third behind Kentucky and Tennessee in SEC regular season conference titles. Alabama was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1929–30 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. The team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 24 times, most recently in 2024, and has made ten Sweet Sixteens, two Elite Eights, and one Final Four in the tournament. Alabama's current head coach is Nate Oats.

Terry Rooney is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. He played college baseball at Davis & Elkins College in 1993, transferring to Radford where he played from 1994 to 1996. Rooney then served as the head coach of the UCF Knights (2009–2016) and the interim head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide (2017).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troy Trojans baseball</span> American college baseball team

The Troy Trojans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Troy University, located in Troy, Alabama, United States. It competes in the NCAA Division I Sun Belt Conference. The program began play in 1911. In 1986 and 1987, Troy won Division II national championships under head coach Chase Riddle. As a Division II program, the team won 10 conference titles and appeared in 14 NCAA regionals and 7 College World Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UCF Knights baseball</span> American college baseball team

The UCF Knights baseball team represents The University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division I. The Knights compete in the Big 12 Conference. The Knights play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at John Euliano Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philip Pearson</span>

Philip James Pearson is an American basketball assistant coach for Kennesaw State. During part of the 2008–09 college basketball season, he was the interim head coach for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team.

Mitch Gaspard is an American college baseball coach and former second baseman. He is the hitting coach and recruiting coordinator at Louisiana Tech University. Gaspard played college baseball at Louisiana State University from 1984 to 1985 before transferring to the University of Houston where he played from 1986 to 1987. He is the former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team. Gaspard agreed to a 3-year contract on September 1, 2009, starting in 2010. The 2010 season was Gaspard's first season as the head coach of the Crimson Tide. He had been on the Alabama coaching staff for ten years, and was given the head coaching position when Jim Wells retired. He resigned from Alabama on May 30, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Stoutland</span> American football player and coach (born 1962)

Jeff Stoutland is an American football coach who is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the interim head football coach for the University of Miami in 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles Kelly (American football)</span> American football player and coach (born 1967)

Charles Kelly is an American football coach and former football player. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach for Auburn Tigers football. Kelly won a national championship as a member of the Florida State Seminoles coaching staff during the 2013 college football season. He also won a College Football Playoff National Championship as the co-defensive coordinator of the 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide who went undefeated.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greg Goff</span> American baseball coach (born 1970)

Greg Goff is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Purdue University. Goff played college baseball at Jackson State Community College from 1990 to 1991 and Delta State University from 1992 to 1993. He served as the head coach at the University of Montevallo from 2004 to 2007, Campbell University from 2008 to 2014, Louisiana Tech University from 2015 to 2016 and the University of Alabama in 2017.

John Brannen is an American basketball coach, mostly recently serving as a program analyst and senior special assistant for the University of Dayton Flyers. Brannen previously spent two seasons as the men's basketball coach of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and four seasons as the head coach for the Northern Kentucky University Norse. Before that he spent nine seasons as an assistant coach to Anthony Grant at both VCU and Alabama. For the Tide's two games in the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, Brannen served as interim head coach.

William Bradley Bohannon is an American former college baseball coach and middle infielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team</span> Overview of 2018 performance by Alabama college baseball team

The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games in the newly renovated Sewell–Thomas Stadium. This season was the first under head coach Brad Bohannon, following the firing of Greg Goff after one season.

Michael John Bell is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. Bell is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team.

Chris Rumph is an American football coach who is currently the defensive ends coach at Clemson University. He previously served as the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Rumph previously coached at the collegiate level for over 15 years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew French</span> American baseball coach (born 1984)

Drew C. French is an American professional baseball coach who is currently the pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Eugene Harris is an American former basketball coach and player. Harris was the head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team from 2007 to 2011.

References

  1. https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2023/05/04/alabama-names-pitching-coach-jason-jackson-as-interim-coach/70184148007/
  2. "Who is Alabama baseball interim head coach Jason Jackson?". May 4, 2023.
  3. "Jason Jackson - Baseball Coach". University of Alabama Athletics.
  4. Olson, Andrew (2023-06-12). "Alabama reveals status of interim baseball coach Jason Jackson upon hiring of new head coach". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 2024-06-27.