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- ↑ "Tucker Makes First Staff Hires". CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tucker Names Jay Johnson Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Spartan Athletics. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cowboy Football Head Coach Jay Sawvel Announces Hiring of Jay Johnson as Offensive Coordinator". gowyo.com. University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2024.