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Jacksonville State football and new coach Charles Kelly have found their defensive coordinator, again.
Kelly and the Gamecocks will hire Brian Williams, a source with direct knowledge of the hire told the Gadsden Times on Monday. Williams was defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Maryland, holding that role since 2022.
Williams is a alum of Florida A&M and started his coaching career at Florida State as an defensive analyst in 2013, working on the same staff as Kelly and a few Jax State assistants. He spent time at Georgia in a player relations role before going to UAB, where he coached under Bill Clark. He joined the Maryland staff in 2019 and has coached both linebackers and defensive line.
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The Terrapins allowed 30.4 points per game last year, with a schedule that saw them go 4-8. They didn’t play national champion Ohio State but did play Big Ten title game participants Oregon and Penn State, allowing more than 39 points in those games. It was a steep incline from 2023, where they allowed just 22.5 points per game.
It comes after Vinnie Sunseri left for a defensive coordinator position with Florida just 23 days after he was hired by Jax State when Kelly was assembling his first staff. Sunseri came to the Gamecocks from Washington, where he coached safeties. It was a return to the state of Alabama for the Crimson Tide alum who helped led Alabama to two national titles.
Williams will be the fourth defensive coordinator for the Gamecocks over the last three seasons. Zac Alley, the 2023 defensive coordinator, went to Oklahoma. He was replaced by Luke Olson. Sunseri came in when Kelly was hired to…
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Author : The Gadsden Times
Publish date : 2025-02-17 15:44:00
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