Jay Hopson
American Football coach, Athlete
1968 –
Who is Jay Hopson?
Jay Hopson is the current head football coach at Alcorn State University. Previously, he was an assistant coach at Tulane, Delta State, LSU, Florida, Marshall, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Michigan, and Memphis. Notably, Hopson is the first white head football coach in the history of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, an organization made up entirely of historically black colleges and universities.
Hopson played college football at the University of Mississippi. He earned four letters as a defensive back at Ole Miss from 1988–91, playing free safety for one season before moving to strong safety for his final three years. He was a four-time Academic All-SEC honor roll selection and was named to the Verizon District VI Academic All-America team as a senior in 1991.
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- Born
- Oct 13, 1968
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- Nationality
- United States of America
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- Education
- University of Mississippi
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on July 23, 2013
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