This week on Inside the Headset, we are featuring Tremaine Jackson, the Head Coach at Valdosta State University. In this episode, Coach Jackson shares about coaching at many different levels, his rise to becoming a Head Coach, and what he learned from being a part of the AFCA 35 Under 35 Program. Coach Jackson is beginning his second season at Valdosta State and was a member of the 2018 AFCA 35 Under 35 Class. 

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Show Notes: 

0:32 Introduction 

1:10 When did you know you wanted to be a coach? 

2:25 How much has football changed since beginning in the profession?  

4:35 What types of offenses do you see now?  

6:13 Getting your first coaching opportunity 

9:10 Experience as a GA  

11:48 How do you use GA’s? 

14:19 Working through the lows of the profession 

16:13 Experiences while coaching at many different levels 

20:51 Transition to Sioux Falls  

24:33 Starting out as a Coordinator 

27:55 How have you grown as a Coordinator? 

29:58 Transition to Abilene Christian 

33:57 First FBS coaching opportunity 

35:37 Becoming the HC at Colorado Mesa 

41:30 What is something you learned in your first year as a HC? 

46:53 Becoming the HC at Valdosta State 

55:46 D.O.G. Mantra 

59:15 AFCA 35 Under 35 Experience  

1:02:47 Conclusion