University of Tennessee Athletics
Mack Named To National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches Coalition Academy
April 29, 2021 | Football
FULTON, Md. – First-year Tennessee running backs coach Jerry Mack has been named to the Coalition of Minority Football Coaches (NCMFC) Coalition Academy, a first of its kind mentorship program pairing influential athletic directors with minority football coaches.
The Coalition Academy will further the NCMFC's mission of preparing, promoting and producing minority coaches at all levels of competition.
Mack is one of 12 coaches nationally to earn the prestigious honor. A three-time HBCU Coach of the Year during his four years as head coach at North Carolina Central, Mack brings an impressive resume to Knoxville that includes 17 years of collegiate experience.
Mack spent the previous two seasons as the associate head coach at Rice, and he served as the Owls' offense coordinator since December 2017. In June 2019, he joined 40 assistant and positional NFL and NCAA coaches at the 2019 NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit in Atlanta.
In four seasons at NCCU, Mack led the Eagles to at least a share of three consecutive MEAC championships and a berth in the 2016 Celebration Bowl, which pits the champions of the MEAC and SWAC each December. He compiled 31-15 record in four seasons as one of the youngest head coaches at the FBS/FCS level.
Mack, a native of Memphis, also excelled in assistant coaching stints at South Alabama (2012-13), Memphis (2011), Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2010), Central Arkansas (2008-09), Jackson State (2006-07) and Delta State (2004-05).
The goal of the NCMFC program is two-fold. First, the academy will help counteract the unfortunate and misleading narrative that there is a lack of qualified minority coaches to fill available positions. Second, the academy will help bring parity to the hiring process in college football.
The Coalition Academy will further the NCMFC's mission of preparing, promoting and producing minority coaches at all levels of competition.
Mack is one of 12 coaches nationally to earn the prestigious honor. A three-time HBCU Coach of the Year during his four years as head coach at North Carolina Central, Mack brings an impressive resume to Knoxville that includes 17 years of collegiate experience.
Mack spent the previous two seasons as the associate head coach at Rice, and he served as the Owls' offense coordinator since December 2017. In June 2019, he joined 40 assistant and positional NFL and NCAA coaches at the 2019 NFL Quarterback Coaching Summit in Atlanta.
In four seasons at NCCU, Mack led the Eagles to at least a share of three consecutive MEAC championships and a berth in the 2016 Celebration Bowl, which pits the champions of the MEAC and SWAC each December. He compiled 31-15 record in four seasons as one of the youngest head coaches at the FBS/FCS level.
Mack, a native of Memphis, also excelled in assistant coaching stints at South Alabama (2012-13), Memphis (2011), Arkansas at Pine Bluff (2010), Central Arkansas (2008-09), Jackson State (2006-07) and Delta State (2004-05).
The goal of the NCMFC program is two-fold. First, the academy will help counteract the unfortunate and misleading narrative that there is a lack of qualified minority coaches to fill available positions. Second, the academy will help bring parity to the hiring process in college football.
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