Sport(s) Football 1988–1991 Ole Miss Spouse Michelle Hopson Conference SWAC Position(s) Defensive back | Record 32–16 Name Jay Hopson Team Alcorn State Braves Alma mater Ole Miss, Delta State Role Football coach Titles Head coach | |
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Born October 13, 1968 (age 56)
Vicksburg, Mississippi ( 1968-10-13 ) Children Virginia Hyde, Hannah Renee Parents Pat Hopson, Dr. Briggs Hopson | ||
Education University of Mississippi | ||
Swac football championship coach jay hopson of alcorn state
Jay Hopson (born October 13, 1968) in American football coach. He is the head football coach at University of Southern Mississippi. Previously, he was head coach at Alcorn State University and an assistant coach at Tulane, Delta State, LSU, Florida, Marshall, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Michigan, and Memphis. Notably, Hopson was 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.
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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.
Alcorn names jay hopson head football coach
