There aren’t many openings for offensive coordinators on the Jacksonville Jaguars staff, and it appears like one more is about to be
filled. Jerry Mack, the running backs coach at the University of Tennessee, is reportedly a candidate for the Jaguars’ running backs
coaching position, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. This position has been held by Mack since 2021.
In terms of rushing yards per game, the Volunteers rose from No. 84 to No. 11 in Mack’s first season at Tennessee. With forty running
touchdowns in 2022, The Volunteers tied a school record and ranked third nationally. The only other SEC team with multiple running
backs who scored 10 or more touchdowns on the ground in a single season was Tennessee. Mack spent three seasons as Rice’s
offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach before joining Tennessee. Prior to that, he spent four seasons as the head coach of North
Carolina Central, where he finished with a 31-15 record.
Prior to that, Mack spent two seasons coaching wide receivers at South Alabama, one season coaching receivers at Memphis, and one
season serving as both the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arkansas-Pine.
Mack has also taken part in five NFL internships with the Buffalo Bills (2008), Miami Dolphins (2019), Houston Texans (2018), and
New York Jets (2009, 2010). A day after the 2023 season concluded, the Jaguars fired Bernie Parmalee as their running backs coach,
and they are now searching for a new coach.
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