Chris Hatcher (American football) - Wikipedia Jackson comes to Valdosta from Colorado Mesa University, where he led the Mavericks to a 10-3 record over two seasons including an 8-2 record this past season. As a player, Jackson began his college career at Louisiana-Monroe before transferring to Texas Southern for his final junior and senior seasons. Dusty Bonner, the former Valdosta State quarterback who was born and raised in Valdosta, was asked what it was like to grow up there. They helped lay the groundwork for what was to come at Valdosta State: In 2002, the year after Smart left, the Blazers reached the Division II championship game, where they fell to Grand Valley State, whose head coach was now-Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. I came here because of Mr. Reinhard. Graduate Assistant Quarterback's Coach / Equipment. The Spectator finished third in the Best Editorial or Editorial Series (Group II) category and second in the Best Campus Community Service: Editorial (Division A) and Best Campus Community Service: News (Division A) categories. Its impossible for me to answer that question without talking about football. In 2006, ESPN would proclaim the city to be Titletown, USA, and the locals collectively shrugged as if to say: Well, of course.. Tremaine also has an impressive track record of his teams excelling in the classroom and playing a prominent role in the community. In 2016, Goff guided the Dragons to their first winning season since the 2006 season as the team went 8-3 with Goff earning Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Coach of the Year honors, the first in program history. Shane Thomas | The Valdosta Daily TimesNew Valdosta State head football coach Tremaine Jackson speaks during his introductory press conference Thursday. I was lucky to have that job. Its good people. 1 even with the upsetting finish. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 3 Blazers Claim Fourth National Title with 49-47 Thriller over No. "Normally, people that look like me unfortunately get broken jobs. I am very excited to have Tremaine join our Blazer family, Reinhard said. Two years later the Blazers won the national championship, and they have won three more since then, including last year. Better than they were a month ago, and most certainly a year ago. [14] The Blazers were the highest scoring team in Division II, totaling 728 points for an average of 52 points per game.