South Alabama Jaguars Roster 2019 Jaguars Roster

Head Coach: Steve Campbell        2017 Salary: N/A        Offensive Coordinator: Kenny Edenfield       Defensive Coordinator: Greg Stewart         

Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium       Surface: Turf        City: Mobile        State: Alabama

Steve Campbell has had much success coaching at both the junior college and FCS levels. Now, he makes the jump to FBC to take over the program at South Alabama. The Jaguars are far from a broken team by any means even though they went 4-8 last season. There are pieces in place for Campbell to succeed immediately in Mobile if he can make a few incremental improvements.

Campbell takes over for Joey Jones, who built the Jaguars’ program from the ground up and oversaw the move up to the FBS. The first task he will have to accomplish will be to rebuild the running game which was putrid last season. The Jaguars averaged under 100 yards per game on the ground last season. The best thing for the Jaguars may be that they have lost all of their top rushers from last season so they can start from scratch. The Jaguars lost last year’s starting quarterback who left the team in the spring. The starter may not emerge until right before the season. The new quarterback will benefit from the presence of returning receivers Jamarius Way and Sam Harris.

The defense will likely be what carries South Alabama this season. The team returns seven of its top defensive starters from last season and Campbell has a number of solid recruits on the defensive side of the ball. The defense struggled for much of last season before showing improvement late. The unit will be led by linebackers Bull Barge and Riley Cole.