Report: Miami expected to hire Marshall assistant Chevis Jackson as new DB coach

Miami is expected to hire Marshall’s Chevis Jackson as its new defensive backs coach, according to Gary Ferman of CaneSport.

The former LSU defensive back worked at Marshall over the last two seasons. He also worked alongside current Miami defensive coordinator Lance Guidry back in 2022.

Jackson is the latest addition to Mario Cristobal’s staff in 2024.

Beginning in 2013, Jackson turned to coaching after his playing days. He started as a graduate assistant at South Alabama before eventually going to LSU in 2015 as a GA.

From there, Jackson went to Ball State for three seasons as the DBs coach. In 2019, he was brought onto the Kansas staff for three seasons in the same role.

As mentioned above, Jackson joined Marshall’s staff in 2022 for two years and we’ll now continue to coach defensive backs with the Hurricanes. It’s the latest step up for the third round pick.

Jackson played in the NFL from 2008-11 with the Falcons, Jaguars, Patriots, Broncos and Panthers. Atlanta selected him with the No. 68 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Greg Schiano knew Mario Cristobal was a future star

Mario Cristobal hasn’t hit big time success in two years with Miami just yet. But a postseason berth in 2023 could be a sign of big things to come.

Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano, who used to have Cristobal on his Rutgers staff during his first stint in the early 2000s, knew the Hurricanes coach would be great.

“But I do look back at the time, meeting Mario in south Florida, and knowing that I wanted to bring him with me,” Schiano said. “It wasn’t easy prying him out of there. You would think it’s a full-time job. He was so close. He had and has one of the greatest families. I never got to meet his dad, but I heard so much about him from his brother Lou and him. Meeting his mother, just a tremendous woman.

“We’ve kind of grown together, right? We’ve been through some tough times, some good times. He’s always a guy that I looked at. I knew when I got him, he was the best coach on my coaching staff. Whatever he was, 25 years old, 26 years old. I trust him blind. There’s not a lot of people I trust in this world. That to me is the biggest thing.”