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Mississippi State staffer, former Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson set to be hired as assistant coach at South Alabama

Matt Zenitzby:Matt Zenitz•01/29/23•

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: JAN 04 Armed Forces Bowl - Southern Miss v Tulane
FORT WORTH, TX - JANUARY 04: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles head coach Jay Hopson chats with Trace Clopton (57) during the Armed Forces Bowl against the Tulane Green wave on January 4, 2020 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, TX. (Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

South Alabama is hiring former Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3.

The news was first reported by ESPN.

Hopson, who was Southern Miss’ head coach from 2016 to 2020, has been Mississippi State’s director of high school relations the last two years.

Before Mississippi State and Southern Miss, Hopson was a head coach at Alcorn State (2012-15), a defensive coordinator at Memphis (2010-11) and a position coach at places such as Michigan (2008-09) and Ole Miss (2004).

Hopson is the replacement for Dwike Wilson, who left South Alabama for the cornerbacks coach job at Southern Miss.