Steve Janski -- Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator, East Carolina University Pirates
(as of football season 2004)
Years at ECU: Entering 2nd ('04)
Years Overall: Entering 10th ('04)
Prior to ECU:
1995-2002 Arkansas.(Volunteer assistant (5 years), offensive graduate
assistant (3 years), worked with offensive line, wide receivers,
and scout teams)
Of Note: Helped Arkansas win SEC Western Division championships in 1995, 1998, and 2002 ... Involved in six bowl games (1995 CarQuest Bowl, 1998 Citrus Bowl, 1999 and 2001 Cotton Bowls, 2000 Las Vegas Bowl, and 2002 Music City Bowl) ... Coached Razorback offensive line that led SEC in rushing in 2002.
Playing Career: Lettered at running back/linebacker at Central Arkansas Christian High ... All-conference selection.
Education: Arkansas (1999)
Emily Janss -- Assistant Women's Soccer Coach, University of Maryland Terrapins
(as of soccer season 2004) Janss, a professional
soccer player most recently with the WUSA's New York Power, came
to the Terps after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas from 2002 to 2004. She was the recruiting coordinator
for the Lady Razorbacks in addition to her coaching responsibilities. Janss
has also worked as a youth club soccer coach in Arkansas.
A star from 1996-99 at Maryland, Janss was selected as a member
of the Atlantic Coast Conference's 50th Anniversary Team in 2002,
one of five Terps on the prestigious squad. Janss, an All-ACC
first team selection in 1999 and a second-team honoree in 1997
and 1998, led the Terps to NCAA bids between '96 and '99 while
tallying 42 points on 17 goals and eight assists during her career.
She is second all-time at Maryland in games played with 95 and
earned All-America honors from Soccer Buzz in 1997. She was also
a two-time ACC All-Tournament selection and four-time Soccer America
Team of the Week honoree.
John Jenkins -- Head Coach, Texas (All American Football League)
(as of football season 2008)
John Jenkins was named head coach, general manager and offensive
coordinator for the Texas franchise of the All American Football
League on October 25, 2007.
Previously, Jenkins was hired as the
director of U.S. scouting for the Ottawa Renegades on July 18,
2005 after spending part of 2004 as an assistant coach with the
Calgary Stampeders (CFL). He was named head coach for Ottawa for
the 2006 season on November 4, 2005. The team folded before the
2006 season.
The Innovative Jenkins has authored 6 instructional books on football,
as well as an endless list of offensive instructional tapes. He
authored his first book at age 22 entitled "Into the Open
Field" as well as one in 1995 with the CFL's Birmingham Barracudas
with Matt Dunigan at QB.
John Jenkins has been the recipient of many outstanding awards,
selections and nominations. These include Pro Football's Achievement
Award in 1985 as offensive coordinator of the USFL's Houston Gamblers;
1991-1992 Marquis Who's Who in America as Head Coach Offensive
Coordinator of the Houston Cougars. As Head Coach of the University
of Houston he equaled the most wins ever by a 1st year head coach
in major college football history in 1990. His Houston team held
the nation's longest winning streak at that time. While being
selected and nominated for a number of Coach of the Year picks,
Jenkins' offense rolled up over 300 all-time records.
Lettered at the University
of Arkansas in 1971.
Coaching Experience
Pat Jones -- Outside Linebackers Coach, Oakland Raiders
(as of football season 2005)
Pat Jones, who was Oklahoma State's head coach for 11 seasons,
enters his second season on the Raiders coaching staff as outside
linebackers coach. He was hired by Oakland
in February of 2004 after eight seasons as the Miami Dolphins'
tight ends coach. Spent 1995 with the Chicago Bears as a special
assistant with the offensive line. Prior to joining the Bears,
he spent 11 seasons as head coach at Oklahoma State University
(1984-94) and 22 years at the collegiate level.
Jones led Oklahoma State to a 62-60-3 record during his tenure
in Stillwater and was at the helm during the school's only 10-win
seasons (1984, 1987 and 1988) in its football history. He led
the Cowboys to four bowl games (1984 and 1985 Gator Bowl, 1987
Sun Bowl and 1988 Holiday Bowl) with three victories during his
11 seasons. Jones finished as the school's all-time winningest
coach and 11th-most successful coach all-time in Big Eight history.
He was twice named Big Eight Coach of the Year (1984 and 1992)
and was National Coach of the Year by Football Yearbook in 1984.
Jones coached nine All-Americans at OSU, including current Dolphin
running back Thurman Thomas, Hart Lee Dykes, Leslie O'Neal, and
Barry Sanders. Dykes ended his career as the all-time leading
receiver in Big Eight history, O'Neal was a Lombardi Award finalist
in 1985, and Sanders won the Heisman Trophy in 1988.
Jones became Oklahoma State's head football coach when Jimmy Johnson
left to become head coach at the University of Miami in 1984 and
he was promoted from assistant head coach/defensive coordinator.
Jones' inaugural season at OSU saw the Cowboys achieve its highest
national ranking (second in the UPI poll and third in the AP ratings)
prior to a regular-season finale against Oklahoma for the Big
Eight title. The Cowboys finished the season with ten wins and
a final ranking of fifth in UPI and sixth in AP. Jones' ten wins
was just the third time in conference history that a rookie head
coach had achieved that milestone, joining Oklahoma's Barry Switzer
and Colorado's Chuck Fairbanks. In addition, his Cowboys teams
finished three other seasons ranked in the Top 20 with finishes
of 17th in 1985, 11th in 1987 and 11th in 1988. During his tenure
at OSU, Jones also coached in the 1986 Japan Bowl, the 1988 Hula
Bowl, and the 1992 Blue-Gray Game.
Jones began his coaching career in the Little Rock (Ark.) public
schools in 1969 before moving on to the collegiate level as assistant
defensive line coach at Arkansas under then-defensive coordinator Johnson (1974-75).
He also made stops as defensive ends coach at Southern Methodist
(1976-77), defensive ends coach at Pittsburgh with Johnson in
1978, and defensive ends coach/defensive coordinator at Oklahoma
State (1979-83), before taking the head coaching position at OSU
in 1984.
A native of Little Rock, Ark., Jones played collegiately at Arkansas
Tech in 1965 before transferring to Arkansas for 1966-67 as
a walk-on linebacker and nose guard.
Dr. Jim Jordan -- Athletic Director, Delta State University
(as of school year 2002-03) Since 1987,
Delta State University Director of Athletics Dr. Jim Jordan's
mission has been to strive to make Delta State a prominent force
in Division II and the Gulf South Conference ranks. He has created
a quality atmosphere for student-athletes in all walks of life,
on the playing field and in the classroom.
Since being named Athletic Director in 1987, DSU has fielded a
total of four National Championships and 27 Western Division and
overall GSC Championships.
One of the many highlights came in the 2000 football season as
the Statesmen were crowned the Division II National Champions
before a national television audience on ESPN.
Over the years the women's basketball team has established a deep,
rich tradition of success. The Lady Statesmen brought home National
Championships in 1989, 1990, and 1992, bringing the school's overall
total to seven. They have also won 12 GSC championships and 10
NCAA South Regional titles. The men's squad won GSC titles in
1993, 1997, and 1998.
Jordan has served on the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Selection
Committee and the South Region Football Committee.
The Statesmen have competed in three College Baseball World Series
and eight regionals since 1987. Dave "Boo" Ferris Field
is noted as one of the finest in the nation, recently completing
construction on chairback seating. In the spring of 2000, the
new Bryce Griffis Baseball Practice Center was opened. The facility
is located adjacent to Ferris Field and is equipped with state-of-the-art
lighting and a NexTurf artificial surface. Two batting cages extend
from the roof as well as portable pitching mounds.
Since Jordan's arrival, Men's and Women's Swimming has been competing
on the national level and has won nine New South Intercollegiate
Swim Conference Championships. The home of the DSU swim teams,
the DSU Aquatics Center, was built in May 1999 giving the capability
of hosting conference, regional and national events.
The DSU softball program is scheduled to undergo changes this
season, including the addition of lights, a concessions stand,
dressing rooms, grandstand seating, and a press box.
With a career that includes nearly 15 years of experience, Jordan
is equally adept in dealing with the community on financial and
everyday matters. While an associate professor in Health, Physical
Education and Recreation, he remains in contact with the NCAA
and the Gulf South Conference to insure the program is heading
in the right direction.
Jordan rejoined the Delta State staff in 1987 after serving as
developmental officer at the University
of Arkansas for nearly two years. His
initial stop at DSU was as the Assistant Director of the Foundation
in 1981. He served the next four years as defensive coordinator
under then head coach Jim "Red" Parker. Before joining
the DSU staff, Jordan had many seasons of head coaching experience,
including stints at Georgetown College, Maryville College, and
Bowling Green High School. He was also head track coach at Austin
Peay, assistant football coach at Davidson College, and assistant
football coach at Carson Newman.
A 1964 graduate of the University of South Carolina, Jordan is
a veteran of the United States Army.
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