Austin Jackson joins SWOSU Football in the spring of 2023 as the new Defensive Coordinator for the Bulldogs.
Jackson comes to Weatherford from Southwestern College (KS) where he spent the last two seasons as Special Teams Coordinator & Linebackers Coach. In his two years there, Jackson and the Moundbuilders finished as back-to-back Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Champions which included identical record-breaking 9-2 seasons for the program.
During his two-year run at SC, Jackson tutored five all-conference linebackers and had the KCAC Special Teams Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
Prior to SC, Jackson spent two seasons as a defensive coach at William Penn University before beginning his coaching career in 2018 at J.C. Harmon High School.
He began his playing career at Highland Community College from 2013-14 before transferring to Henderson State from 2015-16 and closing out his career at Baker University in 2016. He was a part of a pair of conference championships during his playing days, first at Henderson State in 2015 and then at Baker where his team also finished as the NAIA National Runner-Up.
A native of Leavenworth, Kansas, Jackson holds both a bachelor’s degree (’17) from Baker University and a master’s degree (’20) from William Penn University.Â
THE JACKSON FILE
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Coaching CareerÂ
2021-22: Southwestern (Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator)
2020: William Penn (Defensive Line)
2019: William Penn (Defensive Backs)
2018: J.C. Harmon HS (Assistant Coach)
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Playing Career
2016: Baker University
2015-16: Henderson State
2013-14: Highland CC
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Education
Baker University
  Bachelor’s, Sports Administration, 2017
William Penn University
  Master’s, Sports Administration, 2020
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