Kennesaw State is hiring Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach Jerry Mack as the program's new head coach, the university announced Sunday.
Kennesaw State announced Mack's commitment during Jacksonville's Week 13 home game against the Houston Texans, while Mack was actively coaching the Jaguars' running backs at EverBank Stadium.
After spending three seasons as running backs coach for the University of Tennessee, he replaced the fired Bernie Parmalee in that role. He has four seasons as a head coach at the FCS level at North Carolina Central from 2014-17, where he went 31-15.
In Week 12 this season, the Jaguars ranked 11th in the NFL with 4.5 yards per rushing attempt and 25th with 101.6 yards per game.
Jacksonville's leading rushers, Tank Bigsby and Travis Etienne Jr., had rushed for 519 yards and four touchdowns and 325 yards and two touchdowns, respectively.
Mack will succeed the first head football coach in Kennesaw State history, led the Owls. Bohannon posted a 72-38 record in 10 seasons with the team.
