Jamey Chadwell Explained

Jamey Chadwell
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Liberty
Current Conference:C-USA
Current Record:13–1
Contract:$4 million
Birth Date:10 January 1977
Birth Place:Caryville, Tennessee, U.S.
Player Years1:1995–1999
Player Team1:East Tennessee State
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Years1:2000–2003
Coach Team1:East Tennessee State (QB/RB/TE)
Coach Years2:2004–2008
Coach Team2:Charleston Southern (OC/RC)
Coach Years3:2009–2011
Coach Team3:North Greenville
Coach Years4:2012
Coach Team4:Delta State
Coach Years5:2013–2016
Coach Team5:Charleston Southern
Coach Years6:2017
Coach Team6:Coastal Carolina (interim HC / OC/ QB)
Coach Years7:2018
Coach Team7:Coastal Carolina (AHC/OC/QB)
Coach Years8:2019–2022
Coach Team8:Coastal Carolina
Coach Years9:2023–present
Coach Team9:Liberty
Overall Record:111–58
Bowl Record:2–2
Tournament Record:2–1 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
1–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs; 2015 playoff win against The Citadel vacated by the NCAA)[1]
Championships:1 C-USA (2023)
1 Sun Belt (2020)
2 Big South (2015 (vacated by NCAA), 2016)
2 Sun Belt East Division (2020, 2022)
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Jamey Chadwell (born January 10, 1977) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Liberty University, a position he has held since the 2023 season. Chadwell served as the head football coach at North Greenville University from 2009 to 2011, Delta State University in 2012, Charleston Southern University from 2013 and 2016, and Coastal Carolina University, first in an interim capacity in 2017 and then on a permanent basis from 2019 to 2022.

Chadwell grew up in Tennessee and attended East Tennessee State University, where he played quarterback from 1995 to 1999.[2] [3] He began his coaching career in 2000 at East Tennessee State before taking an assistant position at Charleston Southern in 2004. He won several coach of the year awards in 2020 after leading his Coastal Carolina team to an 11–1 record.

Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Chadwell began his coaching career at his alma mater East Tennessee State in 2000.[4] [5] He remained as an offensive assistant with the Buccaneers through the 2003 season when he left to take a position at Charleston Southern.[6]

Head coaching career

After serving as an assistant offensive coach with the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, on February 6, 2009, Chadwell was hired as the head coach at North Greenville University.[7] During his three-year tenure with the Crusaders, Chadwell had an overall record of 20 wins and 14 losses (20–14).[8] He also led the Crusaders to their first all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs following the 2011 season.[9] In the playoffs, Chadwell led the Crusaders to the quarterfinals where they lost to Delta State 28–23.[10]

On January 2, 2012, Chadwell was hired by Delta State to succeed Ron Roberts as the head coach of the Statesmen.[11] Chadwell resigned as head coach of the Statesmen after only one season on January 17, 2013, to take the same position with Charleston Southern.[12] [13] During his one season at Delta State, he compiled an overall record of 3 wins and 7 losses.[12]

On January 17, 2013, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third-ever head coach at Charleston Southern.[13]

On January 8, 2017, Chadwell was named the new offensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina.[14]

On July 28, 2017, Chadwell was named interim head coach for Coastal Carolina as head coach Joe Moglia took a medical leave of absence.[15] Coastal Carolina finished with a 3–9 record on the season. Despite the losing record, the Chanticleers had five losses by a touchdown or less.[16] The school announced on January 5, 2018, that Moglia had been medically cleared to return to full-time coaching and would reassume the head coaching position.[17]

In 2018, the NCAA released a detailed report concerning numerous NCAA violations across the Charleston Southern athletic department that occurred during Chadwell's tenure as head football coach. The athletic department was found to have incorrectly certified 55 student athletes across 12 sports over a six-year period, and football players were found to have used scholarship funds to purchase electronics and jewelry from the campus book store. Ultimately, the NCAA sanctions included vacating 18 wins from the 2014 and 2015 football seasons and the 2015 Big South Championship, in addition to several vacated wins in other sports. Also vacated were three wins over crosstown rival The Citadel, games during which CSU used ineligible players.[1]

Coastal Carolina

On January 18, 2019, Chadwell was formally introduced as the third head coach at Coastal Carolina.[18] Coastal Carolina finished with a 5–7 record, highlighted by victories over Kansas and Troy.[19]

In the 2020 season, Chadwell led the Chanticleers to an 11–0 start and a #9 ranking in the AP Poll.[20] The season saw a 22–17 victory over #8 BYU in a historic matchup. The season ended with a 37–34 loss to Liberty in the Cure Bowl.[21] [22] Following the 2020 regular season, Chadwell was named the winner of the 2020 AP College Coach of the Year Award; the first time a coach from the Sun Belt Conference won the award, and just the third coach from outside the Power Five conferences to do so.[23]

On February 14, 2021, it was revealed that Chadwell more than doubled his salary with a new agreement he signed in December 2020. His base salary was $850,000 for the 2021 season and included a $50,000 increase every year until the contract was scheduled to end on December 31, 2027. Chadwell's increased pay made him the second-highest paid coach in the Sun Belt Conference.[24] In the 2021 season, Chadwell led the team to a 10–2 regular season mark.[25] The Chanticleers won the Cure Bowl over Northern Illinois 47–41.[26]

In the 2022 season, Chadwell led the team to a 9–3 regular season record.[27] The season ended with a 53–29 loss to East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl.[28]

Liberty

On December 4, 2022, Chadwell was introduced as the 10th head coach in Liberty history.[29] [30] Chadwell led Liberty to an undefeated regular season in 2023.[31] He led Liberty to a 49–35 victory over New Mexico State in the Conference USA Championship.[32] The Flames' season ended with a 45–6 loss to Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.[33]

Personal life

Chadwell is a Christian.[34] He is married to the former Solmaz Zarrineh.[35] The couple has a son and two daughters.[36] [37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shelton . David . December 10, 2018 . Charleston Southern vacates 122 victories, 3 Big South titles, with more to come . October 29, 2023 . Post and Courier . en.
  2. Web site: January 9, 2017 . Former ETSU QB Chadwell leaving Charleston Southern for Coastal Carolina . October 29, 2023 . WJHL . en-US.
  3. Web site: Russo . Ralph D. . December 30, 2020 . Coastal Carolina head coach, former ETSU quarterback Jamey Chadwell is AP coach of the year . October 29, 2023 . WJHL . en-US.
  4. Web site: November 29, 2011 . Jamey Chadwell, former Anderson County grad, has North Greenville breaking through . October 29, 2023 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en.
  5. Web site: January 2, 2012 . DSU names Jamey Chadwell head football coach; Press Conference set for Wednesday . October 29, 2023 . Delta State University Athletics . en.
  6. Web site: Avento . Joe . September 14, 2015 . Charleston Southern’s Chadwell cherishes time at ETSU . October 29, 2023 . Johnson City Press . en.
  7. News: February 7, 2009 . Chadwell to coach Crusaders . The Post and Courier . Associated Press . Charleston, South Carolina . January 3, 2012.
  8. Web site: DeLassus . David . Jamey Chadwell Records by Year . January 3, 2012 . . February 14, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214034128/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=5968 . dead .
  9. News: Rothschild . Will . November 13, 2011 . North Greenville gears up for playoffs . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Spartanburg, South Carolina . January 3, 2012.
  10. News: Collier . Andy . December 3, 2011 . North Greenville comes up just short at Delta State . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Spartanburg, South Carolina . January 3, 2012.
  11. News: January 2, 2012 . North Greenville's Chadwell leaves for Delta State job . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . Associated Press . Spartanburg, South Carolina . January 3, 2012.
  12. News: January 17, 2013 . DSU football coach steps down . WTVA/DSU Athletics . January 21, 2013.
  13. News: Shelton . David . January 18, 2013 . Charleston Southern introduces Chadwell as new football coach . The Post and Courier . January 21, 2013.
  14. Web site: Shelton . David . January 8, 2017 . Charleston Southern's Chadwell headed to Coastal Carolina; Tucker named Bucs coach . December 2, 2020 . Post and Courier . en.
  15. Web site: Coastal's Moglia taking leave of absence, Jamey Chadwell named interim head coach . December 2, 2020 . Live5News . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2017 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule and Results . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  17. Joe Moglia Announces Return to Coastal Carolina . January 5, 2018 . . January 25, 2018.
  18. Web site: January 19, 2019 . Chadwell becomes Coastal Carolina head coach as Moglia steps down . December 2, 2020 . Live5News . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2019 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule and Results . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  20. Web site: 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule and Results . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  21. Web site: Cure Bowl - Liberty vs Coastal Carolina Box Score, December 26, 2020 . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  22. Web site: December 6, 2020 . BYU stopped at 1 as Coastal Carolina pulls upset . October 29, 2023 . ESPN.com. Associated Press . en.
  23. Web site: Russo . Ralph D. . December 30, 2020 . Coastal Carolina's Jamey Chadwell is AP coach of the year . January 13, 2021 . Associated Press.
  24. Web site: Livingston-Brooking . Ian . February 14, 2021 . Chadwell now second highest paid Sun Belt football coach . February 16, 2021 . My Horry News.
  25. Web site: 2021 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule and Results . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  26. Web site: Cure Bowl - Northern Illinois vs Coastal Carolina Box Score, December 17, 2021 . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  27. Web site: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Schedule and Results . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  28. Web site: Birmingham Bowl - Coastal Carolina vs East Carolina Box Score, December 27, 2022 . October 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  29. Web site: Vannini . Chris . December 4, 2022 . Liberty hires Coastal's Jamey Chadwell as coach . October 29, 2023 . The Athletic . en.
  30. Web site: Sallee . Barrett . December 4, 2022 . Liberty hires Jamey Chadwell as coach: Former Coastal Carolina boss to replace Hugh Freeze . October 29, 2023 . CBSSports.com . en.
  31. Web site: 2023 Liberty Flames Schedule and Results . 2024-01-04 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  32. Web site: New Mexico State at Liberty Box Score, December 1, 2023 . 2024-01-04 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  33. Web site: Fiesta Bowl - Liberty vs Oregon Box Score, January 1, 2024 . 2024-01-04 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  34. Web site: Doering . Joshua . Jamey Chadwell leads No. 20 Liberty to 12-0 regular season, works to 'spread His message' . Sports Spectrum . 1 December 2023.
  35. Web site: Feldman . Bruce . September 10, 2021 . Empathy, strength, understanding: How Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell’s wife Solmaz reshaped his world . October 29, 2023 . The Athletic . en.
  36. Web site: Kelly . Danny . November 25, 2020 . Jamey Chadwell: The small-town boy with big-time dreams leads CCU to new heights . October 29, 2023 . Post and Courier . en.
  37. Web site: Jamey Chadwell - Head Coach - Football Coaches . October 29, 2023 . Liberty University . en.